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No ‘Stag’ and Not Much ‘Flation’? Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 has risen in 10 of the last 12 days. New records in nine of the last 10 days. Breadth widens: New 52-week highs increase...
After Getting Cut in Half, An Options Trader Thinks this Social Media Giant May Have Bottomed
Social-media giant Meta Platforms has gotten cut in half, and now one big investor seems to think it will stabilize. Check out the unusual options activity detected in the company formerly known as Facebook (FB) yesterday: A trader sold 16,500 8-April 200 puts for...
Bullish or Bearish? The S&P 500 Faces a Death Cross as It Tries to Break a Falling Trendline
The S&P 500 has been in a steady downtrend all year. That makes it a good time to assess the state of the index before the big Fed announcement later today. Bearish and bullish forces are battling each other on this chart. First you have the sharply falling...
Inflation, War, Covid: The Federal Reserve Could Be Raising Interest Rates At a Complicated Time
The Federal Reserve begins a key meeting today as war and coronavirus create an increasingly complicated economic environment. Markets widely expect the Fed to raise its target interest rate by 25 basis points at 2 p.m. ET tomorrow. It would be not only the first...
Stocks Keep Sliding as Inflation Squeezes Profits and Consumers
Stocks fell again last week as investors see more risk from the war in Ukraine and rising inflation. The S&P 500 slid 2.9 percent between Friday, March 4, and Friday, March 11. It was the fourth decline in the last five weeks, miring the index at levels from...
Charting Tutorial: Comparing Multiple Stocks on TradeStation’s Platform
TradeStation is known for its powerful charting tools. Today we'll explain how to analyze two or more stocks in a single chart. Start by opening a new chart on TradeStation's desktop platform. Click on the Apps bar at the top of the workspace and select the Chart...
Global Energy Squeeze Revives Interest In Solar Stocks Following a Year of Consolidation
Solar energy stocks were one of the top performing groups in the pandemic year 2020. Now after a long pause, the global energy shock is reviving the group. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) is up 36 percent in the last month, making it the top performing member of the...
Technology & Communication
AMD Remained the Busiest Symbol in May With the Chipmaker Reporting Quarterly Results
Advanced Micro Devices was the busiest stock at TradeStation Securities in May as the chipmaker reported strong quarterly results. AMD held its position at the top of the rankings for the fourth straight month, according to TradeStation data. The company's earnings,...
Apple’s Releasing New IPhones, But a Lot More Is Happening With the Stock
Apple is expected to release new iPhones today, but a lot of other things are happening with the tech giant. Wall Street's narrative on the company has shifted toward other initiatives like services and stock buybacks. After all, AAPL's a victim of its own success now...
Is the Glass Half Full in Chip Stocks as Tariff Worries Fade?
Chip stocks are pushing old highs as investors seem to expect better news for one of the market's most traded industries. The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) closed 2 percent below its all-time high yesterday. It's also up 5.8 percent in the last month, more...
A Wave of IPOs Is Building, Led by WeWork and SmileDirectClub
Volatility is fading this month, just as a wave of companies looks to go public. Prominent firms including WeWork (WE) and SmileDirectClub (SDC) are expected to raise more than $1 billion each in their initial public offerings (IPOs). Combined with other big names...
Apple Slips From Top Spot as Volatility Spikes: August at TradeStation
Volatility spiked in August, shifting attention away from individual stocks and toward the indexes. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was the busiest symbol on TradeStation since the end of July, ending a four-month reign at the top by Apple (AAPL). Other index-linked...