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Technology and the Nasdaq Surged Back to Life in June
Stocks keep hitting new highs as technology comes back to life. The S&P 500 rose 3.5 percent in June, while the Nasdaq-100 climbed 6.2 percent. Software companies, chipmakers and other large technology companies broadly drove the gains. As a result, the technology...
Big Tech Strikes Back: Earnings This Week
Big tech results weren't so bad after all: That's the main takeaway from the busiest week of earnings season. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alibaba (BABA) rallied 7 to 16 percent after reporting. Not all beat estimates, but each...
TradeStation’s Charts Just Got Even Better
TradeStation's awesome charting just got better. The platform already lets you run dozens of studies, automate strategies and place orders directly from the price bars. Now its latest update includes powerful dragging functionality let clients assess market conditions...
This Week’s Market Action: January 28
Did you miss this week's Market Action webinar with David Russell and Don Pratl? Here's a link to the summary, and the replay is shown above. Market Action is fast-paced, all-encompassing breakdown of big trades, sectors, trends, equities, derivatives and events. It's...
Guess What Chart Just Had a ‘Golden Cross’
A potentially bullish signal has appeared in gold as the market anticipates dovish policy from the Federal Reserve. The 50-day moving average on gold futures (@GC) rose through the 200-day moving average this week. That pattern, ironically known as a "golden cross,"...
Big Hedge Detected in High Flying Sector
Regional banks are one of the strongest groups this year, and now a big investor seems to be hedging a large position. Check out the options activity in the SPDR S&P Regional Bank ETF (KRE) yesterday: A block of 39,265 April 51 puts was bought for $1.16. An equal...
Find Trades with TradeStation’s Web and Mobile Matrix
For years, traders have banked on the unprecedented market feel and efficiency of the Matrix – TradeStation's innovative graphical display of market depth and trade activity. It combines the benefits of a detailed market-depth window, a highly advanced order-entry...
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Chip Stocks Are Trying to Break Out Before AMD, Intel Earnings
Semiconductors are starting to outperform as investors prepare for results from firms like Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) broke out to new record highs on July 6 and have held their ground since. Its relative strength...