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1995 All Over Again? How Today’s Market Compares With History

1995 All Over Again? How Today’s Market Compares With History

The past year has seen dramatic changes in investor expectations. We started worrying about inflation, survived a banking crisis and witnessed a tech boom in AI stocks. Another interest-rate panic followed in late summer, but it soon morphed into a surprising bullish...

Nvidia’s AI Surge Lifts Stocks as Market Breadth Widens

Nvidia’s AI Surge Lifts Stocks as Market Breadth Widens

Nvidia and the AI boom keep driving stocks to new highs. Still, a long-awaited shift toward smaller companies may be starting. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, February 16, and Friday, February 23. The index also crossed...

Range Could Be Forming After Big Events: Market Trends This Week

Range Could Be Forming After Big Events: 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 Index is potentially forming range between 4918 and 5030 Rising trend line potentially broken Shooting star on...

Stocks Pause as Earnings Pass and Inflation Rises

Stocks Pause as Earnings Pass and Inflation Rises

Stocks just paused as a blistering earnings season nears its conclusion. The S&P 500 slid 0.4 percent between Friday, February 2, and Friday, February 9. It was only the second decline in the last 16 weeks, according to TradeStation data. Technology led to the...

Chart of the Day: Will Goldman Sachs Get Going?

Chart of the Day: Will Goldman Sachs Get Going?

Goldman Sachs has gone nowhere for two months, but some traders may look for that to change. The first pattern on today’s chart is the $374 level. It was a weekly closing price from January 2023 that GS remained below through late December. The stock rallied above it...

S&P 500 Holds Channel, Reclaims 5,000: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 Holds Channel, Reclaims 5,000: 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 Index holds recent channel, weekly low from 2/5 Wilder's RSI remains near overbought Prices hold rising...

Stocks Cross Historic Level on Strong Earnings, Economic Data

Stocks Cross Historic Level on Strong Earnings, Economic Data

Stocks continue their advance into record territory as earnings beat estimates and recession fears melt away. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent between Friday, February 2, and Friday, February 9. It was the 14th gain in the last 15 weeks, and the fifth consecutive...

S&P 500 in Tight Channel Near 5,000: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 in Tight Channel Near 5,000: 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 Index forming potential ascending channel since mid-January. Making higher lows above previous peak from...

Microsoft and Toyota Break Out as Apple and Tesla Stall

Microsoft and Toyota Break Out as Apple and Tesla Stall

Apple and Tesla have been two of the best performing large stocks for years. But now they may be falling behind two major rivals: Microsoft and Toyota Motor. The charts below demonstrate how AAPL and TSLA remain trapped under recent highs, while MSFT and TM have...