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We hope everyone’s having a great holiday season. Activity is quiet in this week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. So it’s a good time to review the dramatic events of 2023. Keep reading Market Insights and following TradeStation on social media in the new year to stay on top of key trends in financial market.
January 9: Stocks began the New Year with gains as investors saw the potential for inflation to ease without a recession. The theme would return with more confidence in November. Read more.
January 17: Price action in the stock market oddly resembled the beginning of last year’s bear market — but in the opposite direction. This story identified those key patterns that appeared early in the S&P 500. Read more.
January 31: The Crypto Fear & Greed Index showed sentiment improve sharply. Bitcoin continued higher throughout the year as supply remained tight and investors anticipated lower interest rates. Read more.
March 20: In a Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr. Hyde moment, investors looked past banking failures and piled into technology stocks with exposure to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Read more.
May 11: The latest numbers showed inflation falling below the Federal Reserve’s target rate for the first time in almost eight years. Market Insights covered how policymakers would pause rate hikes in response. Read more.
May 30: Nvidia stunned Wall Street by guiding revenue far above consensus thanks to AI demand. Other technology stocks like Advanced Micro and Broadcom also rallied. Read more.
October 17: Despite increased tensions in the Middle East and a big rally in the third quarter, increased supply threatened the fundamentals of energy. Market Insights anticipated a bearish turn few saw at the time. Read more.
November 15: The S&P 500 jumped above a key trendline as inflation unexpectedly hit zero. Read more.
November 27: Cboe’s Volatility Index returned to levels from early 2020 as the market saw conditions returning to normal following years of turmoil. Read more.
December 11: Homebuilders jumped to new all-time highs amid optimism about inflation and interest rates. It was the latest sign of spreading confidence the economic backdrop. Read more.
December 18: The Fed increased its estimate of rate cuts in 2024, acknowledging success in its battle against inflation. Stocks clawed toward record levels. A soft landing? Read more.
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Merck has struggled for most of the year, and now some traders may look for another push to the downside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of higher lows from mid-November through early last week. MRK has dropped below that line, which may be viewed as...
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