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S&P 500 Crosses 5,600 as Pre-April Bullishness Returns: Market Trends

S&P 500 Crosses 5,600 as Pre-April Bullishness Returns: Market Trends

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 crosses 5,600 for first time Index up 6 straight sessions, longest since 11/6 Patterns similar to pre-April: Relative Strength...

Bulls in the China Shop? Options Surge Before Big Events

Bulls in the China Shop? Options Surge Before Big Events

Options traders are getting active in Chinese technology companies like Baidu before two potentially important events. The first catalyst is at 8:30 a.m. ET tomorrow, when the U.S. Labor Department releases the consumer price index (CPI). It's the first reading of...

Stocks Keep Climbing as Lower Rates Push Growth Names Higher

Stocks Keep Climbing as Lower Rates Push Growth Names Higher

Large growth stocks are leading the market to new highs again as investors anticipate lower interest rates. The S&P 500 rose almost 2 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 28, and Friday, July 5. The index closed above 5,500 for the first time...

Technology and the Nasdaq Surged Back to Life in June

Technology and the Nasdaq Surged Back to Life in June

Stocks keep hitting new highs as technology comes back to life. The S&P 500 rose 3.5 percent in June, while the Nasdaq-100 climbed 6.2 percent. Software companies, chipmakers and other large technology companies broadly drove the gains. As a result, the technology...

AI Stocks May Show Signs of Stalling After Big Rally

AI Stocks May Show Signs of Stalling After Big Rally

AI stocks could be showing signs of fatigue as the end of the second quarter approaches. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 14, and Friday, June 21. It was the third consecutive positive week, with more than 70 percent...

Stocks Keep Running as Inflation Fades and Apple Breaks Out

Stocks Keep Running as Inflation Fades and Apple Breaks Out

Stocks are hitting new highs as inflation eases and Apple breaks out. The S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent between Friday, June 7, and Friday, June 14. It was the second consecutive positive week, and the second straight record weekly closing high. The technology-heavy...

The Bond Market Could Be Looking Past a Hawkish Fed

The Bond Market Could Be Looking Past a Hawkish Fed

The Federal Reserve painted a hawkish picture this week, but investors seem to be looking past it. The central bank adjusted its "dot plot" on Wednesday to suggest it will lower interest rates just once this year. That's down from the three cuts it projected since...

Do Stocks Face a Wall of Money — Even After Big Gains?

Do Stocks Face a Wall of Money — Even After Big Gains?

Stocks closed at another record on Wednesday after inflation slowed more than expected. Today we'll consider some key forces driving the rally. Are they exhausted, or could some positives remain in play? Inflation Hits Zero The consumer price index was unchanged in...

Chart of the Day: Arista Networks Has Pulled Back

Chart of the Day: Arista Networks Has Pulled Back

Arista Networks jumped to a record high last month, and now it’s pulled back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the high-volume jump on May 8 after earnings and revenue beat estimates. Notice how its closing price that day of $291.67 became apparent support on May...