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Chart of the Day: Citi Is Finding Support at This Key Line

Chart of the Day: Citi Is Finding Support at This Key Line

Financial stocks have bounced in the last two weeks, and Citi is one of the biggest members of the group. A few patterns stand out on the banking giant’s chart. First is its breakout above the 50-day moving average, followed by a pullback to hold that line. Next is...

Stocks Inch to New Records But New Coronavirus Fears Threaten the Recovery

Stocks Inch to New Records But New Coronavirus Fears Threaten the Recovery

Stocks inched to new highs last week, but a resurgence of coronavirus threatens to overshadow all kinds of good news. "Consumers reported a stunning loss of confidence in the first half of August" because of the delta variant, consumer sentiment economist Richard...

Ethereum’s Supply Is Getting Squeezed as Fee Burning Kicks In

Ethereum’s Supply Is Getting Squeezed as Fee Burning Kicks In

One week ago, Ethereum implemented an upgrade to control fees and limit supply. It's already having an effect. About 3 Ethereum are getting "burned" each minute, according to Etherchain.org. That's more than 33,000 coins, or about $100 million. A separate analysis by...

E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day

E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day

Amazon.com rallied into its last earnings report, and crashed on a very weak outlook. Now traders may need to mind the price gap that resulted. So far, AMZN hasn't even tried to fill that chasm, which creates the risk that it will become a longer-lasting scar on the...

Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO

Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO

Roblox was a prominent IPO in the spring. Now, after a rally and pullback, the bulls seem to be returning. Options traders purchased about 12,000 short-term 13-August 85 calls this morning. Premiums started at $0.40 and quickly shot above $2 as the orders piled in....

Technical Analysis: Coffee Giant Breaks Out, Then Pulls Back

Technical Analysis: Coffee Giant Breaks Out, Then Pulls Back

Restaurant stocks had a big surge last month thanks to Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG) monster quarter. Starbucks (SBUX) went along for the ride and has now pulled back. The main thing on today’s chart is SBUX’s gentle retest of $118. That was an old high from April....