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Chips Gain Before Nvidia Results
by David Russell | Feb 20, 2025
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 2/24. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 crosses 6,119 as volatility fades MACD, RSI, 9-day rate of change (ROC) steadily push...
Megacaps vs. Small Caps: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Aug 1, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 8/5. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds 50-day moving average New record high for advance / decline line...
Financials Take Leadership as Megacaps Sputter
by David Russell | Jul 29, 2024
Financial stocks have become the year's top performing sector as rotation away from megacaps intensifies. The group, which includes banks, insurers and securities firms, is now up 15 percent in 2024. It just pulled ahead of communications, which includes Nasdaq giants...
Rotation Intensifies as Tesla, Alphabet Drop: Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Jul 25, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our new webinar "State of the Market," launching on Monday. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 revisits mid-June price range, 50-day MA Lowest RSI since early May...
Oil Could Be Teetering Before OPEC+ Meeting Next Week
by David Russell | Jul 24, 2024
Crude oil has been sputtering, and OPEC+ isn't expected to provide much relief next week. Ministers from the energy cartel, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, are scheduled to meet on Thursday, August 1. Reuters reported on July 18 that they will probably let oil...
Tech Stocks Fall Again. Has the ‘Great Rotation’ Begun?
by David Russell | Jul 22, 2024
Some investors have worried that overconcentration in large growth stocks could hurt the broader market. Now it might be coming true. The S&P 500 fell almost 2 percent between Friday, July 12 and Friday, July 19. It was the first drop in three weeks and the...
Big Technology Companies Report Earnings Soon
by David Russell | Jul 18, 2024
Second quarter earnings season has begun. Financials have already reported, and attention will soon turn to major technology companies like Microsoft and Apple. This article will cover some key dates and recent news on these stocks....
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AI, Robotaxis, Inflation and Earnings Could Move Stocks This Week
by David Russell | Oct 7, 2024
The stock market is entering a busy time as investors prepare for AI events, plus inflation and the start of earnings season. Here are some potentially big items this week: Tuesday-Wednesday: Amazon.com (AMZN) has a Prime Big Deal Days. This may focus attention on the...

Every Tech Company in the S&P 500 Fell Last Quarter — Except July’s Mystery Stock
by David Russell | Jul 4, 2022
The technology sector just had its worst quarter in 14 years. Every member declined in the period -- except for July's mystery stock. The SPDR Technology Sector ETF (XLK) fell 20 percent between March 31 and June 30 -- its worst quarterly performance since late 2008....

AMD Was the Busiest Symbol at TradeStation for the Fifth Straight Month
by David Russell | Jul 1, 2022
Advanced Micro Devices made new lows in June, but it remained the most actively traded symbol at TradeStation Securities for the fifth straight month. AMD declined as investors shunned economically sensitive semiconductor stocks. It's lost more than half its value...

Investors Return to Growth Stocks as a New Quarter Approaches
by David Russell | Jun 27, 2022
Investors just pivoted back to growth stocks as inflation worries fade and a new quarter approaches. The S&P 500 jumped 6.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 17, and Friday, June 20. More than 95 percent of the index's members advanced,...

Chart of the Day: Is This Semiconductor Stock Rolling Over?
by David Russell | Jun 10, 2022
Nvidia had a sharp countertrend rally two weeks ago, but now the chip giant may be rolling over. Prices jumped over $183 on May 27. They remained above that level and started making lower highs on June 2. That kind of descending triangle is a potential bearish...