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Is Futures Trading Right For Me? Five Things You Should Know
What are futures? Futures contracts obligate the buyer to purchase or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined price on a specified future date. While this is the core definition, it’s important to note that most futures traders do not intend to take physical...
Navigate Effectively: Learn to Place Options Trades and Manage Orders and Positions
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Fed Makes Big Pivot to Employment Mandate: Market Trends This Week
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Chart of the Day: Caterpillar’s High Basing Pattern
Caterpillar began the year with a strong rally before entering an extended pause. But now some traders may think the Dow Jones Industrial Average member is ready to start moving again. The first pattern on today’s chart is the low in June, the lower low in August and...
The Economy Could Be Accelerating as the Fed Prepares Rate Cuts
The U.S. economy could be accelerating, even as the Federal Reserve enters a rate-cutting cycle. Retail sales beat estimates for the third straight month in August, lifted by strong demand for autos. Industrial production increased by 0.8 percent, quadruple the...
Leveraging the Flexibility of TradeStation’s Workspaces and Desktops
https://youtu.be/RNqtf84fn4E Accessing accurate data quickly is critical for active traders making split-second decisions in the market. Through the award-winning* TradeStation platform, you can create efficient workflows built for your trading specific strategy. ...
Chips Lead a Violent Comeback as Sellers Vanish Before the Fed
Sellers are disappearing into thin air as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for the first time since the pandemic. The S&P 500 surged 4 percent between Friday, September 6, and Friday, September 13. It was the biggest weekly gain...
Technology & Communication
Option Alert: Can Micron Rebound?
Micron Technology has struggled along with other chip stocks lately, but one trader is positioning for a rebound. Check out this unusual options activity yesterday: 17,000 July 120 calls were purchased for $3.80. 17,000 July 130 calls were sold for $2.54. Volume was...
Technical Analysis: This Data Storage Company Is Breaking Its Downtrend
Seagate Technology has spent the last five months pulling back. But now it may be turning around. The main pattern on today's chart is the descending trendline that started in May and ran along the peaks of August and September. Notice how STX closed above that line...
Tesla and the VIX: Two Big Numbers Reached in Today’s Session
Tesla and Cboe's volatility index -- the "fear gauge" -- closed at two important levels today. First, Elon Musk's electric-car maker ended the session at $893. That's slightly below the all-time record of $900.40 early this year. However it was the highest closing...
Technical Analysis: The Nightmare Could Be Ending in Chinese Tech Stocks
The last year for Chinese technology stocks has been nothing short of a nightmare. But now there could be signs of a turn in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, which holds key names like Tencent and Alibaba. The 8-day exponential moving average was under the...
Tech Stocks Just Had Their Worst Week In 7 Months as Inflation Scares Haunt the Market
Technology stocks just had their worst week since February as rising inflation makes investors worry about higher interest rates. The SPDR Technology ETF (XLK) and Nasdaq-100 both declined more than 3 percent between Friday, September 24, and Friday, October 1. That...