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Growth Comeback? Nasdaq Surged Last Week Amid Banking Scares

Growth Comeback? Nasdaq Surged Last Week Amid Banking Scares

Stocks face a confusing mix of positives and negatives, but the biggest story could be an unexpected surge in the Nasdaq-100. The technology-heavy index rallied 5.8 percent between Friday, March 10, and Friday March 17. In absolute terms, it was the biggest weekly...

Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation in Semiconductor Equipment Stock

Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation in Semiconductor Equipment Stock

Semiconductors have outperformed lately as investors get excited about demand from artificial intelligence (AI). Today’s chart considers equipment supplier Lam Research . The first pattern is the rising 50-day simple moving average. LRCX has consolidated in a tight...

Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride

Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride

Stocks are making wild moves as investors pivot from worries about rate hikes to bank failures. The S&P 500 dropped 4.5 percent between Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since mid-September. Ninety seven percent of of the...

Semiconductors Defy Rate-Hike Fears: Market Trends This Week

Semiconductors Defy Rate-Hike Fears: Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here and here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to stabilize above trendlinesPrices neither overbought nor oversold. Volatility remains historically low.Calm before a bearish storm?Downward...

Stocks Bounce as Investors Focus on Stronger Economic Growth

Stocks Bounce as Investors Focus on Stronger Economic Growth

Stocks are bouncing at potential support as investors focus on stronger global growth. The S&P 500 rose 1.9 percent between Friday, February 24, and Friday, March 3. It was the index's first gain in the last four weeks. Cyclical sectors like materials and...

Cyclicals Take the Lead as China Reopens: Market Trends This Week

Cyclicals Take the Lead as China Reopens: Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here. New additions: MT Price Channels (workspace)DISTANCE FROM MA (indicator)MA STREAK (indicator) Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to holds 200-day MA and Jan. 25 lowLower highs create potential...

Chart of the Day: Exxon Mobil Has Pulled Back

Chart of the Day: Exxon Mobil Has Pulled Back

Exxon Mobil has steadily advanced for more than a year, and its current pullback may interest trend followers. The first pattern on today’s chart is $104.76, XOM’s previous all-time high from 2014. Notice how this level was ... For more,...

Stocks Tumble as Inflation Worries Surge Back to Wall Street

Stocks Tumble as Inflation Worries Surge Back to Wall Street

What if inflation isn't defeated as hoped? That was the big fear on Wall Street last week. The S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 24. It was the biggest weekly drop since early December, returning...