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S&P 500 Pulls Back to the 50-day MA: Market Trends This Week
Downloads available here and here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 pulls back to 50-day MA.Prices have retraced half their move off December lows.S&P 500 holding bottom of Keltner Channel.Potential for...
Don’s Notebook August 1, 2018
The big question today is, because of the strength of the economy and the question of the Fed's independence, will there be any a decision for an immediate rate hike? Today’s direction indicators favor neither bulls nor bears. The Trump administration is considering...
Riding a megabank on the cheap: Options recap
One big investor is riding a megabank on the cheap, thanks to the leveraging power of options. Bank of America (BAC) has been on the move since late 2016. A large call roll yesterday seemed to show that a money manager is using options as a surrogate for owning...
Big Tech De-fangs the SPY: July at TradeStation
FANG ruled the roost in this month as volatility swept the Nasdaq. The two busiest stocks for TradeStation clients in July were members of the high-tech quartet: Facebook (FB) and Netflix (NFLX). Both crashed from record highs after mediocre quarterly reports raised...
Buyers Rotate into These Sectors as Tech Stalls
Last week was rough for technology. But now investors are looking for gains in some new areas. The SPDR Industrial ETF (XLI) and SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV) are the two best performing sector funds over the last month with gains of about 7 percent each. XLI is also on...
Don’s Notebook July 31, 2018
Unexpected pressure in Tuesday's key inflation readings -- the core Personal Consumption Expenditure price index and the Employment Cost index – may have pressured for hawkish FOMC results on Wednesday. However, easing inflation pressure along with healthy consumer...
Bears Target Consumer Heavyweight: Options Recap
Bears were moving in for the kill as a giant consumer staples firm prepared earnings. Procter & Gamble (PG), after all, has had anything but a strong track record. The parent of brands like Gillette, Pampers and Tide dropped fell after its last three quarterly...
Technology & Communication
Roku and Tesla Among the Busiest Symbols Last Month: October at TradeStation
Fast-moving technology stocks dominated activity at TradeStation again last month as the Nasdaq-100 broke out to new highs. Roku (ROKU) was the second-busiest symbol among our clients in October as it rebounded from a huge drop the previous month. Sentiment has swung...