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A Big Week for Stocks: Megacap Earnings, GDP, Jobs Data
Money is coming back to megacaps as the biggest week of earnings season begins. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, October 18, and Friday, October 25. It was the index's first drop in seven weeks. However the Nasdaq-100 inched toward record highs, with its...
Stocks Break Out as AI Boom Fuels Tech Rally
Stocks are breaking out to new highs as the Artificial Intelligence boom widens. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, January 12, and Friday, January 19. The index closed at a new all-time high for the first time in over two...
Chart of the Day: Can Intel Keep Running?
Intel has been rallying on hopes of a turnaround, and some chart watchers may see potential for more upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of lower highs since December 27. The chipmaker has tested the falling trendline over the last week. Could a...
Stocks in Channel Near Old Highs: 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 holds tight range 1.6% from record high Friday's last price was the index's highest weekly...
Stocks Set Another Record as Rates Fall and Earnings Begin
Stocks are nearing record highs as earning season begins. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent between Friday, January 5, and Friday, January 12. The index managed to hold a support level from mid-December and had its highest weekly close ever. The Dow Jones Industrial...
History Was Made This Week as Bitcoin ETFs Went Live
Bitcoin has existed as a digital asset for 15 years. This week, it took a big step toward mainstream finance when the first exchange-traded products launched in the United States. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 exchange-traded funds...
Stocks Near Record Levels as Earnings Begin: 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 holds December 20 low, ended Wednesday 1% from record high 1/5 low near 50% retracement of December...
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Chart of the Day: Palantir Stabilizes Above Old Highs
Palantir Technologies has advanced as investors embrace AI and non-government customers embrace its products. Is its current pullback offering an opportunity? The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of rallies after the last two quarterly reports. Those may...
Facebook, Amazon.com Miss, Apple Struggles with Supply Chain, Microsoft Jumps: Earnings This Week
Quarterly results from Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook came up short this week, but Microsoft and Alphabet jumped to new highs. It was the busiest period of earnings season, with five of the market's six biggest companies issuing numbers. (Tesla was last week.) Most...
Technical Analysis: This Data Storage Company Is Breaking Its Downtrend
Seagate Technology has spent the last five months pulling back. But now it may be turning around. The main pattern on today's chart is the descending trendline that started in May and ran along the peaks of August and September. Notice how STX closed above that line...
Tesla and the VIX: Two Big Numbers Reached in Today’s Session
Tesla and Cboe's volatility index -- the "fear gauge" -- closed at two important levels today. First, Elon Musk's electric-car maker ended the session at $893. That's slightly below the all-time record of $900.40 early this year. However it was the highest closing...
Technical Analysis: The Nightmare Could Be Ending in Chinese Tech Stocks
The last year for Chinese technology stocks has been nothing short of a nightmare. But now there could be signs of a turn in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, which holds key names like Tencent and Alibaba. The 8-day exponential moving average was under the...