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Bearish Triangle and Death Cross in Zoom Video: Technical Analysis
As Zoom Video Communications continues to struggle, more bearish patterns have appeared on the chart. First, the recent price action has resulted in a descending triangle , with support around $309. This is a classic continuation pattern, pointing to potentially more...
Candlesticks, Pullbacks and Advanced Alerting: This Video Explains Technical Analysis in the Stock Market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpScT6O7c0c Candlesticks are one of the most popular charting tools in the stock market. This video helps traders understand patterns like kickers, dojis and hammers. It also covers volatility-based technical indicators like Bollinger...
The VIX Is Collapsing as Good News Floods the Market
The fear index is crumbling as one positive story after another hits the market. Cboe's VIX, which measures the cost of hedging the S&P 500, closed at 18.86 on Friday. That was its lowest reading since February 24, 2020, immediately before the coronavirus pandemic...
Chart Study: Is CSX Ready to Start Rolling?
Railroad operator CSX has squeezed into a tight range for almost five months. Now it may be ready for a breakout. The first pattern jumping off the chart is the ascending triangle with resistance around $95. Prices just started to escape the top yesterday. Also notice...
Chinese Stocks Are Crashing. Here’s Why It Could Be Good Luck for U.S. Investors
Most investors know that big Nasdaq stocks have struggled lately. They may be less aware of the carnage in Chinese markets. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) has dropped 8 percent so far in March. That puts it on pace for the worst month in the last year. It also...
Sports Betting Is Back in Focus with NCAA Finals and MLB Weeks Away
NCAA basketball is reaching its finale with the baseball season about to start. It's a great time revisit companies with exposure to sports betting. Led by stocks like Penn National Gaming (PENN) and DraftKings (DKNG), sports-betting is a new industry. It was made...
The Dow’s Smallest Member Has Pulled Back to a Trend Line
Travelers (TRV) doesn’t get much attention, but maybe it should. The insurance stock trended steadily upward since October. It made a new all-time high above $160 last week when Chubb (CB) bid for Hartford Financial (HIG). TRV quickly pulled back, creating a potential...
Here Are 3 Key Tools for Discovering Pullbacks in the Stock Market
"Buy the pullback," is one of the most common ideas in the stock market. But how can you find them? This post will identify some basic principles for discovering pullbacks. It will also include step-by-step directions on putting them into action. Here's the outline:...
Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Chip Stocks
The Nasdaq is trying to stabilize, which could draw buyers back to semiconductors. Chip stocks like NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Broadcom (AVGO) and Lam Research (LRCX) were some of the biggest gainers in the Nasdaq-100 last week. That helped push NDX ahead of the...
Bearish Triangle and Death Cross in Zoom Video: Technical Analysis
As Zoom Video Communications continues to struggle, more bearish patterns have appeared on the chart. First, the recent price action has resulted in a descending triangle , with support around $309. This is a classic continuation pattern, pointing to potentially more...
Candlesticks, Pullbacks and Advanced Alerting: This Video Explains Technical Analysis in the Stock Market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpScT6O7c0c Candlesticks are one of the most popular charting tools in the stock market. This video helps traders understand patterns like kickers, dojis and hammers. It also covers volatility-based technical indicators like Bollinger...
The VIX Is Collapsing as Good News Floods the Market
The fear index is crumbling as one positive story after another hits the market. Cboe's VIX, which measures the cost of hedging the S&P 500, closed at 18.86 on Friday. That was its lowest reading since February 24, 2020, immediately before the coronavirus pandemic...
Chart Study: Is CSX Ready to Start Rolling?
Railroad operator CSX has squeezed into a tight range for almost five months. Now it may be ready for a breakout. The first pattern jumping off the chart is the ascending triangle with resistance around $95. Prices just started to escape the top yesterday. Also notice...
