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The Dollar Is Dropping Sharply, Lifting Global Stocks and Commodity Plays

The Dollar Is Dropping Sharply, Lifting Global Stocks and Commodity Plays

All of a sudden, weak-dollar trades are working. At least 26 foreign-country exchange-traded funds are outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 so far this year, according to TradeStation data. Producers of commodities like oil and metals, which tend to track the...

Energy Stocks Look Like Technology Did Five Years Ago: Technical Analysis

Energy Stocks Look Like Technology Did Five Years Ago: Technical Analysis

2022 has begun with another sharp rotation from growth to value stocks. The SPDR Technology ETF had its biggest weekly drop in over a year, while the SPDR Energy ETF had its biggest gain in even longer. The SPDR Financial ETF (XLF) also jumped. Price action in the two...

Options Alert: Bulls Target Breakout In Financials as Earnings Draw Near

Options Alert: Bulls Target Breakout In Financials as Earnings Draw Near

Financials kick off earnings season next week, and one options trader is positioning for a breakout in the entire sector. Check out this large transaction in the SPDR Financial ETF (XLF), which holds major names like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC):...

Amazon May Face an Uphill Struggle as 2022 Begins: Chart of the Day

Amazon May Face an Uphill Struggle as 2022 Begins: Chart of the Day

Believe it or not, Amazon.com is little changed since July 2020. Now it faces an uphill struggle as a new year begins. The first pattern jumping off the chart is the downward-sloping trendline that began shortly before Thanksgiving. AMZN steadily trending lower as the...

Tesla Is Weaving in Its Lane: Chart of the Day

Tesla Is Weaving in Its Lane: Chart of the Day

Tesla has been on anything but autopilot since peaking above $1,240 in early November. The EV giant first made a lower high near $1,200, followed by a lower low under $900 yesterday. Taking a step back, the price action is starting to resemble a downward channel. This...