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Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom

Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom

Housing is running at its strongest levels since the summer of 2006, according to numbers today. Here's today's report from the Commerce Department: December housing starts totaled 1.669 million (annualized). That beat the 1.56 million estimate and was the highest...

Market Pulse: The U.S. Dollar Appears Overbought

Market Pulse: The U.S. Dollar Appears Overbought

The U.S. dollar index has been in a steady downtrend since May. It paused after breaking a short-term trend line on January 8, but the bearish pressure continues. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.

Tesla or General Motors? Check Out This Stunning Chart

Tesla or General Motors? Check Out This Stunning Chart

General Motors (GM) exploded higher last week after highlighting electric vehicles and the concept for a flying car. General Motors (GM), weekly chart, with relative strength bars compared with Tesla (TSLA). This chart compares the price action of GM with Tesla...

Market Pulse: Energy Hasn’t Done This Since the Pandemic

Market Pulse: Energy Hasn’t Done This Since the Pandemic

Energy is the top performing sector this year by a wide margin. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) has advanced 13 percent so far in 2021, compared with a 0.3 percent gain for the S&P 500. Hopes about the economy reopening and a rebound in China are obviously parts of the...

Market Pulse: Positive Signals from Bitcoin’s Big SMAs

Market Pulse: Positive Signals from Bitcoin’s Big SMAs

The recent price action in Bitcoin seems to highlight the importance of two simple moving averages (SMAs): the 50-hour SMA and the 100-hour SMA. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.

Market Pulse: Ethereum Is Holding Levels From 3 Years Ago

Market Pulse: Ethereum Is Holding Levels From 3 Years Ago

Ethereum's recent price action might look like normal consolidation. But it's actually holding some important levels from almost three years ago. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.

Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins

Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins

Traders are taking profits in the banks as earnings season begins. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citi (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) announced quarterly results today. While their numbers were mixed, their price action wasn't. All three had rallied into the reports as investors...