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Microsoft and Toyota Break Out as Apple and Tesla Stall
Apple and Tesla have been two of the best performing large stocks for years. But now they may be falling behind two major rivals: Microsoft and Toyota Motor. The charts below demonstrate how AAPL and TSLA remain trapped under recent highs, while MSFT and TM have...
Trio of FANG Stocks Flirts With Breakouts as Big Events Approach
Remember FANG stocks? Three members of this elite club may be flirting with breakouts before some big events. Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB) and Amazon.com (AMZN) are less than 1 percent from their highs for the year. The trio has quietly outperformed the broader...
Stocks Begin July With a Bang as Fears Keep Getting Proven Wrong
Stocks kept rising last week as one bearish narrative after another vanished. The S&P 500 climbed 1.65 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, June 28, and Friday, June 5. It was the fourth gain in the last five weeks and saw the index push above...
Options Trader Looking for Volatility Spike in Key Airline
Someone thinks activity is going to get more interesting in the world's biggest airline. Options activity spiked in American Airlines (AAL) yesterday, with one transaction accounting for more than half the volume. Here's what happened in a single second during the...
Disney, Microsoft Led the Dow Higher in the Second Quarter
Today's the last day of the second quarter. A pair of blue-chip disruptors led the market higher during the period. Walt Disney (DIS) and Microsoft (MSFT) were the best performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the end of March. DIS surged 25 percent as it...
With Presidential Debates Tonight, Investors May Tune Into These Stocks
The 2020 Presidential election cycle gets rolling with the first debates tonight. There's one sector investors may view as winners regardless of which candidate emerges victorious. Traditional television companies like Nexstar Media (NXST) and Sinclair Broadcast Group...
New Highs for Stocks as Fed Keeps the Money Flowing
Stocks closed at new highs last week as the Federal Reserve offered hopes of a rate cut in July. The S&P 500 rose 2.2 percent between Friday, June 14, and Friday, June 21. The index closed 5 points above its May closing record with more than three-quarters of...
Technology & Communication
Apple Could Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout With New Features Unveiled at WWDC
Apple has been a frustrating stock for most of the year, but now it may be squeezing toward another rally. The first pattern on today's chart is its super-tight Bollinger bandwidth, which yesterday was the narrowest since December 2019. That could suggest price is...