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Suddenly There’s a New Megacap Leader
by David Russell | Nov 20, 2025
A series of positive catalysts have lifted the Internet giant in recent months.
Rollercoaster Week Draws Money from the Sidelines
by David Russell | Dec 23, 2024
The stock market had a rollercoaster week but could be riding bullish momentum into yearend. The S&P 500 slid 2 percent between Friday, December 13 and Friday, December 20. It was the index's second straight negative week, with prices rebounding from a drop of 3.6...
All Eyes on the 10-Year Treasury Yield
by David Russell | Dec 19, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 1/16. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 falls the most since 8/5, hits low of month Prices under 8-, 21-day EMAs, 50-day MA...
Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth
by David Russell | Dec 18, 2024
TradeStation’s platform is known for letting customers build their own tools. It also provides a series of calculated indexes for advanced technical analysis. Today's article will cover some of these indicators, which may be especially useful for assessing market...
Chart of the Day: Merck Could Be Sickly
by David Russell | Dec 17, 2024
Merck has struggled for most of the year, and now some traders may look for another push to the downside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of higher lows from mid-November through early last week. MRK has dropped below that line, which may be viewed as...
Wall Street Is Bracing for a Less Dovish Fed
by David Russell | Dec 16, 2024
Stocks are falling as traders brace for fewer rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 slid 0.6 percent between Friday, December 6, and Friday, December 13. It was the first negative week in the last four. More than three-quarters of the index's members...
New Chapter in AI Boom Revives Megacaps
by David Russell | Dec 12, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 12/16. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 approaches 6,100 after holding last week's low RSI near overbought is potentially...
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Stocks Get Stuck as Trade Worries Return
by David Russell | Jun 2, 2025
Stocks might be stuck as trade worries return and earnings season ends.
Technical Analysis: Is This Social Media Stock Overbought After an Earnings Rally?
by David Russell | Feb 23, 2022
Snap had a sharp rally on February 4 after quarterly results beat estimates. But now its longer-term downtrend may be reasserting itself. The first pattern on today’s chart is the stochastic oscillator. It’s swinging back to the downside after jumping into overbought...
Big Tech Pullback: Check Out These Names Flagged By TradeStation’s Award Winning Platform
by David Russell | Feb 10, 2022
Growth stocks have had endured a major pullback, as most readers know. Today we're sifting through the wreckage with help from TradeStation's award-winning platform. This article used Scanner to discover fast-growing stocks near the bottom of their 52-week ranges....
Technical Analysis: Amazon.com Bounced After Earnings. Now What?
by David Russell | Feb 8, 2022
Amazon.com rallied sharply on some bullish news last week. But it may face some bearish patterns over the intermediate and longer terms. First, consider the level around $3,175. AMZN bounced there in the second, third and fourth quarters of last year before breaking...
Amazon.com vs Meta: Earnings Highlight Confusing Changes as Covid Winds Down
by David Russell | Feb 4, 2022
Amazon.com is flying and Meta Networks crashed: This earnings season is highlighting new divisions between haves and have-nots as America moves away from the coronavirus pandemic. On one side are companies successfully executing their plans: Amazon.com (AMZN),...