Chinese Stocks Are Crashing. Here’s Why It Could Be Good Luck for U.S. Investors
Most investors know that big Nasdaq stocks have struggled lately. They may be less aware of the carnage in Chinese markets. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) has dropped 8 percent so far in March. That puts it on pace for the worst month in the last year. It also...
Sports Betting Is Back in Focus with NCAA Finals and MLB Weeks Away
NCAA basketball is reaching its finale with the baseball season about to start. It's a great time revisit companies with exposure to sports betting. Led by stocks like Penn National Gaming (PENN) and DraftKings (DKNG), sports-betting is a new industry. It was made...
The Dow’s Smallest Member Has Pulled Back to a Trend Line
Travelers (TRV) doesn’t get much attention, but maybe it should. The insurance stock trended steadily upward since October. It made a new all-time high above $160 last week when Chubb (CB) bid for Hartford Financial (HIG). TRV quickly pulled back, creating a potential...
Here Are 3 Key Tools for Discovering Pullbacks in the Stock Market
"Buy the pullback," is one of the most common ideas in the stock market. But how can you find them? This post will identify some basic principles for discovering pullbacks. It will also include step-by-step directions on putting them into action. Here's the outline:...
Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Chip Stocks
The Nasdaq is trying to stabilize, which could draw buyers back to semiconductors. Chip stocks like NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Broadcom (AVGO) and Lam Research (LRCX) were some of the biggest gainers in the Nasdaq-100 last week. That helped push NDX ahead of the...
Consumer Keeps Looking Stronger as Other Parts of the Economy Soften
The U.S. consumer keeps roaring ahead, even as investors worry about President Trump's trade war against China. Consumer spending rose 4.7 percent between April and June, according to the Commerce Department's gross domestic product (GDP). That was not only a big...
Stocks Fell Again Last Week as Trade War Kept Getting Worse
Stocks remain under pressure as the trade war against China worsens. The S&P 500 was positive for most of last week, but then came a quick succession of events on Friday morning. First, Beijing imposed tariffs on an additional $75 billion of U.S. products....
Stocks Fall Again as Economic Fears Keep the Volatility Coming
Stocks fell again last week as economic fears continued, but the Federal Reserve may lift spirits soon. The S&P 500 declined 1 percent between Friday, August 9, and Friday, August 16. It was the third straight losing week and kept the index on pace for its second...
Volatility Spikes as Trade Fears Return and Earnings Dwindle
August is off to a weak start as attention shifts from earnings and rate cuts to fears about trade. The S&P 500 just had a crazy week, with the biggest one-day drop of 2019 and the second-biggest one-day gain since January. By the time the dust settled, the index...
Roku Rockets as a New Generation of Tech Shoots Higher: Earnings This Week
Last year was all about weakness in giant tech stocks. This year could be all about the next generation of high-flying growth names. The last week of earnings featured breakouts in two newer companies whose technology continues to win new users. First, Match (MTCH)...
Interest Rates Are Crashing. Here’s What You Need to Know
Interest rates are nosediving around the world. Here's what you need to know as this becomes an increasingly mainstream story. First, the main reason is slower growth in the world's two biggest exporters: China and Germany. China has run into President Trump's tariffs...
Stocks Hammered as Trade War Overshadows Rate Cuts
Stocks just had their worst week of the year after President Trump renewed his trade war against China. The S&P 500 lost 3.1 percent of its value between Friday, July 26, and Friday, August 2. It was the biggest drop since the week before Christmas and brought the...
Apple Surges as Chips Falter: Earnings This Week
Investors face a mixed bag of results as we push through the busiest week of earnings season. Here are some key takeaways we'll explore in more detail below: Technology giant Apple (AAPL) is evolving past the iPhone.Reality catches up with chip stocks.Some newer tech...
Apple Still No. 1 as Traders Shun ETFs: July at TradeStation
Apple (AAPL) was the most popular stock among TradeStation clients in July, holding the top spot for a fourth straight month. The ranking table was little changed from June, with traders still focused on high-profile technology companies. They're also avoiding...