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The calm before the catalyst: a buy straddle strategy for volatility events
The market is quiet. Too quiet. Implied volatility is sitting at the floor. The VIX is compressed. The 30-day realized vol on your watchlist is grinding near its 52-week low. But you know what’s coming. The economic calendar says the FOMC meeting is in three days. CPI...
End of AI Boom? Tech Crumbles as Value Gains
Tech is reeling as investors unload AI stocks and worry about the economy. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, February 21, and Friday, February 28. It was the fourth decline in the last five weeks, bringing the index back to levels last seen in...
Symbol Linking Can Help Unlock the Power of TradeStation
TradeStation's platform is rich in analytics and insights. Today's post will explain symbol linking, a key tool for pulling the functionality together. Symbol linking lets one application, like RadarScreen® or Scanner, load a stock or futures contract across other...
Tesla Fades as Chinese EV Stocks Jump
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/3. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 crumbles under 21-day EMA, 50-day MA Short-term indicators turn negative: MACD, RSI, 9-day...
Options Alert: Nvidia Reports Earnings Tonight
Nvidia reports earnings this afternoon, which could trigger countless trades across the options market. The AI chip giant is the second-busiest options underlier, trailing only the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). That can help traders position for upside, downside or...
Options Alert: Traders Eye Downside in Potato Giant
Lamb Weston has been falling for years, and at least one big trader may see further downside. This large transaction was detected yesterday in the food company: 16,440 March 55 puts traded for $2.12 against open interest of 20,967 contracts. 16,440 April 50 puts...
Stocks Face Potential Reversal as Fears Grow
Stocks may have experienced a "false breakout" as investors worry about inflation, jobs and economic growth. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent between Friday, February 14, and Friday, February 21. It was the third negative week in the last four and the biggest weekly...
Technology & Communication
Chips Break Out as Investors Return to Tech
Money is streaming back to technology stocks as semiconductors and software makers break out.
Technical Analysis: Airbnb Could Be Planning a Trip North as ‘Golden Cross’ Looms
Like millions of Americans, Airbnb has been cooped up for a long time. But now the room-sharing stock could be planning a trip north. The first pattern on today's chart is the 50-day moving average climbing toward the 200-day moving average. At its current pace, a...
Chart of the Day: Is Tesla Going into Reverse After a Sharp Rally?
Tesla had a sharp rally in late March, but now there could be evidence of sellers taking the wheel. The first major pattern on today's chart is the trendline running along the peaks of November 4, January 4 and April 5. Each time prices have approached with a bang,...
Options Alert: Twitter Traders Break Records as Elon Musk Fuels Historic Rally
Twitter leaped yesterday after Elon Musk revealed a giant stake in the social-media company. The news also triggered historic options volume. More than 1.5 million calls and puts changed hands in TWTR on Monday, according to TradeStation data. That was 346,000...
Tesla Is Leading a Rebound in Megacap Growth Stocks as the Fed Fades and Earnings Approach
High-multiple growth stocks have lagged since late 2021. But that's changing thanks to Tesla. The electric-vehicle giant is up 25 percent so far this month, making it the top performer in the Nasdaq-100 in March. The rally began when TSLA refused to stay under $800...