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Market Pulse: Alibaba Shows Oversold Condition

Market Pulse: Alibaba Shows Oversold Condition

Alibaba fell sharply after authorities suspended the initial public offering of its Ant finance arm. That decline has landed BABA deep in oversold territory, according to stochastics. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis...

Market Pulse: Coronavirus Vaccine Gives Sentiment a Huge Shot in the Arm

Market Pulse: Coronavirus Vaccine Gives Sentiment a Huge Shot in the Arm

News of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine last week pushed stocks to new highs. It also had a big impact on sentiment, as measured by the American Association of Individual Investors. The organization's weekly survey is a popular guestimate of the crowd's psychology. It...

Market Pulse: This Chart Highlights the Sharp Swing Toward Small Caps

Market Pulse: This Chart Highlights the Sharp Swing Toward Small Caps

Many people probably know by now there's been a powerful shift toward small-caps/value stocks and away from big-cap technology. This chart highlights the divergence. It has the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) on top and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) on the bottom....

Market Pulse: Boeing’s 737 Max Could Fly Again Next Week

Market Pulse: Boeing’s 737 Max Could Fly Again Next Week

Boeing (BA) was struggling with the 737 Max long before the coronavirus pandemic slammed the stock lower. But now that cloud could be lifting. Reuters reported on Monday that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could lift its grounding of the key aircraft...

Market Pulse: Apple vs. the Russell! Will ‘Value Stocks’ Keep Leading?

Market Pulse: Apple vs. the Russell! Will ‘Value Stocks’ Keep Leading?

Recent sessions have shown a clear shift toward "value" stocks that would benefit from the coronavirus pandemic going away. The Nasdaq-100, e-commerce and software have lagged as energy. Financials, industrials and the Russell 2000 (IWM) have ripped higher. However...

Market Pulse: Tesla Is Suddenly Lagging General Motors

Market Pulse: Tesla Is Suddenly Lagging General Motors

Everyone knows Tesla (TSLA) has been one of the strongest stocks of 2020. But its gains have slowed in the last two months. It's now actually lagging General Motors (GM) on a trailing three-month basis. Two diverging forces are at work. TSLA's last quarter was decent...

Market Pulse: Homebuilders Could Be on Solid Ground

Market Pulse: Homebuilders Could Be on Solid Ground

Housing stocks outperformed earlier this year thanks to low interest rates, an exodus from cities and tight inventories. They recently pulled back but could now be at support. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.

Ethereum Is Forming a High Tight Pattern. Will it Break Out?

Ethereum Is Forming a High Tight Pattern. Will it Break Out?

Bitcoin recently consolidated in a tight range below its bear-market high before breaking out. Ethereum may now be following a similar pattern. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.

Market Pulse: Netflix Staggers After a Bearish Gap

Market Pulse: Netflix Staggers After a Bearish Gap

Netflix was an early beneficiary of coronavirus as stay-at-home orders boosted demand. That makes this week's news of potential vaccine success from Pfizer a clear negative. NFLX has other issues. In particular, a bearish gap on October 21 after ... Click here to view...