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Calm Returns as Rate Fears Subside: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 back above 50-day MA. MACD turns higher More index members above 20-day MA than above...
The ‘Communications’ Sector Is Coming Into Its Own, Thanks to Alphabet, Disney, Twitter
It’s been 2-1/2 years since the Communications Sector was launched. And now the benefits are becoming apparent. TradeStation data shows that the S&P 500 Communication Sector ETF (XLC) came within 0.05 percent of a new 52-week high yesterday, the closest of all the...
This Social Media Stock Has Pulled Back Following a Breakout
Recent weeks have seen breakouts in smaller social-media stocks like Twitter and Snap , which have both pulled back. Today we’re looking at TWTR . Jack Dorsey’s microblogging service didn’t only beat earnings and revenue estimates on February 9. It also showed...
Tool Makers Form High Basing Patterns as the Economy Recovers: Technical Analysis
Attention is shifting toward industrials as technology and the Nasdaq struggle. Two companies in the space have potentially bullish patterns: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). ITW is the larger company with a market cap of about $68...
Industrial Stocks Are Breaking Out as the Economy Roars Back from Coronavirus
Industrial stocks are breaking out as the strengthening economy draws capital away from large technology stocks like Apple and Amazon.com. The SPDR Industrial ETF (XLI) set a new all-time closing high on Friday, while the SPDR Technology ETF (XLK) slid for a third...
What Are Value Stocks? Why Are They Suddenly Important?
Value stocks are surging in 2021 as the market positions for the economy to rebound. It's a big change from recent years, when so-called growth stocks like Apple and Facebook dominated. Retail investors with less experience may be struggling to adjust because they're...
DraftKings Could Be Attempting a Breakout as Sports Betting Spreads: Technical Analysis
On bearish days like we’ve had lately, it can be useful to look for stocks lurking near highs because they often break out when calm returns. DraftKings seems to fit that bill. First, consider how the sports-betting stock formed a large bullish ascending triangle...
Technology & Communication
Metaverse, Cybersecurity, Big Data: A New World of Tech Stocks Has Emerged
Even before coronavirus fueled demand for technology, a new set of innovative growth stocks were emerging. Today we'll focus on some lesser-known companies in the emerging worlds of cybersecurity, big data, online marketing and virtual reality. It could be an...
Here Comes Lyft and Other Major IPOs
Two major companies are coming to market as investors await some of the highest-profile technology deals ever. Ride-sharing giant Lyft will file for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as next week, according to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Management...
New Names Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week
Unusual companies advanced following their quarterly results in the last week, continuing a trend this earnings season. Consider Garmin (GRMN) and Arista Networks (ANET), the two biggest gainers in the S&P 500 since our last review. GRMN, a one-time leader in GPS...
Esports IPO Coming to Market Next Week
Esports are the latest thing in tech, and the first company dedicated to the field is going public next week. Super League Gaming (SLGG) plans to raise $25 million via an initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, February 26. There will be about 2.7 million shares...
Who Were the Winners and Losers in Tech This Earnings Season?
Earnings season has mostly finished for major technology firms. Let's take a look at the big winners and losers. The first major theme was a rebound in beaten down social-media stocks Facebook (FB) and Snap (FB). Both showed signs of repairing different kinds of...