Stocks
Technical Analysis: Does the Nasdaq Need a Pause?

Technical Analysis: Does the Nasdaq Need a Pause?

The Nasdaq-100 has been running as investors flock back to growth stocks. But is it time for a pause? The index has gained each of the five weeks so far this year -- its longest winning streak since November 2021. Speaking of November 2021, the Relative Strength Index...

Stocks Begin New Year With a Bang as Inflation Slows

Stocks Begin New Year With a Bang as Inflation Slows

Stocks rallied to start the New Year as investors looked for inflation to ease and the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 6.2 percent in January, its best monthly performance since October. Some of the gain resulted from bounces in...

Is Tesla Driving Stocks Toward a Breakout Before the Fed?

Is Tesla Driving Stocks Toward a Breakout Before the Fed?

Tesla could be driving the stock market toward a breakout as a flood of major catalysts hit. The electric car maker jumped 33 percent last week after reporting strong orders and saying production could reach 2 million vehicles this year. The news lifted sentiment in...

Technical Analysis: Pullback in Yum Brands

Technical Analysis: Pullback in Yum Brands

Yum Brands had a strong rally in late 2022. Now after a pause, the restaurant company may interest pullback buyers. The first pattern on today's chart is $125.70, a daily closing high from last April. YUM hesitated below that level in November and then began the New...

Good-Bye Bear Market? We Could Find Out This Week

Good-Bye Bear Market? We Could Find Out This Week

After a small pullback, stocks could be trying to end the bear market that started a year ago. The S&P 500 declined the first three sessions of the holiday-shortened week between Friday, January 13, and Friday, January 20. It was down as much as 2.8 percent at...

Technical Analysis: Have Chipmakers Already Bottomed?

Technical Analysis: Have Chipmakers Already Bottomed?

Most people know that technology stocks ended 2022 on a weak note. But they may not realize one group started to outperform: chipmakers. The first pattern on today’s chart of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is the falling trendline along the highs of last year....

Chart of the Day: Is Oracle Attempting a Breakout?

Chart of the Day: Is Oracle Attempting a Breakout?

Oracle has performed better than most technology and software companies, and now it may be attempting a breakout. The first pattern on today’s chart is the triangle that took shape in December. Prices ended 2022 slightly above the top, and buyers jumped in yesterday....