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New Chapter in AI Boom Revives Megacaps
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 12/16. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 approaches 6,100 after holding last week's low RSI near overbought is potentially...
Using Fibonacci Retracements on TradeStation
Stock prices usually zig and zag instead of moving in a straight line. Today we'll explore Fibonacci retracements, a popular tool for navigating ups and downs in stock and futures markets. The Fibonacci ("Fib") tool is a drawing instrument on TradeStation's charts...
Stock Picking Returns as Calm Sweeps the Market
Stock picking could be making a comeback as volatility falls and attention shifts from interest rates to individual growth stories. The S&P 500 rose 1 percent between Friday, November 29, and Friday, December 6. It was the third straight positive week,...
Crypto Stocks Jump with Bitcoin in New Bull Market
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have entered a new bull market with Donald Trump returning to the White House and investors diversifying into new assets. Digital assets have a combined value of about $3.5 trillion, according to data from TradingView. It's up more than...
Chart of the Day: Is Nvidia’s Next Leg Coming?
Nvidia has been mostly quiet since the summer, but some traders may think another move to the upside is coming. The first pattern on today’s chart is the August high of $131.26. NVDA broke above this level in the first of October and then pulled back to test it in...
Options Alert: Call Volume Spikes in Social Media Stock
Social-media company Snap has been trying to rebound from a summer selloff, and options traders may expect further gains. Heavy volume was detected yesterday in the 6-December 12.50 calls, with early blocks fetching for $0.24 to $0.30. Premiums more than doubled to...
‘Trump Stocks’ Jump in Biggest Rally of the Year
Stocks set new records in November after electoral wins by Donald Trump and the Republicans spurred hopes for deregulation and tax cuts. The S&P 500 rose 5.7 percent between Thursday, October 31, and Friday, November 29. It was the biggest monthly gain in a year,...
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: Is Nvidia’s Next Leg Coming?
Nvidia has been mostly quiet since the summer, but some traders may think another move to the upside is coming. The first pattern on today’s chart is the August high of $131.26. NVDA broke above this level in the first of October and then pulled back to test it in...
Options Alert: Call Volume Spikes in Social Media Stock
Social-media company Snap has been trying to rebound from a summer selloff, and options traders may expect further gains. Heavy volume was detected yesterday in the 6-December 12.50 calls, with early blocks fetching for $0.24 to $0.30. Premiums more than doubled to...
Chart of the Day: Is Verizon Weak in a Strong Market?
The S&P 500 just had its biggest weekly rally in a year, but Verizon Communications didn’t participate. Are the bears moving in? The first pattern on today’s chart is the trio of drops following the last three quarterly reports. Those may reflect ... For more,...
Large Options Trade Appears in Coinbase as Bitcoin Rallies
Bitcoin is flirting with record highs and the options are getting active in Coinbase before its quarterly results. Check out this large transaction yesterday in the cryptocurrency exchange: Some 35,215 December 190 calls traded for an average price of $44.87. Matching...
Chart of the Day: JD.com Jumped. Will it Jump More?
JD.com jumped recently, and some traders may see potential for further upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the dramatic rally between September 20 and October 7. The Chinese e-commerce company has shown signs of stabilizing above a 50 percent retracement of...