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Key Things to Know as Gold and Silver Hit New Highs
Gold and silver have led stocks by a wide margin in 2025. Here are some key trading products to know as the yellow metal crosses $4,000 for the first time and nears the end of its best year in decades.
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...
The Stock Market Is Tightening Into a Range as Traders Wait for More Fed News
Stocks are squeezing into a tight range as investors weigh the risks of inflation and more interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, February 10, and Friday, February 17. It was the index's second straight negative week after hitting a...
Is Tesla Overvalued? Check Out These Stunning Comparisons to GM and Ford
Tesla is one of the market's most active companies for stock and options traders. It could also look most expensive by various measures, but is it overvalued? This article will address the question by comparing Elon Musk’s company with other major car makers. It...
Technology & Communication
Bears Rejected: Nasdaq Reclaims Leadership on AI, Earnings Growth
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...
Roku and Tesla Dominate Activity: November at TradeStation
A pair of heavily traded technology stocks dominated activity at TradeStation this month amid a flurry of news. Streaming-video stock Roku (ROKU) was the busiest symbol across our accounts, eclipsing even the market-tracking SPDR S&P 500 fund (SPY) and Apple...
Call Buyers Target a Pair of Obscure Technology Stocks After Quarterly Results
Options traders seem to think two obscure technology stocks are poised for rallies. They first targeted Pinduoduo (PDD), amassing about 15,000 December 39 calls in the Chinese e-commerce firm. Most of the blocks crossed the tape for $0.60 to $0.80. Bottomline...
FANG Gets Disrupted as the Dow Strikes Back
Two major "FANG" stocks are getting disrupted as members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average take business back into their own hands. First, Nike (NKE) announced it will stop selling merchandise on Amazon.com (AMZN). Second, Walt Disney's (DIS) new Disney+ service got...
Are You Ready? November 2019 Is a Huge Month for Streaming Media
A whole new world of digital media is starting this month, thanks to some of the biggest companies in the world. Two new online video services with the potential to reach hundreds of millions -- if not billions -- of viewers just launched. In coming seeks, two giant...