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Options Alert: Traders Eye Downside in Potato Giant
by David Russell | Feb 25, 2025
Lamb Weston has been falling for years, and at least one big trader may see further downside. This large transaction was detected yesterday in the food company: 16,440 March 55 puts traded for $2.12 against open interest of 20,967 contracts. 16,440 April 50 puts...
Apple, Inflation, Fed: Events Next Week Could Dominate Trading in June
by David Russell | Jun 3, 2024
June is starting, with major catalysts over the next eight sessions. First is Apple (AAPL). The smart-phone giant has mostly been excluded from the AI boom, but that could change with analysts widely expecting CEO Tim Cook to unveil new functionality in his speech at...
Why Do Stocks Move? Learn 7 Catalysts That Drive Price Action in the Market
by David Russell | Jun 2, 2024
The stock market includes thousands of companies in scores of industries and groupings. While they may go up and down for any reason any day, there are underlying patterns behind price movement. This article considers seven basic catalysts for stock movement. These go...
TradeStation Has Powerful Tools for Earnings Season
by David Russell | May 29, 2024
Quarterly earnings can be major events in the stock market, giving key information about companies and providing trading opportunities. This article will highlight some ways TradeStation can help customers before and after these reports. Planning for Earnings Knowing...
Bears Rejected: Nasdaq Reclaims Leadership on AI, Earnings Growth
by David Russell | May 28, 2024
Strong earnings and optimism about rate cuts seem to be overpowering bearish news in the stock market. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1 percent between Friday, May 17, and Friday, May 24. The index recovered from a sharp drop on Thursday and stayed above its...
S&P 500 Holds Above March High, Growth Strengthens: Market Trends
by David Russell | May 23, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Next market trends on July 11. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 forms tight consolidation above old highs after quick advance Price action potentially similar to...
These AI Stocks Could Be Active With Nvidia Earnings Later Today
by David Russell | May 22, 2024
Nvidia releases earnings today, and it could impact other stocks in the AI space. While per-share earnings are expected to increase about 8 percent from the previous quarter, attention could focus on demand trends. Some investors have worried that the planned launch...
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Options Alert: Long-Term Position Stays Bullish on Chip Giant
by David Russell | Sep 25, 2024
Will Broadcom be the next company to achieve a $1 trillion valuation? One big options trader may think so. Check out this unusual activity yesterday in AVGO, which is up more than 50 percent so far this year: 7,000 December 200 calls were purchased for $5.40. 7,000...

Russian Attack Triggers Surprise Rally Across the Beaten Down Nasdaq-100
by David Russell | Feb 25, 2022
Russia attacked Ukraine early on Thursday. After an initial panic, investors had an interesting response: They piled into software and technology stocks that took a beating over the last two months. Take a company like Microsoft (MSFT), which pushed under $272 in the...

Technical Analysis: Is This Social Media Stock Overbought After an Earnings Rally?
by David Russell | Feb 23, 2022
Snap had a sharp rally on February 4 after quarterly results beat estimates. But now its longer-term downtrend may be reasserting itself. The first pattern on today’s chart is the stochastic oscillator. It’s swinging back to the downside after jumping into overbought...

Big Tech Pullback: Check Out These Names Flagged By TradeStation’s Award Winning Platform
by David Russell | Feb 10, 2022
Growth stocks have had endured a major pullback, as most readers know. Today we're sifting through the wreckage with help from TradeStation's award-winning platform. This article used Scanner to discover fast-growing stocks near the bottom of their 52-week ranges....

Technical Analysis: Amazon.com Bounced After Earnings. Now What?
by David Russell | Feb 8, 2022
Amazon.com rallied sharply on some bullish news last week. But it may face some bearish patterns over the intermediate and longer terms. First, consider the level around $3,175. AMZN bounced there in the second, third and fourth quarters of last year before breaking...