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Stocks in Channel Near Old Highs: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds tight range 1.6% from record high Friday's last price was the index's highest weekly...
This Corner of Tech Has Gotten Hammered
Many high profile technology stocks have rebounded this earnings season. Video-game makers aren't so lucky. Check out the three worst performing members of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 today. No company is even close to these drops in either index: Electronic Arts...
Options Recap: Traders See Maximum Altitude for Key Airline
Someone seems to think a major carrier may have reached its maximum altitude for now. Check out the large options trade yesterday in American Airlines (AAL): A block of 37,778 March 36 puts was bought for $1.37. At the same time, a matching number of March 37 calls...
Big Nasdaq Names Lead the Charge: January at TradeStation
TradeStation clients kept their focus on the Nasdaq in January, with stocks on the exchange enjoying their biggest rally in three years. Nine of the 10 busiest symbols on our platform last month were listed on the Nasdaq. Most of the top names were prominent large-cap...
Guess What Chart Just Had a ‘Golden Cross’
A potentially bullish signal has appeared in gold as the market anticipates dovish policy from the Federal Reserve. The 50-day moving average on gold futures (@GC) rose through the 200-day moving average this week. That pattern, ironically known as a "golden cross,"...
Big Hedge Detected in High Flying Sector
Regional banks are one of the strongest groups this year, and now a big investor seems to be hedging a large position. Check out the options activity in the SPDR S&P Regional Bank ETF (KRE) yesterday: A block of 39,265 April 51 puts was bought for $1.16. An equal...
Stocks Keep Ripping as Good News Piles Up
Stocks rallied for a fourth straight week amid good earnings, positive economic news and signs of progress in the trade war with China. The S&P 500 rose 2.9 percent between Friday, January 11, and Friday, January 18. The index is in the midst of its longest weekly...
Technology & Communication
Is This Level a Lucky Number for Facebook? Here’s Today’s Technical Analysis
Technology and the Nasdaq have gone through a rough spot lately because of inflation. That may be creating an opportunity in social-media giant Facebook. FB is one of the few major Nasdaq stocks to hit new highs recently. Now it’s pulled back and retraced nearly six...