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AI Hammered as Value Stocks Break Out
by David Russell | Dec 15, 2025
AI stocks are falling as negative headlines mount, but financials and industrials hit new highs.
Growth Makes a Comeback as Summer Ends: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Sep 26, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 9/30. Tickets for the Crossroads Summit 2024 can be accessed here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500...
Options Alert: Long-Term Position Stays Bullish on Chip Giant
by David Russell | Sep 25, 2024
Will Broadcom be the next company to achieve a $1 trillion valuation? One big options trader may think so. Check out this unusual activity yesterday in AVGO, which is up more than 50 percent so far this year: 7,000 December 200 calls were purchased for $5.40. 7,000...
Stocks Break Out as the Federal Reserve Turns Dovish
by David Russell | Sep 23, 2024
Stocks are breaking out as the Federal Reserve moves to support the economy instead of fighting inflation. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent between Friday, September 13, and Friday, September 20. The index closed above 5,700 for the first time ever, while the Dow...
Navigate Effectively: Learn to Place Options Trades and Manage Orders and Positions
by TradeStation | Sep 22, 2024
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Fed Makes Big Pivot to Employment Mandate: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Sep 19, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 9/23. Tickets for the Crossroads Summit 2024 can be accessed here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500...
Chart of the Day: Caterpillar’s High Basing Pattern
by David Russell | Sep 18, 2024
Caterpillar began the year with a strong rally before entering an extended pause. But now some traders may think the Dow Jones Industrial Average member is ready to start moving again. The first pattern on today’s chart is the low in June, the lower low in August and...
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This New S&P 500 Member Leading in 2025. Why?
by David Russell | May 12, 2025
Palantir Technologies has been soaring as investors come to appreciate its fast-growing data-crunching software products.
Earnings Season Begins on a Strong Note, Thanks to Snap and Chipotle
by David Russell | Jul 23, 2021
Earnings season is off to a bullish start as companies like Snap, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Coca-Cola blitz past estimates. That variety of companies -- social media, casual dining and hospitals -- highlights the breadth of the stock market's earning power. It shows...
Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk
by David Russell | Jul 22, 2021
Yesterday was big for cryptocurrencies as Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey spoke publicly about Bitcoin. The event also triggered a wave of bullish options activity in Dorsey's payments company, Square. Most of the volume focused on the short-term 23-July 255 calls. Buyers...
A Certain Chart Pattern Keeps Popping Up as Smaller Tech Stocks Come to Life
by David Russell | Jul 21, 2021
Last year saw dramatic rallies in smaller technology stocks like Nio and Snap. This month, several of those same companies have the same potentially bullish chart pattern. The table below lists companies whose 50-day moving averages recently crossed above their...
Jerome Powell Stays Dovish: What It Means for Your Money
by David Russell | Jul 15, 2021
The Federal Reserve emphasized its commitment to low interest rates yesterday, a move with potentially big implications for investors. "There is still a long way to go," before hiking rates, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers in testimony. He added that...



