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by TradeStation | Sep 17, 2024
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Chart of the Day: Potentially Bearish Candlestick Pattern in Amazon.com
by David Russell | Feb 9, 2023
Amazon.com tried to rally a week ago. It proceeded to fall on weak quarterly results, leaving some potentially difficult patterns on the daily chart . First, the single candlestick on February 2 was isolated above the other recent prices. That is sometimes known as a...
Stocks Overbought as Traders Wait for Inflation? Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Feb 9, 2023
Downloads available here and here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 is challenging mid-September high and March lows around 4120.10-day moving average rising for 23 candles, the longest streak since August.Fewer index members above 20-day MA than above 50-day MA....
It’s a Quiet Week for Stocks After Mixed Earnings from Apple and Amazon.com
by David Russell | Feb 6, 2023
It's a quieter week for stocks after mixed earnings from major technology companies and big economic news. The S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent between Friday, January 27, and Friday, February 3. It was the fourth gain in the last five weeks, bringing the index back to...
Technical Analysis: Does the Nasdaq Need a Pause?
by David Russell | Feb 3, 2023
The Nasdaq-100 has been running as investors flock back to growth stocks. But is it time for a pause? The index has gained each of the five weeks so far this year -- its longest winning streak since November 2021. Speaking of November 2021, the Relative Strength Index...
Apple, Trendline Break and ‘Golden Cross?’ Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Feb 2, 2023
Sizing Up the S&P 500 50-day MA nearing "Golden Cross" vs 200-day MA2022 bearish trendline brokenBreadth: Advance/decline line highest since AugustSector mix: "risk-on" cyclicals leading, safe-havens lagging.Intermarket: Dollar index lowest since AprilIntermarket:...
Stocks Begin New Year With a Bang as Inflation Slows
by David Russell | Feb 1, 2023
Stocks rallied to start the New Year as investors looked for inflation to ease and the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 6.2 percent in January, its best monthly performance since October. Some of the gain resulted from bounces in...
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Chart of the Day: Is Oracle Attempting a Breakout?
by David Russell | Jan 4, 2023
Oracle has performed better than most technology and software companies, and now it may be attempting a breakout. The first pattern on today’s chart is the triangle that took shape in December. Prices ended 2022 slightly above the top, and buyers jumped in yesterday....
FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level
by David Russell | Oct 26, 2020
Stocks are holding key support as a major week of news begins. All four of the market's trillion dollar companies will report earnings: Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL). We'll also get the first reading on last quarter's gross...
Tesla Could Run out of Money, But Snap’s Breaking Out: Earnings This Week
by David Russell | Oct 23, 2020
Tesla just reported its "best quarter ever," but investors are afraid it might still run out of money. The electric-car maker earned $0.76 a share on a record $8.77 billion of revenue. Both numbers beat estimates and marked a fifth straight quarter of profitability....
Facebook or Alibaba? Next Week Could Bring the Market’s Next Trillion Dollar Company
by David Russell | Oct 22, 2020
Facebook or Alibaba. One -- or both -- of the tech giants could become the market's next trillion dollar company next week. Facebook (FB), the world's top social media platform and fifth busiest website in the world, reports earnings. It's jumped the last two...
Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings
by David Russell | Oct 15, 2020
After weeks of going nowhere, Tesla is starting to move before its quarterly results. The electric-car maker rallied more than 70 percent in August, followed by a sideway triangle pattern in September. Yesterday, it pushed near the top of its range. Are investors...