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RadarScreen Is One of TradeStation’s Powerful Tools. Get Started With This Lesson
RadarScreen™ is one of TradeStation's most powerful tools. If you're new to our platform here are some basics to get you started with this versatile application. What Does RadarScreen Do? First, what does it do? RadarScreen is a customizable grid that can track and...
Chart of the Day: Citi Is Finding Support at This Key Line
Financial stocks have bounced in the last two weeks, and Citi is one of the biggest members of the group. A few patterns stand out on the banking giant’s chart. First is its breakout above the 50-day moving average, followed by a pullback to hold that line. Next is...
No More Inflation? Lumber, Oil and Copper Prices Fall as the Fed Gets Hawkish
Inflation was a major story this spring as lumber and used cars spiked in value. Now the trend seems to be fading as the Federal Reserve prepares to tighten monetary policy. CME lumber futures dipped under $500 on Friday and are down more than 70 percent from their...
Stocks Inch to New Records But New Coronavirus Fears Threaten the Recovery
Stocks inched to new highs last week, but a resurgence of coronavirus threatens to overshadow all kinds of good news. "Consumers reported a stunning loss of confidence in the first half of August" because of the delta variant, consumer sentiment economist Richard...
Ethereum’s Supply Is Getting Squeezed as Fee Burning Kicks In
One week ago, Ethereum implemented an upgrade to control fees and limit supply. It's already having an effect. About 3 Ethereum are getting "burned" each minute, according to Etherchain.org. That's more than 33,000 coins, or about $100 million. A separate analysis by...
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...
Investors Move Back to Cyclicals, Looking for a Hotter Economy Into Yearend
Another rotation toward value stocks could be underway as investors look for a stronger economy into yearend. Financials, industrials and materials have gained momentum in the last week. (The key tracking ETFs for all three have broken above their 50-day moving...
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...
Wider Fears Amid Some Good Results: Earnings This Week
A handful of big companies announced strong results in the last week, but wider problems are tarnishing the story. Feeble semiconductor demand, doubts about the industrial sector and lackluster guidance emerged as recurring themes as we progress through the busiest...
Perfect Storm Handing Nasdaq its Worst Month Since 2008
A perfect storm of negatives is handing the Nasdaq-100 its worst month since the financial crisis. The technology-heavy index lost 11 percent of its value between the end of September and yesterday's close. Depending on where this October ends, it'll compare with...
Chips and China Tech Are Killing the Nasdaq
The Nasdaq-100 is getting hammered again this morning, with two groups accounting for most of the pain. As this RadarScreen® shows, nine of the 10 worst-performing companies in the index today are either semiconductor-related names or Chinese Internet stocks. Biotech...
Some Key Funds May Be on the Precipice
Volatility's on the rise this month, and three popular ETFs are trying to hang on. The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH), S&P SPDR Financial ETF (XLF) and S&P SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) had all slammed down to apparent support levels earlier in the year. At...