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What’s Performing as Megacaps Lag?
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 5/12. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 consolidates in April 2 range of 5571-5695 Price remains above 10-, 50-day moving average...
Value Stocks Are Crushing Tech in 2022. Here Are Some Ways to Find Them With TradeStation
Value stocks are outperforming again in the New Year. Today we'll consider some methods for discovering them with TradeStation. It may be an opportune time to consider these points because the Nasdaq-100 and "growth" stocks have led the market for several years. But...
Stocks Begin 2022 on a Bearish Note as Technology Gets Liquidated and Interest Rates Jump
Stocks began the year on a bearish note as investors unloaded high-multiple Nasdaq companies before the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates. The S&P 500 slid 1.7 percent between Friday, December 31, and Friday, January 7. Selling focused heavily on the technology...
Forgotten Blue Chip Doubles as Recovery Takes Hold. Can You Guess January’s Mystery Stock?
Price inflation has been a major concern since the economy roared back from coronavirus a year ago. While the trend has been difficult for the public, some companies have benefited from the trend. That's especially true with January's mystery stock. Its story begins...
Shocker: The Federal Reserve Is Actually Serious About Tightening Monetary Policy
First they announced tapering. Then they accelerated the taper. Now the Federal Reserve wants to take the next step by shrinking its massive balance sheet. "A significant amount of balance sheet shrinkage could be appropriate," policymakers warned yesterday. They...
Automakers Begin the Year With an Explosive Rally as Ford Goes After Tesla in the EV Space
Tuesday, January 4, 2022, was an epic day for automakers as the industry begins a New Year inundated with good news. Ford Motor (F) jumped 12 to percent to close at its highest price in 20 years. General Motors (GM) and Toyota Motor (TM) leaped 7 percent to new record...
Options Alert: Bulls Target Breakout In Financials as Earnings Draw Near
Financials kick off earnings season next week, and one options trader is positioning for a breakout in the entire sector. Check out this large transaction in the SPDR Financial ETF (XLF), which holds major names like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC):...
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: Is it Prime Time for Amazon.com?
Amazon.com has retraced almost all of its pandemic gains. Is this an opportunity for buyers? Let's consider some chart patterns. First is the $101.79 level (split adjusted). It was a peak in July 2019 and a breakout area immediately before the coronavirus selloff in...
A Tough Slog For Banks, With a Happy Ending
There was a day when higher interest rates lifted financials. But not anymore. Selling in the sector has been intense, with 64 of the 67 members of the SPDR Financial ETF (XLF) down so far this week. Banks, insurers and asset managers have all taken a beating. (Don't...
IPOs Keep Coming in September
Initial public offerings (IPOs) are running at their quickest pace in years. Have you been watching? Volume at the end of August was already close to the total for all of 2017, according to data from ClickIPO. In fact, if you include Spotify's (SPOT)'s unusual direct...
Options 101: Hedging With Ratio Spreads
This post is part of an educational series on equity derivatives. Want to learn more? Sign up for our Options Stars 2018 symposium in Chicago next month. Sometimes I love trading options so much I forget they were invented to be used in tandem with stocks. This post...
Your Favorite Sector’s Getting Reshuffled
Everyone loves tech. Did you know the sector's about to get reshuffled? Over the years, "technology" has become an increasingly ambiguous term. What do semiconductors have in common with phone companies? Why should routers and photocopiers get lumped alongside social...