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Tech Languishes Before CPI: 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 trying to hold 7/12 closing price. Momentum weakens as 10-day MA falls but longer-term...
Semiconductor ETF Reclaiming Leadership in Technology
Chip stocks began April with a bang, potentially ending a year of underperformance against other parts of the technology sector. The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up about 7 percent in the last week, making it the best-performing major fund in the entire...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: April 5
This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Thanks to the difference in time zone, we’re able to share Friday’s report today....
FANG Stocks Flying as Nirvana Spreads in the Tech Sector
Big technology stocks are ripping as a combination of favorable conditions sweep markets. The NYSE FANG+ Index ($NYFANG) index is up more than 3 percent since Friday, putting it on pace for the biggest weekly gain since the early January. The index, named after...
Bulls Just Got Another Reason to Like the Chip Sector
The good news keeps coming for chip makers, the hottest space in the market over the last month. Digitimes reported this morning that Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet, just got a flurry of orders. It's now running its...
Who’s Buying Bitcoin? Cryptos Rally After Late-Night Order
Cryptocurrencies just had their best day of the year after a late-night trade triggered a flurry of buying all session. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) rallied 16 percent on Tuesday, its biggest gain in at least a year. Offshoot Bitcoin Cash (BCHUSD) fared even better, ripping more...
Energy Bulls Still Looking for Oil Sands Breakout: Options Recap
Options traders are targeting an obscure Canadian energy stock as oil pushes to its highest level in over four months. Check out the surging call volume yesterday in Cenovus Energy (CVE), which extracts crude oil from the sands of Alberta province: Roughly 33,000...
Technology & Communication
Tesla Reports This Week, More FANG Stocks Next Week: Key Things to Know
The most important part of earnings season is about to begin as major technology stocks like Tesla, Microsoft and Facebook present their numbers. TSLA and MSFT get the ball rolling Thursday afternoon. FB, Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) follow...