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Advanced Micro Is Challenging a Trend Line: Chart of the Day

Advanced Micro Is Challenging a Trend Line: Chart of the Day

Believe it or not, Advanced Micro Devices has been little changed for 10 months. But now the semiconductor stock may be getting ready to move. This chart shows how AMD is stuck between a falling trend line and its 50-day moving average. Our Moving Average Speed custom...

Health Care Stocks Come to Life, Supported by FDA, Low Interest Rates

Health Care Stocks Come to Life, Supported by FDA, Low Interest Rates

Health-care stocks have lagged the market for years, but now the sector is coming to life as the coronavirus pandemic winds down. The SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.5 percentage points so far this week. That puts it on pace for its...

Money Shifts to Emerging Markets With Stocks Back Near Record Highs

Money Shifts to Emerging Markets With Stocks Back Near Record Highs

Stocks inched higher again last week as investors focused on companies that will benefit from the global pandemic easing. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent between Friday, May 28, and Friday, June 4. Buyers focused heavily on energy, which ripped almost 7 percent....

Technical Alert: Death Cross in Netflix

Technical Alert: Death Cross in Netflix

The economy is reopening. People are going back to work. It's great news for a lot of stocks, but Netflix isn't one of them. Today, the streaming-video giant's 50-day simple moving average (SMA) closed at $513.97, or $0.53 below its 200-day SMA. That "death cross" may...

Reopening Stocks Surge Back as the Post-Covid Summer Begins

Reopening Stocks Surge Back as the Post-Covid Summer Begins

The reopening trade is surging back as the summer vacation season begins and coronavirus infections plummet. Investors piled into stocks like energy, cruise lines and casinos on Tuesday. Those stand to gain from increased travel and economic activity as social...

Options Activity Is Rising in ‘Meme’ Stocks Like AMC and GameStop

Options Activity Is Rising in ‘Meme’ Stocks Like AMC and GameStop

Heavily shorted stocks like AMC exploded higher in January. Now they may be moving again, with options traders jumping on board. The theater chain rallied 19 percent yesterday, following a 20 percent gain on Tuesday. AMC is up 62 percent since last Friday, its biggest...

Tesla’s Stock Is Holding Support as Relative Strength Turns Positive

Tesla’s Stock Is Holding Support as Relative Strength Turns Positive

After months of weakness, Tesla may be charged for another move to the upside. Some interesting patterns have recently appeared on the electric-car maker's chart. First is the false breakdown below $550 on May 19. This was followed by a rebound back above the ... For...