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S&P 500 Holds Channel, Reclaims 5,000: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 Holds Channel, Reclaims 5,000: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index holds recent channel, weekly low from 2/5 Wilder's RSI remains near overbought Prices hold rising...

S&P 500 in Tight Channel Near 5,000: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 in Tight Channel Near 5,000: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index forming potential ascending channel since mid-January. Making higher lows above previous peak from...

Stocks Dive From Overbought as Fed Downplays March: Market Trends

Stocks Dive From Overbought as Fed Downplays March: Market Trends

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index -1.6% yesterday, biggest drop since September 21. Potential levels: 4800 (weekly peaks in December,...

Will Stocks Pause Near Highs Before Fed? Market Trends This Week

Will Stocks Pause Near Highs Before Fed? Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rises five straight days to test 4900. Price above Keltner Channel and near top of drawn...

Stocks in Channel Near Old Highs: Market Trends This Week

Stocks in Channel Near Old Highs: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds tight range 1.6% from record high Friday's last price was the index's highest weekly...

Stocks Near Record Levels as Earnings Begin: Market Trends This Week

Stocks Near Record Levels as Earnings Begin: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds December 20 low, ended Wednesday 1% from record high 1/5 low near 50% retracement of December...

Strategies for Managing Risk With Options

Strategies for Managing Risk With Options

Options can be risky because they're complex and typically expire worthless. However they can also help investors limit risk when used correctly. This post will consider four strategies that can reduce losses and enhance gains for ordinary investors. Bullish Call...

Understanding and Managing Sector Risk in Your Portfolio

Understanding and Managing Sector Risk in Your Portfolio

Investors face many potential risks in the stock market. Today we'll focus on the important issue of sector risk. Sectors are broad categories of companies like technology, health care and financials. Because their businesses are often similar, companies in the same...