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S&P 500 Crosses 5,600 as Pre-April Bullishness Returns: Market Trends
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 crosses 5,600 for first time Index up 6 straight sessions, longest since 11/6 Patterns similar to pre-April: Relative Strength...
Mr. Powell and the Punch Bowl
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will answer a lot of questions in the Senate this week. But they all come down to one issue: Will he take away the punch bowl, or fill it up? If you don't know the lingo, we're talking about interest rates. The old saying is that...
Market Action Summary: 2/25/19
S&P 500 Overview: Will 2800 Prove Resistance? Key level from last October, November, December.Index is furthest from 50-day MA greatest since 1/26/18.Good news of China calm priced in -- for now.Need signal before looking to get short.Likely better to focus on...
Stocks Inch Higher as Money Keeps Shifting to New Areas
Last week was a lot more interesting than it seemed. After all, the S&P 500 rose just 0.6 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, February 15 and Friday, February 22. Most other major indexes hardly budged, either. But there was disruption beneath...
Here Comes Lyft and Other Major IPOs
Two major companies are coming to market as investors await some of the highest-profile technology deals ever. Ride-sharing giant Lyft will file for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as next week, according to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Management...
Cryptos Head for Positive Month as News Flow Brightens
After more than a year of weakness, cryptocurrencies may be attempting a comeback. Bitcoin (@BTC) and Ethereum (ETHUSD) have gained more than 10 percent so far this month. At least two catalysts may explain the moves. First, the Nasdaq Stock Market launched indexes...
Are Inflation Stars Lining Up for Leisure Stocks?
Something unusual is happening with prices, and it's become good news for certain companies this year. Inflation data from the government shows the price of services rose 2.7 percent year over year in January, while commodities had their first drop since November...
Technology & Communication
Where’s the Crisis? Covid Economy Drives Growth at Disney and Square: Earnings This Week
The coronavirus pandemic might have caused a recession. But it's also driving growth at companies like Walt Disney and Square. DIS is the most prominent company that reported earnings this week. The health crisis predictably weighed on its backward-looking results....