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Stocks Get Stuck as Trade Worries Return
Stocks might be stuck as trade worries return and earnings season ends.
Here Are 3 Key Tools for Discovering Pullbacks in the Stock Market
"Buy the pullback," is one of the most common ideas in the stock market. But how can you find them? This post will identify some basic principles for discovering pullbacks. It will also include step-by-step directions on putting them into action. Here's the outline:...
Is the Nasdaq Ready to Bounce? Key Things to Know after Last Week’s Pullback
Stocks pulled back last week, but there are signs that the bulls remain in control. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 percent, while the Nasdaq-100 slid just 0.5 percent. It was the first time in five weeks that the technology-heavy Nasdaq outperformed the S&P 500. It...
Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Chip Stocks
The Nasdaq is trying to stabilize, which could draw buyers back to semiconductors. Chip stocks like NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Broadcom (AVGO) and Lam Research (LRCX) were some of the biggest gainers in the Nasdaq-100 last week. That helped push NDX ahead of the...
Tesla Stalls at Potentially Key Level As Competitors Make a Comeback
Tesla appears to be hitting resistance at $700 as sentiment pivots to legacy automakers like General Motors and Volkswagen. This chart highlights a few important patterns on Elon Musk's electric car maker: A trendline that began in May was broken in February. Rather...
Nike Could Be Trying to Break Out Before Earnings
Nike has taken a long pause, but now the sneaker giant may be trying to break out with earnings due Thursday afternoon. NKE beat estimates on December 21, eliciting a wave of bullish analyst notes. However the stock rallied before the report, and proceeded to ease...
Options Volume Surges in Big Airlines as Bulls Look for American to Take Off This Week
Option traders are piling into American Airlines as travel rebounds from the pandemic, looking for the carrier to hit new 52-week highs this week. Heavy volume was detected in short-term calls expiring this Friday, March 19: More than 60,000 March 26 calls traded...
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Taper Tantrum? High Multiple Growth Stocks Take a Hit Before the Big Fed Meeting
High-multiple growth names crumbled again yesterday as investors brace for tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. Using TradeStation's extensive library of fundamental and technical data, we compared S&P 500 members that fell at least 1 percent on...