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Gasoline Futures Go on Sale as China Sputters and Saudis Cut Prices
Energy costs are falling on signs of weaker demand and increased supply. Several negative headlines appeared before and after the Labor Day weekend. First, Chinese manufacturing activity slowed more than expected to its worst level in six months. Then Reuters reported...
Diagnosing the Coronavirus Selloff: Just How Bad Is It?
Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 25, 2020. Stocks continued their selloff on Tuesday as coronavirus spreads around the world. Here are some facts on what it means for your money. First, this pullback is now a "big one." The S&P 500...
One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil
Editor's note: This article was originally published on January 22, 2020. Energy may be resuming its downtrend as one bearish story after another piles up. Crude oil futures (@CL) are down for the third straight week. That's the longest losing streak since they last...
Options Alert: Can DoorDash Keep Delivering for the Bulls?
DoorDash jumped earlier in the week, and one big options trader seems to think the move will continue. Check out this large transaction in the food-delivery company: 25,000 December 35 calls were sold for $22.10.35,000 February 45 calls were purchased at almost the...
Technical Analysis: Hotel Giant Could Be Attempting a Breakout
Marriott has gone essentially nowhere since the pandemic began almost three years ago. But now the hotel giant could be getting ready to move. The first pattern on today's chart is the tight consolidation over the past three weeks. Notice how MAR has stayed above its...
Stocks Just Did Something For the 1st Time Since Bear Market Began: November Recap
Stocks just completed back-to-back positive months for the first time in over a year as investors look for the Federal Reserve to slow aggressive interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent in November following an 8 percent surge in October. (The last set of...
Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes
Stocks are eying key resistance as the market attempts its second straight positive month. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened week between November 18 and November 25. The index is up 4 percent so far in November. If the gains hold through...
Technology & Communication
Technical Analysis: Tight Consolidation in Another Clean Energy Stock
Clean-energy stocks have been one of the strongest parts of the market lately, and today’s chart focuses on a new battery-tech name: Stem. The first pattern is the quick uptrend in late summer, fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act and strong quarterly results on...
Stocks Keep Climbing, Fueled by Apple and Chip Stocks
Stocks climbed again last week, fueled by strong technology earnings and more support from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent between Friday, July 24, and Friday, July 31. The index has risen in four of the last five weeks. It also completed its...
These Were the Top Symbols on TradeStation in July as the Nasdaq Flew to New Highs
The Nasdaq-100 flew to new highs in July, and TradeStation clients focused on some of the most prominent names. Electric-car maker Tesla (TSLA) returned to the No. 1 position for the first time since March. The surge of activity came with TSLA surging much as 65...
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, AMD Beat Expectations in the Biggest Week for Big Tech Earnings
The most important week of earnings season is over, with giant technology stocks like Apple and Amazon.com more than satisfying Wall Street's lofty expectations. Both companies shot past expectations thanks to strong demand and shining execution of their business...
The Bulls May Have An Uphill Fight with Apple, Amazon and Facebook in Congress and Issuing Results
The next two days have a ton of news on major technology stocks like Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook. There are also important things happening on the price charts. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 have some big patterns, most of which are potentially bearish. This may...