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Health Care Leads New Highs as the Stock Market Recovers

Health Care Leads New Highs as the Stock Market Recovers

Something new happened in the stock market yesterday following a month of steady gains: some names are breaking out. Twenty three members of the S&P 500 made new 52-week highs on Monday. That was the most since April 21, according to TradeStation data. Six of...

Has Inflation Passed Away? Stocks Keep Climbing as Price Gains Slow

Has Inflation Passed Away? Stocks Keep Climbing as Price Gains Slow

Stocks just had their longest winning streak of the year as inflation cooled and investors plowed cash back into the market. The S&P 500 rose 3.3 percent between Friday, August 5, and Friday, August 12. It was the index's fourth straight weekly gain, its longest...

Technical Analysis: Netflix Shares Are Inching Toward a Big Price Gap

Technical Analysis: Netflix Shares Are Inching Toward a Big Price Gap

Does anyone remember Netflix? After losing three-quarters of its value between November and May, the streaming-video stock may be trying to claw its way back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bearish price gap on April 20 after the business unexpectedly lost...

Videogame Slowdown Is the Latest Negative to Hit Semiconductor Stocks

Videogame Slowdown Is the Latest Negative to Hit Semiconductor Stocks

Nvidia fell sharply after cutting guidance yesterday, the latest bearish headline facing the semiconductor industry. "Our gaming product sell-through projections declined significantly," CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement preannouncing weak results for the fiscal...

Options Alert: Big Investor Adjusts Upside Trade In Ford Motor

Options Alert: Big Investor Adjusts Upside Trade In Ford Motor

Ford Motor has jumped as its business roars back to life, and one options trader is giving the automaker more room to run. Check out this unusual options activity in F this morning: Some 20,000 August 16 calls were purchased for $0.25 against open interest of 68,700...

Technical Analysis: Exxon Mobil Could Be Stalling

Technical Analysis: Exxon Mobil Could Be Stalling

Energy stocks have dominated the market this year, but now the biggest of the bunch is showing signs of weakness: Exxon Mobil. The first pattern on today’s chart is the jump following strong quarterly results on July 29. While that may have been impressive, it soon...

Where’s the Fear? VIX Keeps Sliding as Big Events Fail to Lift Volatility

Where’s the Fear? VIX Keeps Sliding as Big Events Fail to Lift Volatility

Cboe's "fear index" hasn't been showing a lot of panic lately. The Volatility Index ($VIX.X) declined steadily between mid-June and late July. That six-week slide was the longest negative streak since late 2019, according to TradeStation data. It's up slightly this...