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Earnings and Jerome Powell Suppress Volatility
by David Russell | Oct 16, 2025
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 holds: 21-day exponential moving average (EMA) September 26 weekly close of 6,644 Follows holding September 17 low of 6,551 Monday, Tuesday,...
Symbol Linking Can Help Unlock the Power of TradeStation
by David Russell | Mar 3, 2025
TradeStation's platform is rich in analytics and insights. Today's post will explain symbol linking, a key tool for pulling the functionality together. Symbol linking lets one application, like RadarScreen® or Scanner, load a stock or futures contract across other...
Tesla Fades as Chinese EV Stocks Jump
by David Russell | Feb 27, 2025
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/3. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 crumbles under 21-day EMA, 50-day MA Short-term indicators turn negative: MACD, RSI, 9-day...
Options Alert: Nvidia Reports Earnings Tonight
by David Russell | Feb 26, 2025
Nvidia reports earnings this afternoon, which could trigger countless trades across the options market. The AI chip giant is the second-busiest options underlier, trailing only the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). That can help traders position for upside, downside or...
Options Alert: Traders Eye Downside in Potato Giant
by David Russell | Feb 25, 2025
Lamb Weston has been falling for years, and at least one big trader may see further downside. This large transaction was detected yesterday in the food company: 16,440 March 55 puts traded for $2.12 against open interest of 20,967 contracts. 16,440 April 50 puts...
Stocks Face Potential Reversal as Fears Grow
by David Russell | Feb 24, 2025
Stocks may have experienced a "false breakout" as investors worry about inflation, jobs and economic growth. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent between Friday, February 14, and Friday, February 21. It was the third negative week in the last four and the biggest weekly...
Chips Gain Before Nvidia Results
by David Russell | Feb 20, 2025
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 2/24. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 crosses 6,119 as volatility fades MACD, RSI, 9-day rate of change (ROC) steadily push...
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Chart of the Day: Is Tesla Running Out of Road?
by David Russell | May 6, 2025
Tesla has been rangebound for the last two months, and some traders may think it’s running out of road. The first pattern on today’s chart is the March high of $291.85. The EV maker peaked around the same level in late April and remains stuck there again in early May....
Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Plug Power After Amazon.com Deal
by David Russell | Sep 8, 2022
Options traders are buying the pullback in Plug Power, two weeks after a key deal with Amazon.com. Unusual activity in the provider of hydrogen-fuel technology began less than five minutes after Wednesday's opening bell. Traders initially purchased the 9-September...
Stocks Keep Diving With the Fed Still Pushing Interest Rate Hikes
by David Russell | Sep 6, 2022
Stocks keep diving as the Federal Reserve menaces investors with aggressive interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 fell 3.3 percent between Friday, August 26, and Friday, September 2. It was the third straight negative week, with over 90 percent of the index's members...
Chart of the Day: Is This Chip Stock Rolling Over?
by David Russell | Aug 29, 2022
Advanced Micro Devices has bounced sharply from its early-July lows, but some patterns could be pointing lower for the chip stock. The first pattern on today’s chart is the descending parallel channel that’s been in effect most of the year. AMD’s latest highs...
Chart of the Day: Does Tesla Need to Recharge its Batteries?
by David Russell | Aug 18, 2022
Tesla rallied more than 50 percent from its lows of the year through earlier this week. But now it may be running out of juice. The main pattern on today's chart is the price area around $939. It was the opening price on May 5 before TSLA knifed under its 200-day...



