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AI Boom Fades as Fundamentals Weaken: Earnings Recap
Most of the big earnings reports have now occurred, and so far they've done little to boost the market. Companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Caterpillar (CAT) and Intel (INTC) reported profits above Wall Street estimates. However...
Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom
Housing is running at its strongest levels since the summer of 2006, according to numbers today. Here's today's report from the Commerce Department: December housing starts totaled 1.669 million (annualized). That beat the 1.56 million estimate and was the highest...
Stocks Just Had Their Worst Week Since the Election as General Motors Out-Dazzled Tesla
Stocks pulled back last week as big Nasdaq stocks like Tesla stalled and investors looked for opportunities in newer names like General Motors. The S&P 500 slid 1.5 percent between Friday, January 8, and Friday, January 15. It was the index's sharpest decline...
Tesla or General Motors? Check Out This Stunning Chart
General Motors (GM) exploded higher last week after highlighting electric vehicles and the concept for a flying car. General Motors (GM), weekly chart, with relative strength bars compared with Tesla (TSLA). This chart compares the price action of GM with Tesla...
Market Pulse: Energy Hasn’t Done This Since the Pandemic
Energy is the top performing sector this year by a wide margin. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) has advanced 13 percent so far in 2021, compared with a 0.3 percent gain for the S&P 500. Hopes about the economy reopening and a rebound in China are obviously parts of the...
Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins
Traders are taking profits in the banks as earnings season begins. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citi (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) announced quarterly results today. While their numbers were mixed, their price action wasn't. All three had rallied into the reports as investors...
Facebook Crashes as Energy Soars: This Chart Shows the Massive Rotation Happening in the Market
Stocks have barely moved this week. You almost wouldn't guess how much drama is swirling beneath the surface. Major stocks like Facebook (FB), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) have drifted sideways or lower. Meanwhile former laggards in the energy, financial and...
Technology & Communication
Call Buyers Flock to Advanced Micro as Chipmaker Wins Business From Microsoft and Meta
Advanced Micro Devices lit up the options market yesterday after being included in the world's biggest social network. The three busiest contracts across the entire options market were short-term AMD calls expiring this Friday, November 12. They outpaced other...
Volatility Evaporates as Election Drives Relief Rally
Stocks are enjoying a healthy rally today as the uncertainty of mid-term elections fades. With so much going on, let's just hit on a few key takeaways. First, health care is leading the rally after Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives for the first...
Boring Stocks Rose Before the Midterms
After October's volatility, investors seemed to be playing it safe. Big and "boring" stocks are among the top performers in the last month. Most of them are consumer facing rather than dynamic innovators. We're talking Gillette razors, big-box retail and Egg...
Support and Resistance at Play on Some Key Charts
Support and resistance may be at play on some key charts. In case you don't know, support and resistance are important price levels where buyers and sellers tend to be active. Traders often use them to decide when to enter or exit positions. One technique is to buy a...
Why Stocks Move: Investor Rotation
This post, originally published on September 19, is is part of a series about the catalysts for stock movements. Sign up for TradeStation's Master Class learning sessions next week for the complete course. Anyone who's been in the market for a while will...