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Will American Express Run Again? A Big Options Trader  May Think So

Will American Express Run Again? A Big Options Trader May Think So

American Express has dropped along with other financials this month, but one big investor is using options to stay long the name. Check out this large trade that occurred shortly before noon yesterday: A block of 34,843 April 125 calls was sold for $37.88.An equal...

Stocks Hold a Potentially Key Level as Fed Takes a Less Hawkish Stance

Stocks Hold a Potentially Key Level as Fed Takes a Less Hawkish Stance

Stocks could be trying to stabilize as investors look for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent between Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 23, its second straight positive week. The index has moved sideways for the past...

Technical Analysis: Will Tesla Shares Drive Higher?

Technical Analysis: Will Tesla Shares Drive Higher?

Tesla more than doubled between January and mid-February. It retraced almost half that move last month and is now trying to bounce. Will the move continue? The first pattern on today’s chart is the 50-day moving average, which the electric-car maker tested and held at...

Growth Comeback? Nasdaq Surged Last Week Amid Banking Scares

Growth Comeback? Nasdaq Surged Last Week Amid Banking Scares

Stocks face a confusing mix of positives and negatives, but the biggest story could be an unexpected surge in the Nasdaq-100. The technology-heavy index rallied 5.8 percent between Friday, March 10, and Friday March 17. In absolute terms, it was the biggest weekly...

Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation in Semiconductor Equipment Stock

Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation in Semiconductor Equipment Stock

Semiconductors have outperformed lately as investors get excited about demand from artificial intelligence (AI). Today’s chart considers equipment supplier Lam Research . The first pattern is the rising 50-day simple moving average. LRCX has consolidated in a tight...

Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth

Platform Tools for Market Internals and Breadth

TradeStation’s platform is famous for letting customers build their own tools. It also provides a series of calculated indexes for advanced technical analysis. Today's article will cover some of these indicators, which may be especially useful for assessing market...

Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride

Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride

Stocks are making wild moves as investors pivot from worries about rate hikes to bank failures. The S&P 500 dropped 4.5 percent between Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since mid-September. Ninety seven percent of of the...