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Are Traders Bullish Before Nvidia’s $500 Billion Question?
The AI giant reports earnings with prices at support and momentum potentially slowing.
Can Nvidia’s AI Event and the Fed Stabilize Stocks?
More than 3/4 of the S&P 500’s members lost value last week as the index endured its deepest pullback in over a year.
Attention May Shift to Nvidia’s AI Event, Fed Meeting
Downloads are available here. ADR list is available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/17. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 stabilizes at 10 percent correction. Prices fell 6.6 percent...
Options Alert: Bullish Activity in Food Giant?
Most stocks have been falling, but options traders could be looking for a rally in Kraft Heinz. This unusual activity was detected yesterday in the owner of brands like Oscar Meyer and Jell-O: 13,000 March 33 calls were purchased for $0.68. 13,000 March 31 puts were...
Volatility Swamps Wall Street as Traders Go Global
U.S. stocks are swamped in volatility as money streams to Europe and China. The S&P 500 dropped 3.1 percent last week and the Nasdaq-100 tumbled 3.5 percent. It was the third straight decline for both indexes. Global stocks, on the other hand, rallied as the U.S....
Understanding the Basics of Algorithmic Trading
Summary Algorithmic trading uses computer programs to automatically place trades based on predefined instructions, aiming to allow trading at speeds impossible for humans Algo trading offers potential advantages like speed, accuracy, and backtesting abilities, but has...
Weak Dollar Saves the Day: Market Trends
Downloads are available here. ADR list is available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/10. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 slides but holds January low Index tests 200-day MA Index at...
Technology & Communication
Cisco Is Pushing a Generational High
Cisco Systems has climbed as AI investment helps power growth, and some traders may think the move will continue.
Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Plug Power After Amazon.com Deal
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
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?
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?
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...