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MCP Brings AI to Brokerage Accounts
by David Russell | Feb 17, 2026
One of the newest advances in artificial intelligence has come to the brokerage industry.
Election Ignites Banks, Transports, Metals: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Nov 7, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 11/11. Tickets for the Crossroads Summit 2024, sponsored by TradeStation Group, can be accessed here. Sizing...
Options Alert: Call Volume Spikes in Consumer Lender
by David Russell | Nov 6, 2024
Synchrony Financial jumped on strong earnings last month, and options traders seem to think the move will continue. Call volume in the consumer-lending company spiked to a four-year high yesterday, according to TradeStation data. Two contracts were especially active...
Elections and Global Risk: Futures Might Help at Moments Like This
by David Russell | Nov 5, 2024
Financial markets are entering a time of potential turmoil, with uncertain timing of news events and price moves. Traders may react by turning to futures. Futures are securities that track an underlying index or market virtually around the clock. Traders can take...
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...
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Apple’s Big Week Drove the Nasdaq to Records
by David Russell | Aug 11, 2025
Apple just had one of its best weeks ever, driving the Nasdaq to new record highs.
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...
Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO
by David Russell | Aug 9, 2021
Roblox was a prominent IPO in the spring. Now, after a rally and pullback, the bulls seem to be returning. Options traders purchased about 12,000 short-term 13-August 85 calls this morning. Premiums started at $0.40 and quickly shot above $2 as the orders piled in....
Like Cryptocurrencies? Check out the Price Action in this Bitcoin Mining Stock
by David Russell | Aug 2, 2021
Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has been skidding lower since February, but now it could be ready to move again. The main feature on its chart is its jump above the 50-day moving average on July 26. It’s formed a tight consolidation pattern above the line since. The...




