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Is Apple the Next Intel?
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 1/27. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 returns to 6,100 short-term indicators go bullish MACD rising 8-day EMA above 21-day...
Nio, Tesla Made November ‘Electric Car Month’ at TradeStation
November was "electric car month" at TradeStation as investors piled into stocks like Nio, Tesla and Xpeng. The surge of activity on our platform followed a rising trend of "ESG" strategies, focused on "environmental, social and governance" priorities. So far, they've...
Market Pulse: Sea Has a Bullish Triangle
Sea Ltd. Is one of the biggest companies people have never heard of – especially after this year's big run from the $40s to the $180s. Now trend followers may eye the chart for continuation higher into yearend. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis...
Market Pulse: The Fed Could Start Doctoring the Yield Curve
Economists and Federal Reserve watchers threw around the idea of "yield curve controls" over the summer. They were dismissed at the time but last week's Fed minutes suggest they might be coming back. Yield curve control means the Fed would buy longer-dated Treasury...
Market Pulse: The IPhone Upgrade Cycle Could Be Starting for Apple
Apple (AAPL) unveiled its new iPhones 1-1/2 months ago. Now Wall Street is starting to notice. Loop Capital and Morgan Stanley both issued notes today arguing that orders for the new iPhone 12 are stronger than expected. That helped lift the stock back toward $120,...
What Happened to the VIX? Volatility Shrivels as the Nasdaq-100 Attempts a Breakout
Anxiety is fading as the stock market enters the homestretch for 2020 with the wind at its back. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, November 20, and Friday, November 27. It was the third gain in the last four weeks and...
Market Pulse: Will a Slack Deal Let the Merger Genie Out of the Bottle?
Merger and acquisition activity has been down this year, but some big deals popped up in November. Last week brought the most prominent: a potential takeover of Slack (WORK) by Salesforce.com (CRM). Dow Jones and CNBC both reported on the talks, citing sources. WORK...
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This Major Index Is Breaking Out as Value Stocks Pause: Chart Study
Value stocks and reopening plays have been the main themes in 2021, but now the bulls seem to be returning to Big Tech and the Nasdaq-100. The yellow histogram on this chart compares the 21-day return of NDX against the S&P 500. (It uses our Smart Relative...