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Chart of the Day: Coinbase May Be Coiling
by David Russell | Oct 28, 2025
Coinbase Global has done little as the broader market climbs, but some traders may expect the cryptocurrency exchange to start moving.
Chips Push Higher Before Big Tech Earnings
by David Russell | Jan 22, 2025
Fourth-quarter earnings season has begun. Financials were the first major sector to report and the agenda will soon turn to large technology companies like Microsoft and Apple. This article will cover some key dates and recent news on these major growth stocks. It...
Stocks May Be Climbing Another Wall of Worry
by David Russell | Jan 21, 2025
Sellers tried to hammer the stock market last week, but buyers came out of the woodwork instead. The S&P 500 initially had bearish momentum, falling almost 1 percent in the first minute of trading on Monday, January 13. The move briefly erased the entire rally...
Are 3 Months of Consolidation Ending?
by David Russell | Jan 16, 2025
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 1/27. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rallies 1.8%, the most since 11/6 (day after election) Potential bullish flag after...
Chart of the Day: Kroger Pulls Back
by David Russell | Jan 14, 2025
Kroger jumped to a new record high one month ago, and now dip buyers may eye its recent pullback. The first pattern on today’s chart is the April high of $58.34. The grocery chain tested $0.01 below it last week before stabilizing. Has old resistance become ... For...
Hawkish News Is Slamming the Stock Market
by David Russell | Jan 13, 2025
Stocks keep falling as hawkish news and rising yields hammer sentiment. The S&P 500 declined 1.9 percent between Friday, January 3, and Friday, January 10. (There were only four sessions because of former President Jimmy Carter's memorial.) It was the fourth drop...
Options Alert: Trader May See a Top in AI Stock
by David Russell | Jan 9, 2025
C3.ai rallied in late 2024 on a mix of bullish news, but some options traders may think the AI software company is done going up. Check out this large transaction that appeared about 55 minutes after the opening bell on Wednesday: 19,152 January 36 calls were sold for...
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Earnings From Big Tech Stocks Begin This Week
by David Russell | Apr 23, 2025
(Access the webinar slides.) First-quarter earnings season has begun with stocks facing unprecedented uncertainty because of tariffs. Major financials reported first, and attention will soon turn to large growth companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and Meta...
Technical Analysis: Airbnb Could Be Planning a Trip North as ‘Golden Cross’ Looms
by David Russell | Apr 20, 2022
Like millions of Americans, Airbnb has been cooped up for a long time. But now the room-sharing stock could be planning a trip north. The first pattern on today's chart is the 50-day moving average climbing toward the 200-day moving average. At its current pace, a...
Chart of the Day: Is Tesla Going into Reverse After a Sharp Rally?
by David Russell | Apr 11, 2022
Tesla had a sharp rally in late March, but now there could be evidence of sellers taking the wheel. The first major pattern on today's chart is the trendline running along the peaks of November 4, January 4 and April 5. Each time prices have approached with a bang,...
Options Alert: Twitter Traders Break Records as Elon Musk Fuels Historic Rally
by David Russell | Apr 5, 2022
Twitter leaped yesterday after Elon Musk revealed a giant stake in the social-media company. The news also triggered historic options volume. More than 1.5 million calls and puts changed hands in TWTR on Monday, according to TradeStation data. That was 346,000...
Tesla Is Leading a Rebound in Megacap Growth Stocks as the Fed Fades and Earnings Approach
by David Russell | Mar 29, 2022
High-multiple growth stocks have lagged since late 2021. But that's changing thanks to Tesla. The electric-vehicle giant is up 25 percent so far this month, making it the top performer in the Nasdaq-100 in March. The rally began when TSLA refused to stay under $800...




