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Options Alert: Volume Surges in Oil Giant
by David Russell | May 13, 2025
BP has been clawing higher, and options traders are getting active.
Bitcoin Regains Trillion Dollar Status as the ETF Story Keeps Developing
by David Russell | Mar 10, 2021
A Bitcoin ETF. It hasn't happened yet, but the story won't go away. Grayscale Investments announced yesterday it wants to hire nine employees with expertise in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The posts included a compliance officer and a specialist in creating and...
This Social Media Stock Has Pulled Back Following a Breakout
by David Russell | Mar 10, 2021
Recent weeks have seen breakouts in smaller social-media stocks like Twitter and Snap , which have both pulled back. Today we’re looking at TWTR . Jack Dorsey’s microblogging service didn’t only beat earnings and revenue estimates on February 9. It also showed...
Tool Makers Form High Basing Patterns as the Economy Recovers: Technical Analysis
by David Russell | Mar 9, 2021
Attention is shifting toward industrials as technology and the Nasdaq struggle. Two companies in the space have potentially bullish patterns: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). ITW is the larger company with a market cap of about $68...
Tesla Causes QQQ’s Worst Showing in a Generation: This Chart Shows the Dramatic Shift Taking Place
by David Russell | Mar 8, 2021
The rotation away from large Nasdaq stocks like Tesla has intensified, resulting in the market's biggest divergence since the dotcom bubble broke a generation ago. Here's a weekly chart of the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). The lower study shows its relative strength versus...
Industrial Stocks Are Breaking Out as the Economy Roars Back from Coronavirus
by David Russell | Mar 8, 2021
Industrial stocks are breaking out as the strengthening economy draws capital away from large technology stocks like Apple and Amazon.com. The SPDR Industrial ETF (XLI) set a new all-time closing high on Friday, while the SPDR Technology ETF (XLK) slid for a third...
What Are Value Stocks? Why Are They Suddenly Important?
by David Russell | Mar 5, 2021
Value stocks are surging in 2021 as the market positions for the economy to rebound. It's a big change from recent years, when so-called growth stocks like Apple and Facebook dominated. Retail investors with less experience may be struggling to adjust because they're...
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Olaplex and On: Recent IPOs Pull Back After Their Debut Quarterly Reports
by David Russell | Nov 23, 2021
The IPO market is setting new records as 2021 nears and end. Today we'll review some recent deals, including three companies that issued results for the first time. On Holding (ONON) is one of the biggest movers in recent weeks. The Zurich-based sneaker company went...





