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Options Traders May Think Carnival Will Keep Sailing Higher

Options Traders May Think Carnival Will Keep Sailing Higher

Carnival is the top-performing member of the S&P 500 in June, and one big options trader may think it will keep sailing over the summer. Check out this unusual options activity yesterday in the cruise-ship operator: 20,000 August 16 calls traded for $0.83. 20,000...

Stocks Pause as Summer Begins and Central Banks Talk Tough on Inflation

Stocks Pause as Summer Begins and Central Banks Talk Tough on Inflation

Stocks began the summer with a pause as central bankers around the world vowed to crush inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 16, and Friday, June 23. It was the first drop after five positive weeks in a row....

Tech Pauses as Investors Rotate to Cyclicals: Market Trends This Week

Tech Pauses as Investors Rotate to Cyclicals: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. MACD cross days available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 forming inside bar after large bullish weekly candle VIX falls below February 2020 low Breadth potentially widens as...

Is the Fed Almost Done? Stocks Break Out On Hopes of a Soft Landing

Is the Fed Almost Done? Stocks Break Out On Hopes of a Soft Landing

Stocks jumped to a 13-month high as investors hoped the Federal Reserve is almost done hiking interest rates. The S&P 500 rallied above its peak from last August, gaining 2.6 percent between Friday, June 9, and Friday, June 16. The technology-heavy Nasdaq-100...

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...

Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Alphabet

Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Alphabet

Alphabet has been on the sidelines since a big rally in May. Is it time for traders to think about more upside? The first pattern on today’s chart is last August’s peak around $122.43. GOOGL chopped on either side of the level for three weeks but has mostly stayed...

Stocks Approach August Highs Amid Talk of a New Bull Market

Stocks Approach August Highs Amid Talk of a New Bull Market

Talk of a new bull market is buzzing on Wall Street with the Federal Reserve expected to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, June 2, and Friday, June 9. It was the fourth straight positive week, the index's longest winning...