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Key Options Knowledge: Time, Volatility and Different Kinds of Value
Options confuse a lot of investors because several factors impact their value. Unlike stocks, they don’t just go up and down based on supply and demand. This post will explain three of the most important concepts you need to get started: time, volatility and intrinsic...
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,...
Is Good News Priced In For Now? January Ends On a Weak Note
Stocks rose for a third straight month in January, but some investors may worry most of the good news is priced in for now. The S&P 500 advanced 1.6 percent between December 29 and January 31. At one point it was up as much as 3.4 percent, but fell sharply to end...
Technology & Communication
Tech: Smaller Names Break Out as the ‘Big 3’ Lag
Technology is the worst-performing sector this year. A lot of the weakness is at the top, but some smaller names are breaking out. Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are the three biggest technology stocks, accounting for more than 40 percent of the...
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....
Facebook or Alibaba? Next Week Could Bring the Market’s Next Trillion Dollar Company
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...
Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings
After weeks of going nowhere, Tesla is starting to move before its quarterly results. The electric-car maker rallied more than 70 percent in August, followed by a sideway triangle pattern in September. Yesterday, it pushed near the top of its range. Are investors...
Why Apple’s Expected IPhone Release Today Could Be Huge
5G networking, bigger screens, a new upgrade cycle. Those are some reasons Apple's product launch today could be huge. Tim Cook, CEO of the world's most valuable company, is expected to unveil four new versions of the iPhone 12 at 1pm ET today. Prices will reportedly...