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Options Alert: Volume Surges in Oil Giant
by David Russell | May 13, 2025
BP has been clawing higher, and options traders are getting active.
Chart Study: Do You Know This Chipmaker Getting Close to Record Highs?
by David Russell | Apr 26, 2021
Micron Technology (MU) has stalled after a big rally. Is it time to buy the dip? The first pattern on the memory-chip maker's chart is the oversold condition on stochastics. Given its current uptrend, strong fundamentals and positive macro backdrop (GDP +6%), that...
Nio Could Be Attempting a Breakout Before Earnings Next Week: Chart Study
by David Russell | Apr 23, 2021
Nio was one of the top stocks in 2020, making even Tesla look like a savings bond. It’s pulled back hard and is now stabilizing with earnings around the corner. The biggest pattern is the 200-day moving average. Interestingly, TSLA bounced at this exact same line...
You Can Prepare for Earnings Season With These Powerful Tools on TradeStation
by David Russell | Apr 23, 2021
Earnings are expected to grow the most in a decade as Wall Street rebounds from last year's pandemic. Are you ready for the flood of quarterly results, which next week include major stocks like Apple and Tesla? More than one-third of the S&P 500 is scheduled to...
Four Key Options Strategies to Know With the Biggest Week of Earnings Season About to Begin
by David Russell | Apr 22, 2021
Next week is the biggest week of earnings season. More than one-third of the S&P 500's members announce results, including the biggest companies like Apple. This blog post will focus on options strategies that can help stock investors during earnings season. It...
The Federal Reserve Meets Next Week. Is a Squeeze Coming in Silver Prices?
by David Russell | Apr 21, 2021
Silver made a violent move last summer when it broke a six-year resistance level. Prices have consolidated since but now the bulls may be returning. Notice how XAGUSD probed and held its 200-day moving average in late March and the first half of April. This was the...
No One Seems to Be Selling Ethereum, According to This Chart
by David Russell | Apr 20, 2021
Ethereum had a mini-crash over the weekend along with other cryptos, but there's been very little follow through to the downside. The first thing jumping off the ETHUSD chart is the low just below $2,000 on Saturday night. Prices held that level and have been working...
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Amazon.com vs Meta: Earnings Highlight Confusing Changes as Covid Winds Down
by David Russell | Feb 4, 2022
Amazon.com is flying and Meta Networks crashed: This earnings season is highlighting new divisions between haves and have-nots as America moves away from the coronavirus pandemic. On one side are companies successfully executing their plans: Amazon.com (AMZN),...




