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Stocks Face Potential Reversal as Fears Grow
Stocks may have experienced a "false breakout" as investors worry about inflation, jobs and economic growth. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent between Friday, February 14, and Friday, February 21. It was the third negative week in the last four and the biggest weekly...
Stunner: Intel Is Outperforming Advanced Micro Devices
Intel or AMD? The question is almost as old as "Coke or Pepsi?" For years, the two have battled for leadership in the semiconductor market and the stock market. Intel mostly led coming out of the financial crisis but started falling behind in 2016. Now, the charts...
Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise
The SPDR Financial ETF quietly did something historic last week: It closed at the highest price ever. This is a big deal because XLF has been trapped at resistance running back to 2007 (before the subprime crisis). It was trying to break the old highs around $31...
Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market
The "fear index" just broke 20 for the first time in almost a year. It was one of several milestones suggesting the market sees further recovery from last year's coronavirus pandemic. Cboe's volatility index fell 0.9 point this week to 19.97. It was the lower close on...
Another Huge Week for Cryptocurrencies as Tesla, Mastercard, Twitter Fuel Adoption Wave
Cryptocurrencies had another huge week as companies like Tesla and Mastercard continue to push digital assets into the mainstream. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) broke out to new highs on Monday after Tesla (TSLA) announced a $1.5 billion purchase. That triggered speculation Apple...
Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs
Twitter is having its best week in six years as its advertising business finally starts to gain traction. Twitter (TWTR) is up 27 percent since Friday, February 5. That makes it the best-performing member of the S&P 500 for the period. It's also the biggest weekly...
Market Pulse: Potential Topping Patterns on the S&P 500
The S&P 500 has steadily trended higher since November. However some chart patterns suggest it may be topping out -- even if there isn’t significant downside risk. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.
Technology & Communication
E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day
Amazon.com rallied into its last earnings report, and crashed on a very weak outlook. Now traders may need to mind the price gap that resulted. So far, AMZN hasn't even tried to fill that chasm, which creates the risk that it will become a longer-lasting scar on the...