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Stocks Halt as Rates Jump, Trade Fears Return
Stocks hit a wall last week as bond yields rose and tariffs worries returned.
Stocks Slide as Negativity Thickens Before the Fed’s Dreaded Taper Announcement
Stocks fell again last week as investors worry about the Federal Reserve removing stimulus from the economy. The S&P 500 slid 0.6 percent between Friday, September 10, and Friday, September 17. It's the first two-week losing streak since May, although the index...
Art of TradeStation: Candlesticks and Advanced Alerting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kxIcJQD2Zk Candlesticks like hammers, dojis and shooting starts are popular among stock market traders because they can help anticipate changes in direction. TradeStation's platform can detect a wide range of candlestick patterns using...
Bearish Patterns Appear in this Industrial Giant
Caterpillar was a top pick among investors for the rebound last year. But now the chart is showing several bearish patterns. First is the string of lower highs over the last five weeks. CAT held support around $200 during that time, resulting in a potential descending...
The Economy Suddenly Shows Improvement Despite Delta Variant and Bottlenecks
After a string of bad data, the U.S. economy is suddenly looking better. The U.S. Commerce Department reported today that retail sales increased by 0.7 percent in August. It was the biggest gain in four months and crushed estimates for a 0.8 percent drop. The...
Options Alert: Traders Brave Selloff in Casino Stock, Look for Oversold Bounce
Political and Covid-19 worries have crushed a major casino key gambling stock, but some options traders are looking for a bounce. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is having its worst week in over a year, down 15 percent, after the government of Macau said it may increase...
Bitcoin: The Correction that Never Was?
"What if they gave a war and nobody came?" was a popular saying with protestors in the 1960s. Something similar could be asked of Bitcoin today: "What if they gave a selloff and nobody came?" Consider how BTCUSD knifed violently lower on September 7. Then consider the...
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: Has the Tide Finally Turned for This Chinese E-Commerce Giant?
Chinese stocks like Alibaba have been under pressure for the last 1-1/2 years, but now the tide could be turning. The first pattern on today's chart is the high-volume bullish gap on March 16 after officials in Beijing took a more supportive approach toward financial...
Social giant sneaks to new high
Something important happened last Thursday, and few people seemed to notice. Facebook (FB) hit a new 52-week high above its February peak of $195.32. The social media giant sat quietly above that level on Friday and is now proceeding to new highs this week. Sentiment...
Twitter’s meteoric rise continues
Twitter (TWTR) was added to the S&P 500 index last week, and the money keeps pouring in. The social-media stock traded within a few cents of $44 early this morning, the highest level in more than three years. It's thoroughly outperformed larger rival Facebook (FB)...
China’s challenge to Silicon Valley
Chinese tech stocks warmed up this spring. Will they have an even hotter summer? Iqiyi (IQ), the "Netflix of China," is up more than 60 percent in the last month. Mobile-based social network Momo (MOMO) rose 38 percent and e-commerce service provider Baozun (BZUN) has...
Options traders see fireworks in beaten down tech stock
Options traders seem to expect a hot summer from a forgotten tech stock. More than 19,000 July 29 calls traded in Juniper Networks (JNPR) on Friday. Buyers initially paid $0.56 and kept nibbling as the stock moved higher. Pretty soon they doubled to $1.15 and even...