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Big Tech Earnings Begin Tonight
Second-quarter earnings season has begun with technology leading the stock market to new highs. Companies like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) have rallied more than 15 percent in the last month as investors look for more AI growth. Most of these major...
Stocks Bounce as Investors Focus on Stronger Economic Growth
Stocks are bouncing at potential support as investors focus on stronger global growth. The S&P 500 rose 1.9 percent between Friday, February 24, and Friday, March 3. It was the index's first gain in the last four weeks. Cyclical sectors like materials and...
Cyclicals Take the Lead as China Reopens: Market Trends This Week
Downloads available here. New additions: MT Price Channels (workspace)DISTANCE FROM MA (indicator)MA STREAK (indicator) Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to holds 200-day MA and Jan. 25 lowLower highs create potential...
Chart of the Day: Exxon Mobil Has Pulled Back
Exxon Mobil has steadily advanced for more than a year, and its current pullback may interest trend followers. The first pattern on today’s chart is $104.76, XOM’s previous all-time high from 2014. Notice how this level was ... For more,...
Stocks Tumble as Inflation Worries Surge Back to Wall Street
What if inflation isn't defeated as hoped? That was the big fear on Wall Street last week. The S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 24. It was the biggest weekly drop since early December, returning...
S&P 500 Pulls Back to the 50-day MA: Market Trends This Week
Downloads available here and here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 pulls back to 50-day MA.Prices have retraced half their move off December lows.S&P 500 holding bottom of Keltner Channel.Potential for...
What Are the Top Contracts for Futures Traders?
(This post was updated March 20, 2023.) Futures are derivatives that track products like the S&P 500, crude oil, Treasury bonds and gold. Traders use futures to position for rallies and drops, with the ability to place orders most times of the day. These extended...
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Chart of the Day: Potential Uptrend in DraftKings
DraftKings spent four months digesting a strong first half. Now after a rally and pullback, traders may see more upside in the sports-betting stock. The first pattern on today's chart is the August peak of $34.49. Strong earnings propelled DKNG through that level in...
Netflix, P&G Teeter as Competition Grows: Earnings This Week
The last week of earnings showed increased competition hurting big companies like Netflix. The streaming-video giant added just 550,000 subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, about 39,000 less than expected. That confirmed worries about viewers shifting to new services...
Are Bulls Coming Back to Ride-Sharing Stocks like Uber and Lyft?
Ride-sharing stocks like Uber and Lyft struggled after IPOs last year. Yesterday, the bulls seemed to think both have turned a corner. UBER shot to a five-month high after Morgan Stanley said core profitability was improving and management shed a money-losing Indian...
Big Banks Announce Strong Results as Earnings Season Begins
Earnings season is off to another strong start, thanks to big banks and financials. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) all reported strong quarters. A combination of banking, trading and investment management drove the...
This Social Media Upstart Just Got a Lot of Attention in the Options Market
Suddenly the bulls are logging into Pinterest. The social-media upstart had record call volume yesterday as options traders positioned for a potential move higher. The activity came after a report showed growing user traffic. PINS' user base rose 9 percent to 82.4...