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Industrials Break Out as Risk Appetite Replaces Fear
Industrials are breaking out as recession worries fade.
Bullish Triangles Across Reopening Stocks: Technical Analysis
From Las Vegas Sands to Live Nation Entertainment and many other stocks, bullish triangles keep popping up in "reopening" plays. Notice how LVS clawed to a new 52-week high above $66 in early March, stalled and then pulled back to previous highs around $60. Also...
Unusual Options Activity Targets Breakout When Citi Reports Earnings
Banking giant Citi reports earnings in two weeks, and one big investor is looking for a breakout. Unusual options activity was detected in the April 76 calls. Traders started buying for $1.11 shortly after the opened, with larger transactions for $1.08 after the...
Another Healthy Pullback in General Motors: Chart Study
General Motors continues to push higher as investors embrace value stocks and the cyclical recovery. Once again the chart is giving some potential signals. First, the auto maker pulled back to hold the trendline in place since the start of the year. Its also bouncing...
Bearish Triangle and Death Cross in Zoom Video: Technical Analysis
As Zoom Video Communications continues to struggle, more bearish patterns have appeared on the chart. First, the recent price action has resulted in a descending triangle , with support around $309. This is a classic continuation pattern, pointing to potentially more...
Candlesticks, Pullbacks and Advanced Alerting: This Video Explains Technical Analysis in the Stock Market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpScT6O7c0c Candlesticks are one of the most popular charting tools in the stock market. This video helps traders understand patterns like kickers, dojis and hammers. It also covers volatility-based technical indicators like Bollinger...
The VIX Is Collapsing as Good News Floods the Market
The fear index is crumbling as one positive story after another hits the market. Cboe's VIX, which measures the cost of hedging the S&P 500, closed at 18.86 on Friday. That was its lowest reading since February 24, 2020, immediately before the coronavirus pandemic...
Technology & Communication
The Nasdaq-100 Rebounds After a Brutal January: What Does the Chart Say?
The Nasdaq-100 has rebounded following a sharp drop. It's a good time to consider where things stand with the tech-heavy index. First, Wednesday's close represented almost exactly a 50 percent retracement of the decline from December 28 through January 24. Second,...