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Is Tesla Driving Stocks Toward a Breakout Before the Fed?

Is Tesla Driving Stocks Toward a Breakout Before the Fed?

Tesla could be driving the stock market toward a breakout as a flood of major catalysts hit. The electric car maker jumped 33 percent last week after reporting strong orders and saying production could reach 2 million vehicles this year. The news lifted sentiment in...

Technical Analysis: Pullback in Yum Brands

Technical Analysis: Pullback in Yum Brands

Yum Brands had a strong rally in late 2022. Now after a pause, the restaurant company may interest pullback buyers. The first pattern on today's chart is $125.70, a daily closing high from last April. YUM hesitated below that level in November and then began the New...

Good-Bye Bear Market? We Could Find Out This Week

Good-Bye Bear Market? We Could Find Out This Week

After a small pullback, stocks could be trying to end the bear market that started a year ago. The S&P 500 declined the first three sessions of the holiday-shortened week between Friday, January 13, and Friday, January 20. It was down as much as 2.8 percent at...

This Year Could Be Starting to Look Like the Mirror Image of 2022

This Year Could Be Starting to Look Like the Mirror Image of 2022

Stocks just rose for the second straight week, potentially raising an important question: Will 2023 be a mirror image of last year? The S&P 500 advanced 2.7 percent between Friday, January 6, and Friday, January 13. It's gained the first two weeks of 2023. Last...

Technical Analysis: Have Chipmakers Already Bottomed?

Technical Analysis: Have Chipmakers Already Bottomed?

Most people know that technology stocks ended 2022 on a weak note. But they may not realize one group started to outperform: chipmakers. The first pattern on today’s chart of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is the falling trendline along the highs of last year....

Fear Could Be Evaporating After Another Cool Inflation Report

Fear Could Be Evaporating After Another Cool Inflation Report

Inflation was lower than feared for the third straight month, and investors loved it. December's consumer price index (CPI) shrank 0.1 percent, compared with estimates for an unchanged reading. It followed cooler-than-expected readings for November and October,...

A Soft Landing? Why Stocks May Be Attempting a Turn as 2023 Begins

A Soft Landing? Why Stocks May Be Attempting a Turn as 2023 Begins

Stocks began the New Year with gains as investors see the potential for inflation to ease without a recession. The S&P 500 broke a four-week losing streak, rising 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, December 30. Every major sector advanced,...

Chart of the Day: Is Oracle Attempting a Breakout?

Chart of the Day: Is Oracle Attempting a Breakout?

Oracle has performed better than most technology and software companies, and now it may be attempting a breakout. The first pattern on today’s chart is the triangle that took shape in December. Prices ended 2022 slightly above the top, and buyers jumped in yesterday....

Worries About the Fed and Earnings Grew as 2022 Ended: December Recap

Worries About the Fed and Earnings Grew as 2022 Ended: December Recap

Stocks begin the New Year under a cloud of pessimism as investors brace for higher interest rates and lower earnings. The S&P 500 slid 5.9 percent in December, resulting in a 19 percent drop for all of 2022. It was the stock market's worst year since the 2008...