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Check Out This Key Level Morgan Stanley Is Holding: Technical Analysis

Check Out This Key Level Morgan Stanley Is Holding: Technical Analysis

Financials are the second-best performing sector in 2021. Now one of the biggest names has pulled back to hold some key levels: Morgan Stanley (MS). MS dipped on the Archegos implosion last week, but reportedly faces no significant losses. That brought MS down to its...

Unusual Options Activity Targets Breakout When Citi Reports Earnings

Unusual Options Activity Targets Breakout When Citi Reports Earnings

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...

The Dow’s Smallest Member Has Pulled Back to a Trend Line

The Dow’s Smallest Member Has Pulled Back to a Trend Line

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...

Apple Is Barely Holding Support. Should the Bulls Worry?

Apple Is Barely Holding Support. Should the Bulls Worry?

Apple rallied in December after holding $120. Now it’s back and threatening to break support at that level. The price action is part of the ongoing technical weakness in the smart-phone giant. It had a false breakout in January and a trend-line failure last month....

Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise

Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise

The SPDR Financial ETF quietly did something historic last week: It closed at the highest price ever. This is a big deal because XLF has been trapped at resistance running back to 2007 (before the subprime crisis). It was trying to break the old highs around $31...

Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market

Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market

The "fear index" just broke 20 for the first time in almost a year. It was one of several milestones suggesting the market sees further recovery from last year's coronavirus pandemic. Cboe's volatility index fell 0.9 point this week to 19.97. It was the lower close on...