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Weak Dollar Saves the Day: Market Trends
Downloads are available here. ADR list is available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/10. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 slides but holds January low Index tests 200-day MA Index at...
Crypto Futures Are in Contango, Creating Potential Opportunities for Savvy Traders
Cryptocurrencies may be new financial assets. But that's not keeping some savvy traders from using one of the oldest strategies in the book: "cash and carry" income plays. Bitcoin futures currently trade at a premium to the underlying price. For instance, CME's June...
Trade QQQ? The Nasdaq Just Had its Worst Quarter in a Decade, by This Measure
The Nasdaq-100 went from an amazing year in 2020 to its worst quarter in a decade, compared with the rest of the stock market. The technology heavy index, home to trillion-dollar giants like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), rose just 1.6 percent between the end of...
Bullish Triangles Across Reopening Stocks: Technical Analysis
From Las Vegas Sands to Live Nation Entertainment and many other stocks, bullish triangles keep popping up in "reopening" plays. Notice how LVS clawed to a new 52-week high above $66 in early March, stalled and then pulled back to previous highs around $60. Also...
Unusual Options Activity Targets Breakout When Citi Reports Earnings
Banking giant Citi reports earnings in two weeks, and one big investor is looking for a breakout. Unusual options activity was detected in the April 76 calls. Traders started buying for $1.11 shortly after the opened, with larger transactions for $1.08 after the...
Another Healthy Pullback in General Motors: Chart Study
General Motors continues to push higher as investors embrace value stocks and the cyclical recovery. Once again the chart is giving some potential signals. First, the auto maker pulled back to hold the trendline in place since the start of the year. Its also bouncing...
Bearish Triangle and Death Cross in Zoom Video: Technical Analysis
As Zoom Video Communications continues to struggle, more bearish patterns have appeared on the chart. First, the recent price action has resulted in a descending triangle , with support around $309. This is a classic continuation pattern, pointing to potentially more...
Technology & Communication
Technical Analysis: The Nightmare Could Be Ending in Chinese Tech Stocks
The last year for Chinese technology stocks has been nothing short of a nightmare. But now there could be signs of a turn in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, which holds key names like Tencent and Alibaba. The 8-day exponential moving average was under the...