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Suddenly Lots of Stocks Are Hitting New Highs

Suddenly Lots of Stocks Are Hitting New Highs

More stocks are showing signs of a breakout as the Federal Reserve meets and the S&P 500 jumps above last summer's peak. Forty-three members of the S&P 500 made new 52-week highs on Tuesday, according to TradeStation data. It was the highest total since April...

Here’s a Way to See Price Action More Clearly on the the Apple Chart

Here’s a Way to See Price Action More Clearly on the the Apple Chart

TradeStation's award-winning platform offers countless tools for staying on top of the market. Today we'll consider "ShowMes" on intraday charts. ShowMes are indicators telling you when something happens. They show events like new highs or certain candlestick types....

Looking for Support and Resistance? Price Channels Might Help

Looking for Support and Resistance? Price Channels Might Help

Traders often use support and resistance to get an edge in the stock market. However levels can change as prices move, so today we'll consider a tool that automatically adjusts as trends evolve: price channels. TradeStation's Price Channel indicator tracks recent...

Art of TradeStation: Getting Ready for Earnings Season

Art of TradeStation: Getting Ready for Earnings Season

Earnings season is a key time because it lets the market assess the finances of individual companies and whole industries. Earnings season is also a time of increased volumes and price movements, creating potential opportunities for investors and active traders. While...

Market Internals Could Be Improving. Here’s How to Follow the Trend.

Market Internals Could Be Improving. Here’s How to Follow the Trend.

Some positive trends could be developing beneath the surface of the stock market, according to TradeStation analytics. A growing number of companies in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are above their 200-day moving averages. The change comes despite the indexes...

Art of TradeStation: Go Deeper With Market Breadth

Art of TradeStation: Go Deeper With Market Breadth

Market breadth analyzes the strength of the overall market by showing how stocks are performing in aggregate. It's a kind of technical analysis that looks deeper than the simple price performance of market-cap weighted major indexes like the S&P 500 and...

Art of TradeStation: Candlesticks and Advanced Alerting

Art of TradeStation: Candlesticks and Advanced Alerting

Candlesticks like hammers, dojis and outside bars can help stock traders anticipate changes in direction. TradeStation’s award-winning platform has tools for detecting a wide range of candlesticks and other patterns. Alerts can also be linked to popular studies like...

Trend Following: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pullback

Trend Following: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pullback

Everybody talks about buying the pullback, but sometimes it's easier said than done. Fortunately, TradeStation's desktop and web platforms include several tools for investors looking to follow trends. This information-packed educational video demonstrates how...