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Stocks Hold Support. Are Rate Cuts Coming?
Stocks held support last week, and the market could be pivoting toward potential rate cuts.
Large Options Trade Appears in Coinbase as Bitcoin Rallies
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?
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
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A Big Week for Stocks: Megacap Earnings, GDP, Jobs Data
Money is coming back to megacaps as the biggest week of earnings season begins. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, October 18, and Friday, October 25. It was the index's first drop in seven weeks. However the Nasdaq-100 inched toward record highs, with its...
Extend Your Trading Day Hours with TradeStation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpLqHiXs6Dc TradeStation is excited to announce new extended trading hours, starting November 11th, 2024, which will allow our clients to access stocks and ETFs starting at 6:00 AM Eastern Time. This early access can help provide you...
Fear Makes a Comeback After 6 Positive Weeks: Market Trends
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Technology & Communication
Big Tech Earnings Begin Tonight
Second-quarter earnings season has begun with technology leading the stock market to new highs. Companies like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) have rallied more than 15 percent in the last month as investors look for more AI growth. Most of these major...
Peak Earnings? Amazon.com, Facebook Make Tech Investors Worry It’s Downhill From Here
Major technology stocks like Amazon.com got a huge boost from last year's pandemic. Now investors are starting to worry their best growth is in the rearview mirror. Amazon.com's (AMZN) second-quarter revenue was just $113.1 billion, $2 billion less than analyst...
This Key Part of the Technology Sector Could Be Flashing Warning Signs: Chart of the Day
Semiconductors have been a key pillar of the S&P 500’s advance since 2016, and now they may be flashing a warning signal for the overall market. This chart of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index shows how gains have been slowing all year. Prices have squeezed...
Stocks Are Climbing an Epic Wall of Worry as Earnings Blow Past Estimates
An old adage states that "bull markets climb a wall of worry." It's especially true now. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent last Monday, its worst drop in over two months. But it immediately rebounded, and climbed the next four sessions. That resulted in gain of almost...
Earnings Season Begins on a Strong Note, Thanks to Snap and Chipotle
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...