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Options Alert: Call Buyers May Be Sticking with Intel
Intel has been running since the end of summer, and some options traders could be looking for more upside.
AI Lifted Stocks Last Week. Now It’s Punishing Them
AI news lifted stocks last week, but now it’s driving them lower. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, January 17, and Friday, January 24. It was the second straight positive week, establishing the index above 6,100 for the...
Is Apple the Next Intel?
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 returns to 6,100 short-term indicators go bullish MACD rising 8-day EMA above 21-day...
Chips Push Higher Before Big Tech Earnings
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
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?
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
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...
Technology & Communication
Big Tech Earnings Begin Tonight
Second-quarter earnings season has begun with technology leading the stock market to new highs. Companies like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) have rallied more than 15 percent in the last month as investors look for more AI growth. Most of these major...
Russian Attack Triggers Surprise Rally Across the Beaten Down Nasdaq-100
Russia attacked Ukraine early on Thursday. After an initial panic, investors had an interesting response: They piled into software and technology stocks that took a beating over the last two months. Take a company like Microsoft (MSFT), which pushed under $272 in the...
Technical Analysis: Is This Social Media Stock Overbought After an Earnings Rally?
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
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?
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...