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Trading with Trailing Stops Using the Matrix
TradeStation’s Matrix helps users manage trades with tools for placing and defining trailing stop orders directly within the interface. This feature supports dynamic adjustment of stop orders based on market movement.
Some Inflation Hedging Stocks Are Still Down Big Despite Yesterday’s Hot Price Report
Inflation is a hot topic after consumer prices jumped yesterday. However several companies that could benefit from the trend are still down big. Producers of metals like gold, copper, steel, iron ore and silver remain below their recent highs. Others are near their...
How Much Will it Move? Learn to Use Average True Range on TradeStation’s Award-Winning Platform
How much are stock prices likely to move? You might want to consider using Average True Range (ATR), a popular technical indicator. ATR computes a measure of volatility by considering the entire range of a symbol's price range over a given period. It began in the...
An Electrifying Future? Carmakers Fly Amid Pent-up Demand and Zero-Emission Plans
The stock market has tumbled since Labor Day, but automakers are bucking the bearish trend. General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor (F) have gained 20 percent since the end of August, while Tesla (TSLA) is up 10 percent. In contrast, the broader S&P 500 has lost almost...
This Food Delivery Stock Has Pulled Back: Chart of the Day
DoorDash has fought its way higher since the spring on signs of widening adoption. Now the delivery company may be presenting an opportunity after a pullback. Two important things appear on the chart this week. First, DASH tested and held ... For more,...
Tesla, Plug Power, Nio: Here Are Some Major Electric Vehicle Stocks for Options Traders
Automaker stocks like General Motors and Ford Motor have jumped in the last month as they shift toward electric vehicles. Many other stocks, including Tesla, are completely focused on electric vehicles. Below is a list of actively traded EV companies, especially those...
Southwest Has Record Put Volume as Option Traders React to Mass Cancellations
Southwest Airlines didn't just plummet yesterday after canceling thousands of flights. It also set a record in the options market. More than 81,000 put contracts traded in the airline on Monday. That was the most in over 25 years of history tracked by TradeStation,...
Technology & Communication
AMD Was the Busiest Symbol at TradeStation for the Fifth Straight Month
Advanced Micro Devices made new lows in June, but it remained the most actively traded symbol at TradeStation Securities for the fifth straight month. AMD declined as investors shunned economically sensitive semiconductor stocks. It's lost more than half its value...
Wall Street Not Abandoning Netflix After Drop: Research Recap
Wall Street was thick with analyst notes on Netflix (NFLX) yesterday after the streaming-media darling fell on weak subscriber growth. The research was surprisingly positive given the news. Here's a summary of a few big takeaways. First, some analysts tried to cast...
Monster Options Volume in New Media Darling
Love it? Hate it? Trade it! That's the story today in Netflix (NFLX). The new-media darling cratered this morning on news of weak subscriber growth, before clawing back most of its losses. Analysts were all over the map in response, with some cutting estimates and...
Cyclicals Lead as Stocks Climb Wall of Worry
Stocks kept climbing last week, with higher-risk sectors leading the charge. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent between Friday, July 6, and Friday, July 13, to close at its highest level since February 1. The Nasdaq-100 surged even more into new record territory....
PCs Rebound: Are Dinosaurs Rising in Tech?
This week saw surprising news for the technology sector. PCs are growing again. Yesterday, two major research firms both announced that PC shipments rose in the second quarter for the first time in six years. IDC reported a gain of 2.7 percent year-over-year, crushing...