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Options Alert: Call Buyers Jump Into Kohl’s
by David Russell | Mar 25, 2025
Kohl’s has been falling for years, but yesterday traders looked for a rebound.
Market Pulse: Is Bitcoin Decoupling From Stocks?
by David Russell | Oct 30, 2020
If we learned anything in March, it’s that Bitcoin can be susceptible to selloffs in the broader market. However it’s been bucking that tide recently. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.
These Were The Busiest Symbols at TradeStation in October
by David Russell | Oct 30, 2020
Tesla was the busiest symbol at TradeStation Securities in October, keeping the No. 1 spot for the fourth straight month. The rankings were little changed this month. Traders continued to focus more on individual stocks than index-based products. Chinese electric-car...
Facebook and Alphabet Get Advertising Boost, Apple Has IPhone Angst: Earnings This Week
by David Russell | Oct 30, 2020
Earnings were pretty good for big technology companies like Apple. But are they good enough to overcome jitters about the pandemic and Presidential Election? We're finishing the busiest and most important week of earnings season. The five most-valuable U.S. companies...
Market Pulse: Bitcoin Bounces Near Highs as Lagarde Slams the Euro
by David Russell | Oct 29, 2020
The expansion of fiat money has been a driver for Bitcoin this year. Central banks are creating more currency to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, while BTCUSD's mining rewards were halved in May. This may create an increasingly positive supply/demand balance in...
Market Pulse: Chips Get a Double-Dose of Love This Week
by David Russell | Oct 29, 2020
It's big week for semiconductor stocks, with two deals this week. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is buying Xilinx (XLNX) and Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) is acquiring Inphi (IPHI). Both shift the buyers toward the growth areas of cloud-computing, data centers and 5G....
Market Pulse: AT&T and Ericsson Pull Back After Gaps Higher
by David Russell | Oct 29, 2020
Two forgotten technology stocks are popping up today for pullbacks. Both were featured in last week's earnings recap. AT&T (T) gapped up last week after a surprisingly strong quarter. The telecom giant outperformed on both mobile and broadband subscribers. Now it...
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This Social Media Stock May Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout: Technical Alert
by David Russell | Jun 18, 2021
Snap is an expensive growth stock. It’s the kind of name investors have mostly avoided this year, although recent weeks have seen a shift back to such companies. This chart highlights SNAP’s last four months of consolidation. It isn’t exactly a cup and handle, but...

