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Stop Losses and Trade Sizes Can Help Manage Risk
Many beginners think trading is simply a question of buying the right stocks at the right time. But risk management is equally important because it may allow them to survive making bad picks. This article focuses on two key parts of risk management: stop losses and...
Looking for Support or Resistance? Fibonacci Levels Could Help
Stocks often pullback after rallying, or bounce following a decline. Traders must often rely on their own judgement to determine when such a countertrend move is complete. However the Fibonacci retracement tools available on TradeStation's desktop platform can assist...
Stocks Rise for 7th Month, Led by Tech Stocks like Paycom and Etsy
Stocks are in the middle of their longest winning streak in 3-1/2 years, bolstered by strong earnings and an abundance of buyers on the sidelines. The S&P 500 rose 2.9 percent in August, its seventh straight positive month. The last time the index rose that long...
This Industry Is Holding Its Ground, Despite a Lot of Bad News This Week
Homebuilder stocks are holding their ground, despite enduring a lot of bad news this week. First, Home Depot (HD) crashed after reporting unexpectedly weak same-store sales. The National Association of Homebuilders next announced that business conditions had fallen to...
Make Sense of Stock Market Fundamentals Using the TradeStation Platform: Free Educational Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQzUx-meVs Market sentiment has changed several times in the past year as investors rotate between technology stocks that benefit from social distancing, beaten-down reopening stocks, financials, retailers and more. Investors can...
Chart of the Day: Ethereum Is Holding $3,000
Sometimes there's a lot to be said about nice round numbers. This might be one of those times with Ethereum holding $3,000. The level has gained importance this month. ETHUSD bounced around $3,000 on August 9, 12 and the last three days. It's also managed to close...
‘Boring’ May Be The New Bullish: Healthcare, Insurers,and Food Stocks Break Out as the Nasdaq Stalls
The S&P 500 continues to hit new highs, but a strange mix of stocks is leading the advance. Pharmaceuticals, medical devices, insurers and food companies were some of the top performers yesterday. While many of these sectors may not interest retail investors, they...
Technology & Communication
Tech Stocks Break the Downtrend Despite a Hawkish Fed. Are the Bears Losing Control?
Stocks just had their biggest rally in over a year as a broad cloud of bearishness began to lift, despite an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 rose 6.2 percent between Friday, March, 11, and Friday, March 18. The Nasdaq-100 jumped 8.4 and the Dow...
AR, AI on stage at Apple event this week
Never mind the iPhones. Augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) will be the big themes at Apple's (AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference this week. After all, that's where other tech giants like Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) are...
Cup and Handle in the QQQs?
Several high-profile technology stocks seem to be forming a classic bullish pattern.
Get Ready for the Dog Days of Summer
The S&P 500 inched higher last week as tech and transports bounced. Still it was the tightest range of the year.
FANG Fave in Triangle Breakout?
Netflix, one of the most active names on TradeStation, is pushing above its previous all-time high in March.