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Rotation Continues as Nvidia Beats Again: Market Trends This Week

Rotation Continues as Nvidia Beats Again: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 9/9. (Next Market Trends will be Thursday, 9/12) Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds 5560 price area...

Key Options Knowledge: Time, Volatility and Different Kinds of Value

Key Options Knowledge: Time, Volatility and Different Kinds of Value

Options confuse a lot of investors because several factors impact their value. Unlike stocks, they don’t just go up and down based on supply and demand. This post will explain three of the most important concepts you need to get started: time, volatility and intrinsic...

Measuring Relative Performance Using Multi-Data Charts

Measuring Relative Performance Using Multi-Data Charts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDhlcVDi93A&ab_channel=TradeStation Multi-data charts can be a value tool for active traders looking to gain a decisive edge in the markets. Whether you’re comparing relative performance, analyzing correlations, or performing a...

Volatility’s Historic Rise and Fall: Market Trends This Week

Volatility’s Historic Rise and Fall: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register here for our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 8/26. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds above 8/1 high, is now +1.8% in August Advance/Decline Line...

Could Sentiment Finally Turn? Market Trends This Week

Could Sentiment Finally Turn? Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 8/12. (Time now at at 2 p.m. ET.) Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rebounds to 50-day MA, erasing more than 50% of...

How Long Will the Volatility Last? Market Trends This Week

How Long Will the Volatility Last? Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 8/12. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 down for 4th straight week, longest negative streak since...

Platform Lesson: How Big Was Thursday’s Sharp Move?

Platform Lesson: How Big Was Thursday’s Sharp Move?

The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent yesterday, but in some ways the move was much bigger than that. The chart below includes two custom indicators highlighting the size of a symbol's move. Both show that Thursday's drop was the most dramatic in over a year. (They're...

Megacaps vs. Small Caps: Market Trends This Week

Megacaps vs. Small Caps: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 8/5. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds 50-day moving average New record high for advance / decline line...