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Capex and New Movers: Big Tech Earnings Start Today
Fourth-quarter earnings season has begun with technology stocks trying to recover from anxiety about AI spending.
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...
Chart of the Day: Schlumberger Has Been Sliding
Schlumberger has been sliding for more than a year, and some traders may see further downside risk. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of higher lows between mid-December and early January. The oilfield-services company dipped below ... For more,...
Technology & Communication
Markets Brace for Inflation as Slowdown Takes Hold
Investors are hoping for rate cuts, and inflation numbers are the key events to watch this week.
Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season
Growth stocks and the Nasdaq-100 could be attempting a turn after six months of steady declines. The technology-heavy index rose 4.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, July 1, and Friday, July 8. In absolute terms, the gain was smaller than two...
Call Volume Spikes in Nikola Before Shareholder Vote
After a big slide, one big options trader is looking for a rebound in Nikola. Large blocks of calls changed hands yesterday in the electric-truck developer. A block of 40,000 July 5.50 calls were bought for $0.22. The investor sold a matching number of July 6.50 calls...
Chart of the Day: Is it Prime Time for Amazon.com?
Amazon.com has retraced almost all of its pandemic gains. Is this an opportunity for buyers? Let's consider some chart patterns. First is the $101.79 level (split adjusted). It was a peak in July 2019 and a breakout area immediately before the coronavirus selloff in...
Every Tech Company in the S&P 500 Fell Last Quarter — Except July’s Mystery Stock
The technology sector just had its worst quarter in 14 years. Every member declined in the period -- except for July's mystery stock. The SPDR Technology Sector ETF (XLK) fell 20 percent between March 31 and June 30 -- its worst quarterly performance since late 2008....