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S&P 500 Crosses 5,600 as Pre-April Bullishness Returns: Market Trends
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 crosses 5,600 for first time Index up 6 straight sessions, longest since 11/6 Patterns similar to pre-April: Relative Strength...
Rivian Goes Public in Hotly Anticipated Electric Truck IPO
Electric vehicles have surged lately, and today brings another key milestone: Rivian Automotive's initial public offering. The company first proposed a share price of $57 to $62. Strong demand let the underwriters boost the range to $72 to $74. It priced even higher...
Technical Analysis: Intel Is Trending Lower
Recent sessions have seen fireworks in chip stocks like Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia. The same cannot be said of Intel. The semiconductor giant gapped lower on October 22 following weak revenue and guidance. It was the third straight bearish report this year....
Call Buyers Flock to Advanced Micro as Chipmaker Wins Business From Microsoft and Meta
Advanced Micro Devices lit up the options market yesterday after being included in the world's biggest social network. The three busiest contracts across the entire options market were short-term AMD calls expiring this Friday, November 12. They outpaced other...
This Consumer Icon Is Reinventing Itself Again as Coronavirus Fades. Can You Guess November’s Mystery Stock?
The coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on companies providing in-person services. This month's mystery stock is no exception, although it's made some big strides lately. Like many great business sagas of the 20th century, its history began on the east coast and...
Jobs, Spending, Travel: The Economy Keeps Getting Better As the Holidays Approach
From employment to manufacturing and spending, the economy continues to improve as the crucial holiday shopping season approaches. Today's non-farm payrolls report featured bullish news on almost every metric. The overall number beat estimates by 25 percent, as key...
Retail Feeding Frenzy as Brick and Mortar Stocks Beat Estimates: Earnings This Week
Traditional retail stocks are having an explosive week as companies like Under Armour report strong earnings. Is it the start of a new trend that will last into yearend? The athletic-apparel company's sales topped estimates by about 5 percent, but earnings were almost...
Technology & Communication
Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season
Growth stocks and the Nasdaq-100 could be attempting a turn after six months of steady declines. The technology-heavy index rose 4.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, July 1, and Friday, July 8. In absolute terms, the gain was smaller than two...
Uber and Pinterest Lead Rally in Newer Tech Stocks: Earnings This Week
Smaller and newer technology stocks have rallied on strong earnings in the last week, even as older companies stagger. Uber Technologies (UBER), Shopify (SHOP) and Pinterest (PINS) jumped after announcing their quarterly numbers. Each company beat earnings and revenue...
Options in These Two Tech Stocks Are Suddenly on Fire
A pair of technology companies are suddenly on fire in the U.S. options market. International Business Machines (IBM) and Slack Technologies (WORK) and have both set records in the options market over the last few sessions. The surging activity is yet another example...
Nasdaq Leads a Rebound as Strong Data Keeps Sentiment Bullish
Stocks rebounded sharply last week as strong economic news gave investors a reason to stay bullish. The S&P 500 rose 3.2 percent between Friday, January 31, and Friday, February 7. It was the biggest weekly gain since early June. Technology stocks and members of...
Big Turnaround for Twitter, But Other Technology Stocks Tumble: Earnings This Week
Twitter's flying on strong user growth, but results from other technology stocks haven't been so hot in the last week. TWTR reported better-than-expected revenue and rapid traffic growth. The big number was 152 million monetizable daily active users last quarter, 4.5...