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Product Breakthrough? Intel’s Call Activity Surges
Intel is surging on signs of a product breakthrough, and options traders are piling in.
3 Things to Watch This Week as Stocks Keep Rising With Approval from the Federal Reserve
Stocks and commodities are inflating along with the economy as the dollar crashes and the Federal Reserve cheers the rally. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent to close at a new all-time high of 4233. Energy, metals and financials -- potential beneficiaries of higher...
This Currency May Be Getting Ready to Jump as the Greenback Weakens: Technical Analysis
The Australian dollar has squeezed into an increasingly tight range all year. Futures traders may want to be ready in case a breakout occurs. First, Bollinger Bandwidth is near long-term lows on both the daily and weekly charts. This isn’t necessarily bullish, however...
Transportation Giant Delivering Like Never Before. Can You Guess May’s Mystery Stock?
The past year has been dominated by huge macro news like coronavirus and the unprecedented economic crash that followed. But there have also been some dramatic turnarounds at the individual company level -- including this month's mystery stock. The transportation...
Energy, Materials, Transports: New Companies Are Leading as Inflation Rises
Inflation is a growing concern as the economy surges back from coronavirus. This post will discuss companies that could benefit from the trend. The primary groups we will cover are: Industrial metalsEnergy / Fossil fuelsTransportationIndustrialsAgriculture First, why...
The Value Trade Seems to Be Coming Back After a Brief Pause
That huge shift in investor sentiment, growth to value, seems to be resuming as a new month begins. This chart compares the iShares Value ETF (IWD) with the iShares Value Growth ETF (IWF). Notice how they’ve moved in opposite directions since the beginning of last...
Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study
Energy is coming to life again as the economy reopens. Let’s take a look at oil-field service provider Halliburton , which has a few interesting chart patterns. First is the downward-sloping trendline running along the highs of March and April. HAL closed above that...
Technology & Communication
Russian Attack Triggers Surprise Rally Across the Beaten Down Nasdaq-100
Russia attacked Ukraine early on Thursday. After an initial panic, investors had an interesting response: They piled into software and technology stocks that took a beating over the last two months. Take a company like Microsoft (MSFT), which pushed under $272 in the...