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Chart of the Day: Regional Bank May Be Climbing
U.S. Bancorp hit a four-year high last week, and some traders may see further upside in the Upper Midwest lender.
Earnings and Jerome Powell Suppress Volatility
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 holds: 21-day exponential moving average (EMA) September 26 weekly close of 6,644 Follows holding September 17 low of 6,551 Monday, Tuesday,...
Trade War Hits Stocks Before Earnings Reports
Stocks tumbled last week as the trade war against China resumed, but the tune could change as earnings arrive.
Key Things to Know as Gold and Silver Hit New Highs
Gold and silver have led stocks by a wide margin in 2025. Here are some key trading products to know as the yellow metal crosses $4,000 for the first time and nears the end of its best year in decades.
Market Depth in TradeStation: Navigating Electronic Order Flow
Trading has evolved from bustling exchange floors where hand signals and shouting were the norm to fully electronic markets.
Chart of the Day: A Top for Tesla?
Tesla ended the third quarter on a strong note, but some traders may see risk of the EV maker stalling. The first pattern on today’s chart is the $463 price area. TSLA peaked at that level twice last December before reversing lower. Sellers appeared around the same...
Stocks Set a New Record as Pharma Comes to Life
Stocks keep setting records as new sectors come to life. Last week, healthcare and pharmaceuticals led the charge.
Technology & Communication
Small Caps Lead as Money Shifts to Real Economy
Small caps are leading as investors focus on real-economy stocks and avoid large growth names.
Can Earnings Break Chip Stock’s Downtrend?
Advanced Micro Devices reports earnings next week, and options traders are bracing for a move.
Earnings From Big Tech Stocks Begin This Week
(Access the webinar slides.) First-quarter earnings season has begun with stocks facing unprecedented uncertainty because of tariffs. Major financials reported first, and attention will soon turn to large growth companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and Meta...
Chart of the Day: CrowdStrike Is in a Small Club
The broader market has been tumbling for months, but CrowdStrike has stood its ground. The first pattern on today’s chart is the March 10 low of $303.79. While the Nasdaq-100 has revisited levels from over a year ago, CRWD has held lows from a month prior. Support at...
Options Alert: Record Volume in Tech Stock
Teradyne has been plunging for almost a year, and yesterday it had record options volume. A single large transaction accounted for most of the activity in the company, which supplies testing equipment for semiconductors and robotics: Some 29,383 June 70 puts traded...