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E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day

E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day

Amazon.com rallied into its last earnings report, and crashed on a very weak outlook. Now traders may need to mind the price gap that resulted. So far, AMZN hasn't even tried to fill that chasm, which creates the risk that it will become a longer-lasting scar on the...

Technical Analysis: Coffee Giant Breaks Out, Then Pulls Back

Technical Analysis: Coffee Giant Breaks Out, Then Pulls Back

Restaurant stocks had a big surge last month thanks to Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG) monster quarter. Starbucks (SBUX) went along for the ride and has now pulled back. The main thing on today’s chart is SBUX’s gentle retest of $118. That was an old high from April....

Climbing a Wall of Worry, Stocks Just Did Something Highly Unusual

Climbing a Wall of Worry, Stocks Just Did Something Highly Unusual

The S&P 500 just did something highly unusual: It had two consecutive "outside days." That's when prices make a lower low and a higher high than the previous session. It's often considered a reversal pattern, which makes the activity so interesting. It was only...

Energy Stocks Could Be Hugely Oversold, According to This Chart

Energy Stocks Could Be Hugely Oversold, According to This Chart

Energy is the top performing sector this year, despite two months of weakness. It now appears hugely oversold in comparison with crude oil prices. The first chart shows the ratio of the SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) against crude oil prices. Notice how the current ratio is...

Technical Analysis: Is Copper Squeezing Toward a Breakout?

Technical Analysis: Is Copper Squeezing Toward a Breakout?

Copper had a dramatic run coming out of the pandemic, more than doubling between March 2020 and May 2021. Now, after a period of consolidation, it may be ready for more upside. First consider the ascending triangle that’s formed with a top around $4.35. It’s currently...

Is This Stock the Next Tesla or Nio? Check Out This Technical Analysis

Is This Stock the Next Tesla or Nio? Check Out This Technical Analysis

Electric cars have been one of the most explosive industry groups in recent memory, and now traders may have another name to focus on: smart-vehicle maker XPeng. Several patterns stand out on the Guangzhou-based company’s chart. First, prices recently tested and held...

Here’s How to Be Ready the Next Time Stocks Pull Back

Here’s How to Be Ready the Next Time Stocks Pull Back

Stocks just had one of their sharpest pullbacks of the year, creating opportunities for investors able to quickly discover opportunities. The screenshot below shows TradeStation's Scanner tool. It's programmed to detect stocks trending upward before the crash that may...