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July Starts with a Bang as Tech Breaks Out
by David Russell | Jul 7, 2025
Stocks are beginning the second half with a bang, led by the key technology sector.
Options Alert: Can DoorDash Keep Delivering for the Bulls?
by David Russell | Dec 2, 2022
DoorDash jumped earlier in the week, and one big options trader seems to think the move will continue. Check out this large transaction in the food-delivery company: 25,000 December 35 calls were sold for $22.10.35,000 February 45 calls were purchased at almost the...
Technical Analysis: Hotel Giant Could Be Attempting a Breakout
by David Russell | Dec 1, 2022
Marriott has gone essentially nowhere since the pandemic began almost three years ago. But now the hotel giant could be getting ready to move. The first pattern on today's chart is the tight consolidation over the past three weeks. Notice how MAR has stayed above its...
Stocks Just Did Something For the 1st Time Since Bear Market Began: November Recap
by David Russell | Dec 1, 2022
Stocks just completed back-to-back positive months for the first time in over a year as investors look for the Federal Reserve to slow aggressive interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent in November following an 8 percent surge in October. (The last set of...
Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes
by David Russell | Nov 28, 2022
Stocks are eying key resistance as the market attempts its second straight positive month. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened week between November 18 and November 25. The index is up 4 percent so far in November. If the gains hold through...
Technical Analysis: Potential Uptrend in DexCom
by David Russell | Nov 25, 2022
Diabetes company DexCom has been fighting higher since June, and now it may be interesting to trend followers. The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of bullish gaps last month. The initial rally came after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Market Internals Could Be Improving. Here’s How to Follow the Trend.
by David Russell | Nov 24, 2022
Some positive trends could be developing beneath the surface of the stock market, according to TradeStation analytics. A growing number of companies in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are above their 200-day moving averages. The change comes despite the indexes...
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Options Alert: Two Giant Trades In Uber Technologies
by David Russell | Jul 20, 2023
Uber Technologies has been steadily trending higher, and options traders seem to think the move will continue. Two large transactions appeared in the ride-sharing stock yesterday. Both were bullish, although one involved significant risk and the other was...
Market Gets a Timeline for China Talks, Just in Time for Earnings Season
by David Russell | Sep 27, 2019
Investors just got a timeline for the most important concern facing the market, President Trump's trade war with China. Last night, CNBC reported that Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington on October 10 and 11. Those are the first specific details the talks since...
What You Need to Know as Money Rotates Back to Value Stocks
by David Russell | Sep 26, 2019
A potentially big change tried to continue in the market yesterday. Two weeks ago, a new kind of stocks began to rally: banks, industrials, retailers and small caps. Meanwhile previous outperformers including technology, gold miners and real-estate investment trusts...
Call Buyers Look for a Heavily Traded Chip Stock to Start Running
by David Russell | Sep 24, 2019
Some options traders seem to think one of the market's most active stocks is ready for a rally. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has barely moved for the last month, but a surge of volume yesterday looked for a rally by the end of this week. Traders amassed more than...
Apple’s Releasing New IPhones, But a Lot More Is Happening With the Stock
by David Russell | Sep 10, 2019
Apple is expected to release new iPhones today, but a lot of other things are happening with the tech giant. Wall Street's narrative on the company has shifted toward other initiatives like services and stock buybacks. After all, AAPL's a victim of its own success now...





