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Traders Face Choices After Pullbacks in Big Tech
Tesla, Nvidia and Palantir may be stabilizing after a bout of volatility, and active traders face big choices.
Stocks Cross Historic Level on Strong Earnings, Economic Data
Stocks continue their advance into record territory as earnings beat estimates and recession fears melt away. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent between Friday, February 2, and Friday, February 9. It was the 14th gain in the last 15 weeks, and the fifth consecutive...
S&P 500 in Tight Channel Near 5,000: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index forming potential ascending channel since mid-January. Making higher lows above previous peak from...
Microsoft and Toyota Break Out as Apple and Tesla Stall
Apple and Tesla have been two of the best performing large stocks for years. But now they may be falling behind two major rivals: Microsoft and Toyota Motor. The charts below demonstrate how AAPL and TSLA remain trapped under recent highs, while MSFT and TM have...
Quadruple Witching Dates for 2024: How Can They Impact Stock and Futures Trading?
What Is Quad Witching? Quadruple witching is an event in financial markets when four different sets of futures and options expire on the same day. Futures and options are derivatives, linked to underlying stock prices. When derivatives expire, traders must close...
Earnings Surprises, Strong Economy Push Stocks to Another Record High
Stocks keep hitting new highs as strong megacap earnings and an accelerating economy draw money from the sidelines. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent between Friday, January 26, and Friday, February 2. It was the index's fourth straight positive week, continuing its...
Stocks Dive From Overbought as Fed Downplays March: Market Trends
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index -1.6% yesterday, biggest drop since September 21. Potential levels: 4800 (weekly peaks in December,...
Technology & Communication
Chips Push Higher Before Big Tech Earnings
Fourth-quarter earnings season has begun. Financials were the first major sector to report and the agenda will soon turn to large technology companies like Microsoft and Apple. This article will cover some key dates and recent news on these major growth stocks. It...
Facebook and Alphabet Get Advertising Boost, Apple Has IPhone Angst: Earnings This Week
Earnings were pretty good for big technology companies like Apple. But are they good enough to overcome jitters about the pandemic and Presidential Election? We're finishing the busiest and most important week of earnings season. The five most-valuable U.S. companies...
Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook
It's a huge day for the Nasdaq-100, with some of the biggest and most important stocks issuing results. Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL), three of the market's four companies worth at least $1 trillion, report earnings this afternoon. Facebook...
FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level
Stocks are holding key support as a major week of news begins. All four of the market's trillion dollar companies will report earnings: Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL). We'll also get the first reading on last quarter's gross...
Tesla Could Run out of Money, But Snap’s Breaking Out: Earnings This Week
Tesla just reported its "best quarter ever," but investors are afraid it might still run out of money. The electric-car maker earned $0.76 a share on a record $8.77 billion of revenue. Both numbers beat estimates and marked a fifth straight quarter of profitability....