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TITAN X Has Arrived. Matrix Will Never Be the Same
by David Russell | Jan 6, 2026
The next generation of our award-winning platform has arrived, with powerful new tools and functionality.
Range Could Be Forming After Big Events: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Feb 22, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index is potentially forming range between 4918 and 5030 Rising trend line potentially broken Shooting star on...
Stocks Pause as Earnings Pass and Inflation Rises
by David Russell | Feb 20, 2024
Stocks just paused as a blistering earnings season nears its conclusion. The S&P 500 slid 0.4 percent between Friday, February 2, and Friday, February 9. It was only the second decline in the last 16 weeks, according to TradeStation data. Technology led to the...
Chart of the Day: Will Goldman Sachs Get Going?
by David Russell | Feb 16, 2024
Goldman Sachs has gone nowhere for two months, but some traders may look for that to change. The first pattern on today’s chart is the $374 level. It was a weekly closing price from January 2023 that GS remained below through late December. The stock rallied above it...
S&P 500 Holds Channel, Reclaims 5,000: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Feb 15, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index holds recent channel, weekly low from 2/5 Wilder's RSI remains near overbought Prices hold rising...
Stocks Cross Historic Level on Strong Earnings, Economic Data
by David Russell | Feb 12, 2024
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
by David Russell | Feb 8, 2024
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...
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Options Alert: Nvidia Reports Earnings Tonight
by David Russell | Feb 26, 2025
Nvidia reports earnings this afternoon, which could trigger countless trades across the options market. The AI chip giant is the second-busiest options underlier, trailing only the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). That can help traders position for upside, downside or...
Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook
by David Russell | Oct 29, 2020
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
by David Russell | Oct 26, 2020
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
by David Russell | Oct 23, 2020
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....
Facebook or Alibaba? Next Week Could Bring the Market’s Next Trillion Dollar Company
by David Russell | Oct 22, 2020
Facebook or Alibaba. One -- or both -- of the tech giants could become the market's next trillion dollar company next week. Facebook (FB), the world's top social media platform and fifth busiest website in the world, reports earnings. It's jumped the last two...



