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Options Strategies for Earnings Season and Other Events

Options Strategies for Earnings Season and Other Events

Quarterly earnings and other important events have the potential to trigger sudden moves in stock prices. Call and put options can help investors manage the risk of these catalysts by positioning for directional moves or hedging against declines. Key strategies...

Stocks Test Support as Blue Chips Take Leadership From Big Tech

Stocks Test Support as Blue Chips Take Leadership From Big Tech

Stocks are testing support as the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average takes leadership from newer technology companies. The 138-year-old benchmark rose 0.7 percent between Friday, August 4, and Friday, August 11. The Nasdaq-100, on the other hand, fell 1.4 percent....

Tech Languishes Before CPI: Market Trends This Week

Tech Languishes Before CPI: 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 trying to hold 7/12 closing price. Momentum weakens as 10-day MA falls but longer-term...

Stocks Fall on U.S. Downgrade as a New Month Begins

Stocks Fall on U.S. Downgrade as a New Month Begins

Stocks began August to the downside as big earnings passed and Fitch Ratings downgraded the sovereign debt of the United States. The S&P 500 fell 2.3 percent between Friday, July 28, and Friday, August 4. It was the index's biggest decline since March, and its...

Chart of the Day: Alphabet Pulls Back After Earnings Rally

Chart of the Day: Alphabet Pulls Back After Earnings Rally

Alphabet jumped to a new 52-week high on strong results last week. Now it may be giving trend followers a potential opportunity. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bullish gap on July 26 after revenue beat estimates and its Cloud business surprised to the...

Stocks Keep Climbing: Has ‘Goldilocks’ Arrived?

Stocks Keep Climbing: Has ‘Goldilocks’ Arrived?

Stocks keep rising as lower inflation, accelerating growth and strong earnings create a potential "Goldilocks" scenario. The S&P 500 rose 1 between Friday, July 21, and Friday, July 28. It was the third straight weekly advance, placing the index at its highest...

Market Stair-Steps Higher as Fed Passes: Market Trends This Week

Market Stair-Steps Higher as Fed Passes: 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 another tight range near 52-week high July 20 low held July 14 high as resistance becomes...

Blue Chips Break Out as Traders Pivot Before the Fed

Blue Chips Break Out as Traders Pivot Before the Fed

Blue chips are breaking out as investors pivot from growth stocks to value. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, July 14, and Friday, July 21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the big mover, jumping to a new 52-week high. Its 2.1 percent gain...

Options Alert: Two Giant Trades In Uber Technologies

Options Alert: Two Giant Trades In Uber Technologies

Uber Technologies has been steadily trending higher, and options traders seem to think the move will continue. Two large transactions appeared in the ride-sharing stock yesterday. Both were bullish, although one involved significant risk and the other was...