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Stocks Refuse to Break Before Nvidia Earnings
Stocks are holding their ground before the biggest company reports earnings.
Options Alert: Calls Surge as Coca-Cola Rallies
Options activity surged in Coca-Cola yesterday as strong results triggered the biggest rally in years. More than 206,000 calls traded in the beverage giant on Tuesday, according to TradeStation Data. It was the highest total since June 2021, with transactions focused...
Options Alert: Are Puts in Gold Fields Bearish?
Gold Fields has been surging along with bullion, and yesterday someone took a position with options. This large transaction occurred less than an hour into Monday's session as the South African miner pushed above $19: 8,000 March 18 puts traded for $0.55. 8,000 March...
Quadruple Witching Dates for 2025: How Can They Impact Stock and Futures Trading?
What Is Quad Witching? Quadruple witching is an event in financial markets when four different sets of futures and options expire on the same day. Futures and options are derivatives, linked to underlying stock prices. When derivatives expire, traders must close or...
Stocks May Be Battered, But Are They Broken?
Stocks are trying to hold their ground amid a flood of bearish headlines and negative sentiment. For the second week in a row, the S&P 500 fell sharply on Monday before rebounding into Friday. The index held potentially important levels both times. (See "Charting...
Options Are Now Live via TradingView Connection
For years, stocks and futures have been supported by our integration with TradingView. Now options have joined the mix. TradeStation Securities is the first U.S. broker to launch options trading on TradingView, a platform used by millions for its charts and social...
Chart of the Day: Boeing May Be Attempting a Turnaround
Boeing has struggled for years, but now there may be signs of a turnaround in the aerospace giant. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of lower highs between December 2023 and early December 2024. The stock has now pushed above that falling trendline,...
Technology & Communication
Options Alert: Large Upside Trade in Quantum Stock
Rigetti Computing just broke out, and options traders adjusted a large bullish position.
Global Energy Squeeze Revives Interest In Solar Stocks Following a Year of Consolidation
Solar energy stocks were one of the top performing groups in the pandemic year 2020. Now after a long pause, the global energy shock is reviving the group. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) is up 36 percent in the last month, making it the top performing member of the...
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....