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Stocks Hold Key Levels as Breadth Recovers
New 52-week highs are outnumbering new lows again.
Markets Feeling Dovish Before the Fed: 5 Key Charts Right Now
Financial markets seem be increasing their dovish views with three major economic events in the next week. The charts and news events below paint a picture of slowing economic growth and inflation. That's making investors think the Federal Reserve will skip a rate...
Chart of the Day: More Downside in Energy ETF?
Energy was the only the only major sector to fall last month. Is there more downside risk? The first pattern on today's chart of the SPDR Select Sector Energy Fund is the November 6 close of $85.70. XLE ... For more, please click here to view the...
Megacaps Lag as Stocks Keep Rising. Has the Great Rotation Begun?
Money is streaming into abandoned corners of the stock market as yearend approaches. Are investors finally shifting away from megacap growth names like Apple and Microsoft? The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent between Friday, November 24, and Friday, December 1. It was...
Stocks Jumped in November as Sentiment Quickly Turned Bullish
Stocks ripped higher in November as extreme pessimism morphed into confidence about interest rates and inflation. The S&P 500 surged 8.9 percent between October 31 and November 30, its biggest monthly gain since July 2022. The index is back near peaks from the...
Will Inflation Hit 0% Again in November? Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 challenges trendline along yearly peaks. Index on pace for monthly gain of about 9% Retail money market funds have $1.686...
Nvidia Is Sitting Quietly After Another Strong Report
Nvidia is the only member of the S&P 500 that's tripled this year. Now it's stuck near record highs as traders enter the home stretch into 2024. This chart highlights some a few patterns on the semiconductor giant. First, notice how prices have shown signs of...
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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...
Are Apple and Tim Cook About to Copy Amazon Prime?
Apple is trying to shift from gadgets to services. Tomorrow could mark a big step in that evolution. The technology giant is apparently developing "Apple One" as bundled set of services like Amazon Prime. Details could emerge as early as 1 pm ET at Tuesday's "Apple...
Tesla Leads a Rebound in the Nasdaq as Buyers Defend Key Levels
Buy the dip. Buy the dip. Buy the dip. That was the mantra on Wall Street today. The Nasdaq-100 surged 3 percent, its biggest one-day gain since April 29. Tesla (TSLA), one of the most traded stocks in the entire market, led the bounce. Elon Musk's electric-vehicle...
Four Risks Face the Nasdaq After Technology Skidded Lower Last Week
Technology stocks just had their worst week since March as Apple and Tesla skidded lower. More risks could be on the horizon. The Nasdaq-100 fell 3.1 percent between Friday, August 28, and Friday, September 4. The SPDR Technology ETF (XLK) declined 4.1 percent. Both...
Tesla Denied! Meet the Companies That Beat Elon Musk to the S&P 500
One of the biggest events expected by investors didn't happen. Tesla wasn't added to the S&P 500. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced changes to the most important index on Friday afternoon. Three relatively small companies with a combined market capitalization of...