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Markets Brace for Inflation as Slowdown Takes Hold
Investors are hoping for rate cuts, and inflation numbers are the key events to watch this week.
Are Buyers Pivoting Away From Tech as Stocks Break Out?
Investors may be pivoting to old-economy stocks as a new month begins and the market continues higher. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, May 26, and Friday, June 2. The broad index outperformed the technology-heavy...
Semiconductors Led Tech Higher in May as Earnings Beat and Inflation Slowed
Stocks rose for a third month in May, fueled by an explosive rally in chipmakers and artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 briefly dipped below its April low but quickly rebounded to end the month up 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq-100 surged 8 percent, its third monthly...
Stocks Fight Higher as Nvidia Drives Artificial Intelligence Rally on the Nasdaq
Stocks keep rising as artificial intelligence revives interest in technology and growth stocks. Last week's big mover was AI leader Nvidia. The semiconductor giant jumped 25 percent after forecasting revenue far above consensus estimates. It closed at a record high...
Positives Build Amid Debt Ceiling Wait: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds middle of 4050-4187 range Debt ceiling may increasingly overshadow technicals into June 1 Potential support at 50-day MA at 4090 20 level on VIX is...
Chart of the Day: Micron Pulls Back After Breaking Out
Semiconductor stocks have been moving lately. Today’s chart focuses on memory-chip producer Micron Technology. The first pattern to consider is the level around $64.30. MU peaked near this price in November, January, March and April. A breakout followed in mid-May...
Stocks Challenge Highs as Bulls Wait for Debt Ceiling Progress
Stocks are challenging their highs for the year as investors wait for Congress to raise the national debt limit. The S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent between Friday, May 12, and Friday, May 19. It was the biggest gain in the last seven weeks as the index reached its...
Technology & Communication
These AI Stocks Could Be Active With Nvidia Earnings Later Today
Nvidia releases earnings today, and it could impact other stocks in the AI space. While per-share earnings are expected to increase about 8 percent from the previous quarter, attention could focus on demand trends. Some investors have worried that the planned launch...
Netflix Approaches New Highs as Volatility Fades; Oil Keeps Sliding
Markets bounced again yesterday as investors begin to see light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel. There's no shortage of headlines. So we used TradeStation's award-winning platform to analyze the trends. Here are a few items that stood out. Netflix Is Streaming...
Are Tesla and Advanced Micro on Your List as the Market Bounces?
Is the coronavirus selloff finally ending? That was the hope this morning as Congress prepares a multi-trillion dollar bailout for the economy. The problem with huge rallies like today is that some of the biggest gainers are little more than dead-cat bounces....
Tesla Retraces Epic Surge as Safety Plays Try to Lead a Bounce
Markets remain very active as investors try to assess the damage from coronavirus. There's no shortage of headlines as forecasters and politicians brace for an economic slowdown. With so much going on, we wanted to focus in on three stories that might be of most use...
Here Are the Ways Coronavirus Is Quietly Remaking the Stock Market
Coronavirus isn't just unleashing historic volatility in the stock market. The outbreak may also reshape the face of investing for years into the future. Many old-economy stocks are dwindling in value as a new flock of technology firms rise. In most cases, the trends...