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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...
Chart of the Day: Alphabet Pulls Back After Earnings Rally
by David Russell | Aug 4, 2023
Alphabet jumped to a new 52-week high on strong results last week. Now it may be giving trend followers a potential opportunity. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bullish gap on July 26 after revenue beat estimates and its Cloud business surprised to the...
Stocks Keep Climbing: Has ‘Goldilocks’ Arrived?
by David Russell | Jul 31, 2023
Stocks keep rising as lower inflation, accelerating growth and strong earnings create a potential "Goldilocks" scenario. The S&P 500 rose 1 between Friday, July 21, and Friday, July 28. It was the third straight weekly advance, placing the index at its highest...
Blue Chips Break Out as Traders Pivot Before the Fed
by David Russell | Jul 24, 2023
Blue chips are breaking out as investors pivot from growth stocks to value. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, July 14, and Friday, July 21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the big mover, jumping to a new 52-week high. Its 2.1 percent gain...
Options Alert: Two Giant Trades In Uber Technologies
by David Russell | Jul 20, 2023
Uber Technologies has been steadily trending higher, and options traders seem to think the move will continue. Two large transactions appeared in the ride-sharing stock yesterday. Both were bullish, although one involved significant risk and the other was...
Lower Inflation Keeps Bulls in the Driver’s Seat as Earnings Begin
by David Russell | Jul 17, 2023
Stocks keep rising as lower inflation spurs hope the Federal Reserve is almost done hiking interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 2.4 between Friday, July 7, and Friday, July 14. The index touched its highest level since April 2022, with 82 percent of its members...
Chart of the Day: Is Caesars Following Travel Stocks Higher?
by David Russell | Jul 11, 2023
Travel stocks have climbed recently, and now Caesars Entertainment could be showing signs of strength. The first pattern on today’s chart is the falling trendline along the highs of February, March and mid-June. The casino operator pushed above it at the end of the...
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Chart of the Day: Does ARK Innovation Have Downside Risk?
by David Russell | Apr 25, 2024
The ARK Innovation ETF has chopped in a range for the last two years, and some traders may expect a push back to longer-term lows. The first pattern on today’s chart is the rounded top in February and March. It was slightly below the peak of ... For more,...
Amazon.com vs Meta: Earnings Highlight Confusing Changes as Covid Winds Down
by David Russell | Feb 4, 2022
Amazon.com is flying and Meta Networks crashed: This earnings season is highlighting new divisions between haves and have-nots as America moves away from the coronavirus pandemic. On one side are companies successfully executing their plans: Amazon.com (AMZN),...
The Nasdaq-100 Rebounds After a Brutal January: What Does the Chart Say?
by David Russell | Feb 3, 2022
The Nasdaq-100 has rebounded following a sharp drop. It's a good time to consider where things stand with the tech-heavy index. First, Wednesday's close represented almost exactly a 50 percent retracement of the decline from December 28 through January 24. Second,...
Options Alert: Giant Neutral Strategy Targets Intel Following Sharp Drop
by David Russell | Feb 1, 2022
Intel's been dropping for nine months, but one big options trader is looking for the semiconductor giant to stabilize. This large transaction involving short calls and short puts occurred yesterday as INTC tried to hold its lowest level in over a year: 30,000 March 50...
Taper Tantrum? High Multiple Growth Stocks Take a Hit Before the Big Fed Meeting
by David Russell | Dec 15, 2021
High-multiple growth names crumbled again yesterday as investors brace for tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. Using TradeStation's extensive library of fundamental and technical data, we compared S&P 500 members that fell at least 1 percent on...