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Is Goldilocks Pushing Out the Bears?
by David Russell | Jun 12, 2025
Volatility is waning as inflation moderates and stocks drift higher.
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...
Netflix Reports Earnings Tonight: Will It Finally Break Out?
by David Russell | Apr 20, 2021
Netflix stock has gone nowhere since the summer. But that could change when it reports earnings tonight. The streaming-video giant was one of the first companies to recover when coronavirus forced millions into lockdown last year. It was also one of the first stocks...
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Technical Analysis: Is This Social Media Stock Overbought After an Earnings Rally?
by David Russell | Feb 23, 2022
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...





