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Key Things to Know as Gold and Silver Hit New Highs
Gold and silver have led stocks by a wide margin in 2025. Here are some key trading products to know as the yellow metal crosses $4,000 for the first time and nears the end of its best year in decades.
Chart of the Day: Palantir Stabilizes Above Old Highs
Palantir Technologies has advanced as investors embrace AI and non-government customers embrace its products. Is its current pullback offering an opportunity? The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of rallies after the last two quarterly reports. Those may...
Traders Have a Powerful Tool in OptionStation Pro
OptionStation Pro is a comprehensive and powerful platform designed to meet the needs of options traders. Its intuitive interface includes tools for viewing, analyzing and trading options. This free educational video explains how customers can load chains, browse...
Dovish Fed and Strong Earnings Drive Stocks to Another Record
Stocks just had their best week of the year, thanks to a dovish Federal Reserve and strong earnings. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 percent between Friday, March 15, and Friday, March 22. It was the biggest gain since mid-December and followed two weeks of modest declines....
Stocks Break Out as Cyclicals Rally: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. The next Market Trends will be Thursday, April 4. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 closes at record high above 5200 Advance / decline...
Is Inflation Making a Comeback as the Fed Looks to Cut Interest Rates?
The stock market has been optimistic about inflation since late 2023, but price pressures may be returning as the Federal Reserve considers interest-rate cuts. The price of energy, shelter and materials have quietly risen in the last month. The increases follow months...
Stocks Hesitate as Inflation Returns Before the Fed
Stocks could be hesitating before a key Federal Reserve announcement on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slid 0.1 percent between Friday, March 8, and Friday, March 15. The index has lost value for two consecutive weeks, which hadn't happened since the current rally began...
Technology & Communication
Is Big Tech Starting 2025 With Bullish Signals?
The Nasdaq-100 may be confirming a breakout as the New Year begins with more strength in AI. The tech-heavy index probed below 21,000 last week before reversing higher. That pullback included tests under its October high, December low and 50-day moving average....
Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs
Twitter is having its best week in six years as its advertising business finally starts to gain traction. Twitter (TWTR) is up 27 percent since Friday, February 5. That makes it the best-performing member of the S&P 500 for the period. It's also the biggest weekly...
Semiconductor Shortage Squeezes Automakers as Chip Demand Surges Like Never Before
A shortage of semiconductors is sweeping the economy as demand for connectivity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies including General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Apple (AAPL) and Enphase Energy (ENPH) have mentioned difficulties obtaining chips...
Forget About Bitcoin and Tesla. This Forgotten Corner of Technology Is Crushing Both
3-D printing stocks are flying as investors see huge growth for a revolutionary new segment of the technology space. 3D Systems (DDD), Stratasys (SSYS), ExOne (XONE) and Voxeljet (VJET) have more than doubled so far this year. The gains broke years of sideways...
Alphabet, PayPal and EBay Spike as Digital Boom Continues: Earnings This Week
Major technology stocks delivered strong results again. This week, Alphabet, PayPal and eBay stood out the most. Alphabet (GOOGL) made the biggest splash, spiking more than 12 percent to new record highs. The search giant benefited from a stay-at-home boom in online...