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Stocks Rebounded Last Week as Investors Put Rate Fears Behind Them

Stocks Rebounded Last Week as Investors Put Rate Fears Behind Them

Stocks clawed higher last week as investors stopped worrying about high interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent between Friday, September 29, and Friday, October 6. At one point the index was down 1.7 percent, but it rallied sharply on Friday after...

Chart of the Day: Will Crude Oil Run Again?

Chart of the Day: Will Crude Oil Run Again?

Crude-oil futures are having their worst week since March, but some traders might think about buying the pullback. The first pattern on today’s chart is the price area around 83.50. It represented the peak in December and April. It’s also near the spot where ... For...

S&P 500 Struggles Before Payrolls Report: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 Struggles Before Payrolls Report: 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 remains below old support around 4330 Holding above 4200, 200-day MA, with potential for continuation...

Higher Rates Just Gave Stocks Their Worst Month of The Year

Higher Rates Just Gave Stocks Their Worst Month of The Year

Stocks pulled back hard in September as interest rates and oil prices soared. The S&P 500 dropped 4.9 percent last month, its biggest decline since December 2022. About 85 percent of the index's members lost value. Similar to August, energy was the only positive...

Stocks Grope for Support as Yields Jump: Market Trends This Week

Stocks Grope for Support as Yields Jump: 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 forms hammer at lowest level since June 1 Potential support at early-June range, bottom of...

Chart of the Day: Small Caps Are Leading to the Downside

Chart of the Day: Small Caps Are Leading to the Downside

Indexes of big companies like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 neared record highs in July, but not the small cap Russell 2000. Today we’ll use a weekly chart to consider how it’s leading to the downside. The first pattern is the ... For more, please click here to view...

Fed Hammers Stocks to a Key Level as the Quarter Winds Down

Fed Hammers Stocks to a Key Level as the Quarter Winds Down

Stocks are headed for a losing quarter after hawkish policy from the Federal Reserve hammered prices to a key level. The S&P 500 fell 2.9 percent between Friday, September 15, and Friday, September 22. It was the index's third straight losing week and its biggest...

Stocks Make a Lower High as Fed Stays Hawkish: Market Trends This Week

Stocks Make a Lower High as Fed Stays Hawkish: 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 breaks support at 4444 after Fed meeting Two consecutive inside weeks break to the downside...

Stocks Narrow as Traders Expect Fed Pause: Market Trends Today

Stocks Narrow as Traders Expect Fed Pause: Market Trends Today

Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 in neutral range before the Fed Bias may be to upside given: 50% retracement of move from 8/18 through 9/1 More index members above 20-day MA than above 50-day MA Faster MAs mostly above...