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Initial Public Offerings and SPACs: Track and Analyze Them With These Tools

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The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) and SPACs is up sharply from last year as confidence returns to the market. Despite the improved conditions, several prominent companies like Palantir (PLTR) and Airbnb (ABNB) have struggled and remain well below their post-IPO highs.

This video explains how investors can stay on top of the fast-moving IPO and SPAC market using TradeStation’s platform. It covers detailed methods for Scanner and RadarScreen using custom indicators and workspaces (available for free download here). Viewers learn how to discover new companies as they enter the market and track them through major events. They’ll also learn how to detect potential trading opportunities like pullbacks to key moving averages.

About the author

David Russell
David Russell is VP of Market Intelligence at TradeStation Group. Drawing on two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them apprised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.

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