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Chart of the Day: Amazon.com May Be Overbought
Amazon.com has rebounded from a drop, but some traders may think the e-commerce giant will give back some of its recent gains. The first pattern on today’s chart is the $181.87 level. It was the low immediately before earnings came out and represented the approximate...
South American Oil Giant Gets Big Vote of Confidence: Options Recap
Brazilian markets are running higher, and yesterday an investor placed a big vote of confidence in the nation's most important stock. A large put sale occurred in Petrobras (PBR) minutes after the opening bell. The transaction was unusually bullish, looking for the...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: July 12
This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Due to the difference in time zone, we’re able to share Friday’s report today....
Brazilian ETF Rips Higher on Hopes of Major Pension Fix
Brazil's soccer team isn't the only winner in the country this month. Its pro-business President is also nearing his first big victory, and the stock market's loving it. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) has risen 7 percent so far this month. That makes it the top...
Podcast: Jerome Powell’s Big Day in Congress
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks in Congress today with markets looking for the central bank to lower interest rates on July 31. Is he caving to political pressure from President Trump, or does a cut make sense now?
Oil Back Over $60 as Bearish Story Fades
Oil crashed less than two months ago as bearish factors piled up. Now the process seems to be going into reverse. Crude oil futures (@CL) held above $60 on Wednesday for the first time since May 22. The price also rallied through its 50- and 200-day moving averages in...
IPO Insider: Market Set for Busy Summer Following Big Quarter
The initial public offerings (IPOs) are surging as a new generation of technology and health-care stocks join the market. Roughly $32.5 billion of deals priced between April and June, according to ClickIPO. That made it the most active quarter since July-September of...
Technology & Communication
Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings
After weeks of going nowhere, Tesla is starting to move before its quarterly results. The electric-car maker rallied more than 70 percent in August, followed by a sideway triangle pattern in September. Yesterday, it pushed near the top of its range. Are investors...