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Chart of the Day: Has Coca-Cola Lost its Pop?
by David Russell | Sep 9, 2025
Coca-Cola has gone nowhere for a year, and some traders may see downside risk.
Potential Reversal Patterns After Fed’s Hawkish Pause: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Jun 15, 2023
Downloads are available here. MACD cross days available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Bearish outside day and doji candlestick Potentially overbought, according to Keltner Pullback custom indicator S&P 500 rose for 5...
Suddenly Lots of Stocks Are Hitting New Highs
by David Russell | Jun 14, 2023
More stocks are showing signs of a breakout as the Federal Reserve meets and the S&P 500 jumps above last summer's peak. Forty-three members of the S&P 500 made new 52-week highs on Tuesday, according to TradeStation data. It was the highest total since April...
Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Alphabet
by David Russell | Jun 13, 2023
Alphabet has been on the sidelines since a big rally in May. Is it time for traders to think about more upside? The first pattern on today’s chart is last August’s peak around $122.43. GOOGL chopped on either side of the level for three weeks but has mostly stayed...
Stocks Approach August Highs Amid Talk of a New Bull Market
by David Russell | Jun 12, 2023
Talk of a new bull market is buzzing on Wall Street with the Federal Reserve expected to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, June 2, and Friday, June 9. It was the fourth straight positive week, the index's longest winning...
Buyers Rotate to Cyclicals as Tech Cools Before Fed: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Jun 8, 2023
Downloads are available here. MACD cross days available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 VIX nears February 2020 low Advance/Decline Line rises as breadth catches up S&P 500 potentially overbought above Keltner Channel CME...
Chart of the Day: Carnival Pushes a Key Level
by David Russell | Jun 5, 2023
Carnival has been stuck in the doldrums since last summer, but now some traders may think it’s ready to cruise higher. The first pattern on today’s chart is Friday’s last price of $12.18. While the level was slightly below February’s peak, it was the highest weekly...
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Bears Rejected: Nasdaq Reclaims Leadership on AI, Earnings Growth
by David Russell | May 28, 2024
Strong earnings and optimism about rate cuts seem to be overpowering bearish news in the stock market. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1 percent between Friday, May 17, and Friday, May 24. The index recovered from a sharp drop on Thursday and stayed above its...
Stocks Are Back to This Major Level. Here’s What to Watch Next
by David Russell | Apr 20, 2020
Stocks are back to key levels as the market looks for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression to fade. The S&P 500 rose 3 percent between Friday, April 10, and Friday, April 17. The index closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time since...
Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds
by David Russell | Apr 16, 2020
Earnings season began on a weak note as major banks set aside billions for credit defaults after coronavirus shut down the U.S. economy. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) took more than $19 billion of combined loan-loss...
Amazon.com Tries to Rejoin the Trillion Dollar Club as FANG Lags
by David Russell | Apr 7, 2020
Amazon.com is trying to regain an elite status it lost because of coronavirus: a trillion-dollar market capitalization. The e-commerce giant briefly reached that valuation in January after a strong earnings report. It proceeded to drop as much as 26 percent as...
Tesla’s Turnaround Continues as Bulls Target Safety Plays in the Stock Market
by David Russell | Apr 3, 2020
While coronavirus hammered most stocks in the first quarter, a few began the second quarter on a strong footing. Tesla (TSLA) is one of them. The electric-car maker just reported deliveries of 88,4000 vehicles, more than 10 percent above forecasts. The total included...




