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Nvidia Stands Its Ground. Is the AI Trade Back?
Stocks fell early Monday on worries about the Middle East, but the real action might have been in Nvidia. The AI chip giant opened lower along with the broader market, doing two key things. First, it touched its lower Keltner Channel. (That's a technical indicator...
Are Energy Stocks Taking Leadership?
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/24. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 stalls below 5700 Has Nov. 4-5 range (election) gone from support to resistance? Another...
Micro Futures on Wheat, Corn, Soybean Products
TradeStation just widened its offering of futures products with micro contracts on key agricultural products. Micros are now available on corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean oil and soybean meal. The micros, recently launched by CME, are one-tenth the size of standard...
Chart of the Day: Hess May Be Turning Higher
Energy is emerging as one of the stronger sectors this year, and some traders may see an opportunity in exploration-and-production company Hess. The first pattern on today’s chart is the January 17 weekly close of $151.35. Prices have challenged this level but not yet...
Is Alibaba Leaving Silicon Valley in the Dust?
Officials in Beijing plan to boost stimulus as the U.S. economy shows signs of 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...
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: A Top for Tesla?
Tesla ended the third quarter on a strong note, but some traders may see risk of the EV maker stalling. The first pattern on today’s chart is the $463 price area. TSLA peaked at that level twice last December before reversing lower. Sellers appeared around the same...
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....
AMD Was the Busiest Symbol at TradeStation for the Fifth Straight Month
Advanced Micro Devices made new lows in June, but it remained the most actively traded symbol at TradeStation Securities for the fifth straight month. AMD declined as investors shunned economically sensitive semiconductor stocks. It's lost more than half its value...
Investors Return to Growth Stocks as a New Quarter Approaches
Investors just pivoted back to growth stocks as inflation worries fade and a new quarter approaches. The S&P 500 jumped 6.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 17, and Friday, June 20. More than 95 percent of the index's members advanced,...
Chart of the Day: Is This Semiconductor Stock Rolling Over?
Nvidia had a sharp countertrend rally two weeks ago, but now the chip giant may be rolling over. Prices jumped over $183 on May 27. They remained above that level and started making lower highs on June 2. That kind of descending triangle is a potential bearish...