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Chart of the Day: Target Could Be Breaking a Triangle

Chart of the Day: Target Could Be Breaking a Triangle

Target gapped lower on weak earnings four months ago. Now it may be showing signs of the bearish trend continuing. The main pattern on the retailer is a converging squeeze between the 50-day moving average and the 100-day moving average . This has produced ... For...

Federal Reserve Gives No Sign of Relenting in Battle Against Inflation

Federal Reserve Gives No Sign of Relenting in Battle Against Inflation

The Federal Reserve is giving markets no relief in its battle against inflation. Aside from hiking interest rates by 75 basis points, as expected yesterday, the central bank increased its guidance. Policymakers indicated that their rate will end the year at 4.4...

Stocks Remain Under Pressure Before a Major Federal Reserve Meeting

Stocks Remain Under Pressure Before a Major Federal Reserve Meeting

Stocks remain under pressure as investors brace for another interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 slid 4.8 percent between Friday, September 9, and Friday, September 16. It was the fourth negative week in the last five, and the biggest drop since...

Technical Analysis: Tight Consolidation in Another Clean Energy Stock

Technical Analysis: Tight Consolidation in Another Clean Energy Stock

Clean-energy stocks have been one of the strongest parts of the market lately, and today’s chart focuses on a new battery-tech name: Stem. The first pattern is the quick uptrend in late summer, fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act and strong quarterly results on...

Options Alert: Call Volume Swells in Apple as IPhone 14 Hits the Market

Options Alert: Call Volume Swells in Apple as IPhone 14 Hits the Market

The options activity may be turning bullish in Apple as the smart-phone giant rolls out the iPhone 14. Some 1.1 million call contracts traded in AAPL yesterday. That was the most since the earnings came out in late July, according to TradeStation data. Our analytics...

Chart of the Day: Is It Time to Go Back to the Well in Occidental?

Chart of the Day: Is It Time to Go Back to the Well in Occidental?

Occidental Petroleum is the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 this year, but was the biggest decliner last week. Is the dip an opportunity for the bulls? The first pattern on today's chart is the surge to a new 52-week high in late August. It is one of only 12 S&P...

Stocks Hold Key Support as the Bulls Face a Wall of Worry

Stocks Hold Key Support as the Bulls Face a Wall of Worry

Stocks just held key support as strong economic data overshadowed persistent bearishness. The S&P 500 just had its first positive week in the last four. Ninety-three percent of the index’s members advanced, along with every major sector.

Technical Analysis: ON Semi’s Breakout and Pullback

Technical Analysis: ON Semi’s Breakout and Pullback

ON Semiconductor is one of the few chip stocks to hit new highs this summer. It then pulled back along with the rest of the market, and is now bouncing. The first pattern on today's chart is the falling trendline along the peaks of January, March and June. ON broke...