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Options Alert: Call Volume Grows as Salesforce.com Nears Highs

Options Alert: Call Volume Grows as Salesforce.com Nears Highs

Major technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft jumped on quarterly results. Will peer Saleforce.com make a similar move? Marc Benioff's provider of cloud-based marketing software is up 49 percent this year after a sharp selloff in 2022. It has paused over the last...

Technical Analysis: Amazon.com Could Be Struggling After Uncertain Guidance

Technical Analysis: Amazon.com Could Be Struggling After Uncertain Guidance

Amazon.com may be showing signs of weakness after another post-earnings drop. The first pattern on today’s chart is the rising trendline along the lows of March and April. AMZN fell to that support last week after issuing so-so guidance and has remained there since....

Stock Market Faces Big Tests After a String of Positive Earnings

Stock Market Faces Big Tests After a String of Positive Earnings

Earnings season has gone better than feared, but traders face new uncertainties this week. Today and the next two sessions bring key news on the impact of bank failures, the U.S. debt ceiling and inflation. It's a big change from recent weeks, when strong quarterly...

Inflation Fades, Earnings Beat and Stocks Push Higher

Inflation Fades, Earnings Beat and Stocks Push Higher

Stocks keep pushing higher as inflation fades and earnings beat expectations. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent between Friday, April 7, and Friday, April 14. It was the fourth gain in the last five weeks. Several data points suggested further slowing of inflation, the...

Technical Analysis: Merck Could Be Breaking Out

Technical Analysis: Merck Could Be Breaking Out

Merck surged in late 2022 and consolidated during the first quarter. Now the drug maker could be breaking out. The first pattern on today’s chart is the rally between mid-October and early January, which included a breakout to new record highs. MRK then pulled back...

Chart of the Day: Apple Pulls Back After a ‘Golden Cross’

Chart of the Day: Apple Pulls Back After a ‘Golden Cross’

Apple clawed to a six-month high last week. Is it done or will prices continue higher? The first pattern on today’s chart is the price level around $156. AAPL peaked there on March 6 and bounced there yesterday. Some chart watchers could think ... For more,...

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...