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Brokerage Integration with TipRanks Launched
by David Russell | Jul 21, 2025
TradeStation is collaborating with TipRanks to help customers act on research in a single interface. The service uses a secure API to let TradeStation customers access their brokerage accounts from select third-party website. Users can buy and sell stocks and equity...
The S&P 500 Has Gone a Long Time Without Doing This. Will It Bring a Historic Buying Opportunity?
by David Russell | Jan 19, 2022
Most investors know the stock market has enjoyed a powerful rally since mid-2020. But they may not realize it's nearing some historic milestones. The S&P 500 has been above its 200-day moving average for 392 sessions, according to TradeStation data. That's the...
Stocks Teeter Again as Investors Nervously Eye Rising Bond Yields
by David Russell | Jan 18, 2022
Stocks tumbled again last week as investors brace for a potentially major increase in bond yields. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, January 7, and Friday, January 14. It was the index's second straight weekly decline after failing to hold new highs...
Tired of Tech Stocks? These Five Value Names Have Broken Out as the Nasdaq Sputters
by David Russell | Jan 17, 2022
The Nasdaq-100 is sputtering as investors shed growth stocks, but a handful of value names are breaking out. The iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) is down about 7 percent so far in January, while the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) is little changed. The 7...
Options Alert: Massive Call Volume Detected in Global Mining Giant
by David Russell | Jan 14, 2022
Metal stocks have jumped lately, and one options trader is apparently looking for upside in a key global producer. Check out this unusual activity in Vale (VALE), the Rio de Janeiro-based mining giant: 26,000 January 14 calls traded for $1.52.26,000 January 17 calls...
The Dollar Is Dropping Sharply, Lifting Global Stocks and Commodity Plays
by David Russell | Jan 13, 2022
All of a sudden, weak-dollar trades are working. At least 26 foreign-country exchange-traded funds are outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 so far this year, according to TradeStation data. Producers of commodities like oil and metals, which tend to track the...
Energy Stocks Look Like Technology Did Five Years Ago: Technical Analysis
by David Russell | Jan 11, 2022
2022 has begun with another sharp rotation from growth to value stocks. The SPDR Technology ETF had its biggest weekly drop in over a year, while the SPDR Energy ETF had its biggest gain in even longer. The SPDR Financial ETF (XLF) also jumped. Price action in the two...
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Technical Analysis: Tight Consolidation in Another Clean Energy Stock
by David Russell | Sep 14, 2022
Clean-energy stocks have been one of the strongest parts of the market lately, and today’s chart focuses on a new battery-tech name: Stem. The first pattern is the quick uptrend in late summer, fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act and strong quarterly results on...
Is Reed Hastings Still the King of Streaming?
by David Russell | Sep 7, 2018
Netflix (NFLX) is undeniably one of the hot stocks in recent years. But did you see it's lagged smaller competitors for the last two quarters? Roku (ROKU) has more than doubled since the end of March and Pandora Media (P) has gained 80 percent. NFLX rose just 24...
Guess What Tech Stocks Are Up Today?
by David Russell | Sep 6, 2018
It's a rough day for technology stocks, but one group in the sector is still pushing higher. Electronics-payments firms including Square (SQ) and Mastercard (MA) are mostly positive today. These have been one of strongest niches in the entire market for a while, with...
Big Tech Slammed Again As Rotation Continues
by David Russell | Sep 6, 2018
As the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. That seems to be the case in technology stocks this week as large-cap members of the big indexes get hammered while other parts of the market hold their ground. Notice on the RadarScreen® below that the...
Tech Troubles, Emerging Meltdown Lifts Volatility
by David Russell | Sep 5, 2018
Volatility's on the rise again today, especially for tech stocks and emerging markets. A combination of political risk, currency anxiety and simple buyer exhaustion seem to be triggering the move. The political risk is happening on Capitol Hill as major e-commerce...





