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‘Sell America?’ Stocks Struggle as Dollar Sinks
by David Russell | Jan 26, 2026
Stocks are struggling as money streams away from U.S. assets.
Stocks Slide and Yields Rise Before Key U.S. Elections
by David Russell | Nov 4, 2024
Stocks are under pressure as earnings fail to impress and investors brace for tomorrow's election. Rising bond yields are another potential risk. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent between Friday, October 25, and Friday, November 1. It was the second consecutive...
Stocks Finish October in the Red as Big Tech Breaks Lower
by David Russell | Nov 1, 2024
Stocks just declined for the first time in six months, thanks to weak guidance from Microsoft and Meta Platforms. The S&P 500 spent most of October above the level where it ended September. However it plunged in the final session, giving the index a 0.7 percent...
Are Chips Getting Left Behind? Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Oct 31, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 11/4. Tickets for the Crossroads Summit 2024, sponsored by TradeStation Group, can be accessed here. Sizing...
Large Options Trade Appears in Coinbase as Bitcoin Rallies
by David Russell | Oct 30, 2024
Bitcoin is flirting with record highs and the options are getting active in Coinbase before its quarterly results. Check out this large transaction yesterday in the cryptocurrency exchange: Some 35,215 December 190 calls traded for an average price of $44.87. Matching...
Chart of the Day: JD.com Jumped. Will it Jump More?
by David Russell | Oct 29, 2024
JD.com jumped recently, and some traders may see potential for further upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the dramatic rally between September 20 and October 7. The Chinese e-commerce company has shown signs of stabilizing above a 50 percent retracement of...
Optimize Single-Click Trading Using the Matrix
by TradeStation | Oct 29, 2024
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Oil and War Are Not the Only Stories in the Market
by David Russell | Jun 23, 2025
Is a crypto revolution taking place as attention focuses on war in the Middle East?
Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Breakout in Up-and-Coming Cloud Stock
by David Russell | Sep 8, 2021
Datadog, an 11-year old cloud-computing firm, broke out to new highs last month. Today, options traders looked for the rally to continue. More than 20,000 call options changed hands at the 140 strike, plus another 5,000 at the 142 strike. Four contracts accounted for...
IPOs, iPhones and Fed Tapering: Stocks Enter the Home Stretch for 2021
by David Russell | Sep 7, 2021
The U.S. economy took a hit last month, but investors may find new opportunities as they come back from the summer. A wave of initial public offerings (IPOs), changes in Federal Reserve policy and technology news could prove catalysts in coming weeks. We'll consider...
E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day
by David Russell | Aug 11, 2021
Amazon.com rallied into its last earnings report, and crashed on a very weak outlook. Now traders may need to mind the price gap that resulted. So far, AMZN hasn't even tried to fill that chasm, which creates the risk that it will become a longer-lasting scar on the...
Investors Move Back to Cyclicals, Looking for a Hotter Economy Into Yearend
by David Russell | Aug 10, 2021
Another rotation toward value stocks could be underway as investors look for a stronger economy into yearend. Financials, industrials and materials have gained momentum in the last week. (The key tracking ETFs for all three have broken above their 50-day moving...





