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Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study

Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study

Energy is coming to life again as the economy reopens. Let’s take a look at oil-field service provider Halliburton , which has a few interesting chart patterns. First is the downward-sloping trendline running along the highs of March and April. HAL closed above that...

Suddenly Everybody’s Talking About Inflation. Here Are the Key Facts

Suddenly Everybody’s Talking About Inflation. Here Are the Key Facts

Wall Street is starting to worry about inflation as the economy reopens from last year's pandemic amid a shortage of commodities and surging demand. Famous investor Warren Buffett and the Institute for Supply Management were the latest to spot the trend. Buffett, CEO...

Is Tesla Stalling Below a Key Level? Chart Watchers May See Bearish Patterns

Is Tesla Stalling Below a Key Level? Chart Watchers May See Bearish Patterns

Tesla hasn't hit a new 52-week high since January 25. It bounced feebly this month, and now the price action is looking more problematic. First, notice how the April 14 high closely matched the January 29 low. Old support could be new resistance. Second, TSLA has made...

The Fed Meets This Week as Business Roars Back from the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Fed Meets This Week as Business Roars Back from the Coronavirus Pandemic

The economy is roaring back to life, just in time for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low. No major change in policy is expected from the central bank on Wednesday. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has repeatedly said inflation needs to go solidly above 2 percent...

Chart Study: Do You Know This Chipmaker Getting Close to Record Highs?

Chart Study: Do You Know This Chipmaker Getting Close to Record Highs?

Micron Technology (MU) has stalled after a big rally. Is it time to buy the dip? The first pattern on the memory-chip maker's chart is the oversold condition on stochastics. Given its current uptrend, strong fundamentals and positive macro backdrop (GDP +6%), that...

Nio Could Be Attempting a Breakout Before Earnings Next Week: Chart Study

Nio Could Be Attempting a Breakout Before Earnings Next Week: Chart Study

Nio was one of the top stocks in 2020, making even Tesla look like a savings bond. It’s pulled back hard and is now stabilizing with earnings around the corner. The biggest pattern is the 200-day moving average. Interestingly, TSLA bounced at this exact same line...

Netflix Reports Earnings Tonight: Will It Finally Break Out?

Netflix Reports Earnings Tonight: Will It Finally Break Out?

Netflix stock has gone nowhere since the summer. But that could change when it reports earnings tonight. The streaming-video giant was one of the first companies to recover when coronavirus forced millions into lockdown last year. It was also one of the first stocks...

Media Giant May Be Attempting a Bull-Flag Breakout: Chart Study

Media Giant May Be Attempting a Bull-Flag Breakout: Chart Study

Comcast has pulled back after making a new high last month, and now it could be turning upward again. The media giant battled against a downward-sloping trend line running from March 16 through last Wednesday. But it ended last week breaking above it. Second, notice...

Bulls May Be Coming Back to Energy as Global Economy Reopens

Bulls May Be Coming Back to Energy as Global Economy Reopens

Energy stocks jumped yesterday as inventories tightened and traders looked for demand to increase. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) rose 2.8 percent, its biggest one-day gain in six weeks. Crude oil futures also leaped almost 5 percent. The Energy Department reported that...