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Negatives Are Piling Up in This Year’s Only Positive Sector

Negatives Are Piling Up in This Year’s Only Positive Sector

Energy stocks are the only positive sector in 2022, but they're ending the year under a cloud of negativity. Crude oil futures (@CL) have fallen 13 percent so far in December, putting them on pace for their biggest drop in over a year. They're down in six of the last...

Three Potential Signs of a Turn, Even After Stocks Had Another Bearish Week

Three Potential Signs of a Turn, Even After Stocks Had Another Bearish Week

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on April 6, 2020. Stocks fell again last week, but there may be signs the market is starting to see light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel. The S&P 500 slid 2.1 percent between Friday, March 27, and Friday,...

Diagnosing the Coronavirus Selloff: Just How Bad Is It?

Diagnosing the Coronavirus Selloff: Just How Bad Is It?

Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 25, 2020. Stocks continued their selloff on Tuesday as coronavirus spreads around the world. Here are some facts on what it means for your money. First, this pullback is now a "big one." The S&P 500...

One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil

One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil

Editor's note: This article was originally published on January 22, 2020. Energy may be resuming its downtrend as one bearish story after another piles up. Crude oil futures (@CL) are down for the third straight week. That's the longest losing streak since they last...

Chart of the Day: Can Anything Stop Hess?

Chart of the Day: Can Anything Stop Hess?

Energy remains the top-performing sector this year. Today we're focusing a member of the group with potentially classic breakout behavior: Hess. The first pattern on the oil and gas stock's chart is the is the October 26 surge above $137. That was the previous...

Options Traders Look for Marathon Oil to Keep Running

Options Traders Look for Marathon Oil to Keep Running

Marathon Oil is the third-best performer in the S&P 500 this year, and options traders seem to think it will keep running. Check out this large complex trade in the Houston-based energy driller: 15,423 January 24 calls were sold for $6.70.15,423 January 21 puts...

Energy Stocks Just Got a Triple Dose of Bullish News

Energy Stocks Just Got a Triple Dose of Bullish News

After months of relative quiet, energy stocks are back in focus with a triple dose of bullish news. The sector began the week rallying on reports that OPEC+ would lower output by 1 million barrels per day. The cartel then did the unexpected by cutting 2 million...

Technical Analysis: Oil Giant Hasn’t Done This All Year

Technical Analysis: Oil Giant Hasn’t Done This All Year

Exxon Mobil has been drifting since the late spring along with other energy stocks. But now it’s trying to do something it hasn’t done all year. The main pattern on today’s chart is the 200-day moving average, one of the most basic measures of long-term support. XOM...

Technical Analysis: Tight Consolidation in Another Clean Energy Stock

Technical Analysis: Tight Consolidation in Another Clean Energy Stock

Clean-energy stocks have been one of the strongest parts of the market lately, and today’s chart focuses on a new battery-tech name: Stem. The first pattern is the quick uptrend in late summer, fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act and strong quarterly results on...