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Options Alert: Call Buyers Jump Into Kohl’s
Kohl’s has been falling for years, but yesterday traders looked for a rebound.
Do You Like Swing Trading Stocks? You Could Love This Tutorial
Swing trading is a popular stock-market strategy for buying and selling assets in multiday or multiweek trends. Swing traders attempt to buy higher lows in hope of prices making new and higher highs. Swing traders seek opportunities when profit potential is...
$2 Trillion and Counting: Coinbase Direct Listing Pushes Digital Assets to New Highs
The cryptocurrency market is setting new records again as investors prepare for Coinbase's direct listing tomorrow. The combined value of digital assets passed $2.1 trillion for the first time ever last night, according to CoinMarketCap. It's up about 17 percent in...
Blockchain Early Mover Could Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout: Chart Study
Cryptocurrencies are in focus this week as Coinbase prepares its direct listing tomorrow. Meanwhile, another early mover in the space has some interesting chart patterns: Microstrategy (MSTR). Notice how MSTR has squeezed into an increasingly tight range since its big...
Gold Miner ETF May Be Hitting a Bearish Trend Line
Gold miners are one of the worst-performing corners of the market this year. They've bounced recently, creating a potential opportunity for the bears. This chart of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) shows the downward-sloping trendline in place since August....
Is a Monster Earnings Season About to Begin?
Stocks could be on the verge of a monster earnings season as negativity fades and the economy shines. Per-share profits could increase as much as 38 percent, according to Factset. That would be the sharpest growth since 2010, when the Great Recession was ending. The...
Small Cap Index Is Holding a Potentially Key Level: Chart Study
The Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) had a strong move coming out of the vaccine news in November. It’s been consolidating for the last two months and now may be ready to continue higher. The main thing jumping out of today's chart is the 50-day moving average. IWM tested it in...
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Stocks Just Had Their Best Month in a Year as Strong Earnings Drive Away the Bears
Stocks just finished their best month in a year as strong quarterly results melted a bubble of extreme negativity. The S&P 500 finished October up 6.9 percent at a new all-time high. It was the biggest monthly gain since November 2020, with over three-quarters of...