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Banking giant Citi reports earnings in two weeks, and one big investor is looking for a breakout. Unusual options activity was detected in the April 76 calls. Traders started buying for $1.11 shortly after the opened, with larger transactions for $1.08 after the...
As Zoom Video Communications continues to struggle, more bearish patterns have appeared on the chart. First, the recent price action has resulted in a descending triangle , with support around $309. This is a classic continuation pattern, pointing to potentially more...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpScT6O7c0c Candlesticks are one of the most popular charting tools in the stock market. This video helps traders understand patterns like kickers, dojis and hammers. It also covers volatility-based technical indicators like Bollinger...
The fear index is crumbling as one positive story after another hits the market. Cboe's VIX, which measures the cost of hedging the S&P 500, closed at 18.86 on Friday. That was its lowest reading since February 24, 2020, immediately before the coronavirus pandemic...
Railroad operator CSX has squeezed into a tight range for almost five months. Now it may be ready for a breakout. The first pattern jumping off the chart is the ascending triangle with resistance around $95. Prices just started to escape the top yesterday. Also notice...
Most investors know that big Nasdaq stocks have struggled lately. They may be less aware of the carnage in Chinese markets. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) has dropped 8 percent so far in March. That puts it on pace for the worst month in the last year. It also...
NCAA basketball is reaching its finale with the baseball season about to start. It's a great time revisit companies with exposure to sports betting. Led by stocks like Penn National Gaming (PENN) and DraftKings (DKNG), sports-betting is a new industry. It was made...
Travelers (TRV) doesn’t get much attention, but maybe it should. The insurance stock trended steadily upward since October. It made a new all-time high above $160 last week when Chubb (CB) bid for Hartford Financial (HIG). TRV quickly pulled back, creating a potential...
"Buy the pullback," is one of the most common ideas in the stock market. But how can you find them? This post will identify some basic principles for discovering pullbacks. It will also include step-by-step directions on putting them into action. Here's the outline:...