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Will the Punch Bowl Return Next Year? Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Next Market Trends will be on January 11, 2024. Check back here to register. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at record high S&P...
Greek of the Week: Vega
This is the fourth and final installment in a series about options Greeks on Market Insights. So far we've reviewed three options "Greeks," with memory tricks for keeping them straight: Delta: D is for direction. Gamma: G is is gaining Delta. Theta: T is for time...
Apple Rockets Up the Rankings: August at TradeStation
August brought upsets to TradeStation's rankings as clients shifted attention to big technology companies. Major exchange-traded funds lost interest. Apple (AAPL), which didn't even make the Top 10 in June or July, was the busiest stock at TradeStation last month. The...
Two Tech Giants Moving in Very Different Directions
Two tech giants are moving in two very different directions as we enter the home stretch for the third quarter. Apple (AAPL) has appreciated 22 percent since the end of June. That makes it the second-best performer in the SPDR Technology Fund (XLK), with only Advanced...
Another Week, Another Gain for Stocks
The U.S. bull market's winning run continued last week as the S&P 500 broke out to new highs. The index rose 0.9 percent between Friday, August 24, and Friday, August 31 -- its eighth gain in the last nine weeks. The benchmark also advanced 3 percent in August,...
Traders, Keep an Eye on Chip Stocks
Semiconductors have been a weak spot in technology for most of the year. But now the group may be trying to break out. The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is challenging an old peak from earlier this month. It comes at a time when the broader technology sector...
A Weak End to a Strong Season: Earnings This Week
A good earnings season ended on a weak note, thanks to dinosaur consumer stocks. Traditional retailers and food stocks are down sharply as changes in the ecosystem continue to weigh on sentiment. Some beat estimates, others missed. Either way, investors looked for...
Technology & Communication
Chart Study: Can Nvidia Climb a Wall of Worry?
Nvidia has gone nowhere since the summer, but now the chart may be lining up for another push to the upside. The first pattern is the series of higher lows beginning in early January, plus a new all-time high in February. Next, the most recent low of around $528 is...