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Chart of the Day: Alphabet Pulls Back After Earnings Rally
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...
Why Stocks Move: Strategic Actions
This is the final post in a seven-part series on the catalysts for stock movements. It’s based on a series of talks at TradeStation’s Master Class learning sessions. Companies are not just businesses. They're also corporate entities with financial...
Energy Bears Chase Downside in Ocean Driller: Options Recap
Someone seems to think the downside will continue in a debt-laden energy stock. McDermott (MDR), a provider of services like offshore drilling and engineering, has lost about two-thirds of its value in the last year. Today a large options transaction looked for the...
Gold Miner ETF Shines With Market Dreading a Slowdown
The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is rallying as investors worry about growth and interest rates fall. GDX is up about 2 percent since last Friday, making it one of the best-performing major exchange-traded funds (ETF). The big move occurred on Wednesday after...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 22
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. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) followed a quick rally in Bitcoin cash (BCH) early in the week. It...
Naysayers Hapless as Worst-Case Scenarios Prove Elusive
It's hard being a stock bear now because worst-case scenarios are simply not panning out. Take the economy. It was supposed to slow down because of trade wars and the fading "sugar high" from President Trump's tax cuts. On Wednesday, that had Federal Reserve...
Bears Place Bets Against Macau Casino: Options Recap
A Chinese casino operator is struggling at resistance, and bearish options traders are betting on a drop. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has been trapped around $23.50 for the last month. That level was also a peak in June 2017, which could make some chart...
Technology & Communication
Netflix’s Covid Surge Fades and Banks Struggle: Earnings This Week
Earnings season has begun on a weak note as banks struggle and Netflix said its blistering growth will slow. The four biggest U.S. lenders -- JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC) -- have issued quarterly results. JPM, C and...