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Chart of the Day: Is This Chip Stock Rolling Over?

Chart of the Day: Is This Chip Stock Rolling Over?

Advanced Micro Devices has bounced sharply from its early-July lows, but some patterns could be pointing lower for the chip stock. The first pattern on today’s chart is the descending parallel channel that’s been in effect most of the year. AMD’s latest highs...

Stocks Tumble as Fed’s Powell Promises to Crush Inflation

Stocks Tumble as Fed’s Powell Promises to Crush Inflation

Stocks fell again last week as the Federal Reserve emphasized its plans to crush inflation with higher interest rates. "Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned investors on Friday morning. He...

Stocks Pause as Investors Brace for the Fed to Stay Hawkish

Stocks Pause as Investors Brace for the Fed to Stay Hawkish

Stocks are pausing as investors brace for potentially hawkish news from the Federal Reserve this week. The S&P 500 fell 1.2 percent between Friday, August 12, and Friday, August 19. It was the first drop in the last five weeks as the index stalled at a resistance...

Chart of the Day: Does Tesla Need to Recharge its Batteries?

Chart of the Day: Does Tesla Need to Recharge its Batteries?

Tesla rallied more than 50 percent from its lows of the year through earlier this week. But now it may be running out of juice. The main pattern on today's chart is the price area around $939. It was the opening price on May 5 before TSLA knifed under its 200-day...

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...