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Industrials Break Out as Risk Appetite Replaces Fear
Industrials are breaking out as recession worries fade.
Suddenly Everybody’s Talking About Inflation. Here Are the Key Facts
Wall Street is starting to worry about inflation as the economy reopens from last year's pandemic amid a shortage of commodities and surging demand. Famous investor Warren Buffett and the Institute for Supply Management were the latest to spot the trend. Buffett, CEO...
Micro Bitcoin Contracts Are Now Live on TradeStation
Bitcoin futures are 50 times more accessible to TradeStation Securities clients this week, thanks to CME's new Micro futures contracts. CME, the world's biggest derivatives exchange, launched Micro Bitcoin futures last night. The new products will control just 1/10 of...
Apple Crushes Estimates But Investors Are More Interested in Two Other Nasdaq Giants
Apple had an amazing quarter, but investors seem more interested in the advertising growth at Alphabet and Facebook. All three of the Nasdaq giants reported better-than-expected earnings this week, but their stocks moved in different directions. AAPL tried to rally...
Is Tesla Stalling Below a Key Level? Chart Watchers May See Bearish Patterns
Tesla hasn't hit a new 52-week high since January 25. It bounced feebly this month, and now the price action is looking more problematic. First, notice how the April 14 high closely matched the January 29 low. Old support could be new resistance. Second, TSLA has made...
Ethereum Breaks Out to New Highs, Leaving Rivals Like Bitcoin in the Dust
Ethereum's hitting new highs today, becoming the first major cryptocurrency to break out after a two-week pullback in the space. ETHUSD touched $2,683 today, $37 above its peak on April 22. Meanwhile Bitcoin (BTCUSD) remained about 15 percent below its record high in...
The Fed Meets This Week as Business Roars Back from the Coronavirus Pandemic
The economy is roaring back to life, just in time for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low. No major change in policy is expected from the central bank on Wednesday. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has repeatedly said inflation needs to go solidly above 2 percent...
Technology & Communication
Technical Analysis: Is This Social Media Stock Overbought After an Earnings Rally?
Snap had a sharp rally on February 4 after quarterly results beat estimates. But now its longer-term downtrend may be reasserting itself. The first pattern on today’s chart is the stochastic oscillator. It’s swinging back to the downside after jumping into overbought...