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Stunner: Intel Is Outperforming Advanced Micro Devices
Intel or AMD? The question is almost as old as "Coke or Pepsi?" For years, the two have battled for leadership in the semiconductor market and the stock market. Intel mostly led coming out of the financial crisis but started falling behind in 2016. Now, the charts...
Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise
The SPDR Financial ETF quietly did something historic last week: It closed at the highest price ever. This is a big deal because XLF has been trapped at resistance running back to 2007 (before the subprime crisis). It was trying to break the old highs around $31...
Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market
The "fear index" just broke 20 for the first time in almost a year. It was one of several milestones suggesting the market sees further recovery from last year's coronavirus pandemic. Cboe's volatility index fell 0.9 point this week to 19.97. It was the lower close on...
Another Huge Week for Cryptocurrencies as Tesla, Mastercard, Twitter Fuel Adoption Wave
Cryptocurrencies had another huge week as companies like Tesla and Mastercard continue to push digital assets into the mainstream. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) broke out to new highs on Monday after Tesla (TSLA) announced a $1.5 billion purchase. That triggered speculation Apple...
Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs
Twitter is having its best week in six years as its advertising business finally starts to gain traction. Twitter (TWTR) is up 27 percent since Friday, February 5. That makes it the best-performing member of the S&P 500 for the period. It's also the biggest weekly...
Semiconductor Shortage Squeezes Automakers as Chip Demand Surges Like Never Before
A shortage of semiconductors is sweeping the economy as demand for connectivity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies including General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Apple (AAPL) and Enphase Energy (ENPH) have mentioned difficulties obtaining chips...
TradeStation Crypto – First Look Video
Cryptocurrency is taking off for new and seasoned traders and investors alike. Now you can look inside the TSCrypto trading platform and learn how to launch the latest crypto trading tools with this quick intro video. See basic and advanced trading views and watch how...
Energy Is Crushing the Market in 2021. Here Are the Top Stocks for Options Traders
Energy stocks are having their best run in years as global economies reopen from the coronavirus pandemic. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) is in the midst of its fourth straight positive month, its longest winning streak since June 2014. The fund has appreciated 53 percent...
Elon Musk Triggered a Huge Technical Event in the Crypto Market: Chart Study
Tesla's $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase didn't just send prices to new record highs. It also produced an unusual concentration of interest in the world's biggest cryptocurrency at the expense of Altcoins like Ethereum. Bitcoin Dominance jumped 3.74 percent yesterday,...
Stunner: Intel Is Outperforming Advanced Micro Devices
Intel or AMD? The question is almost as old as "Coke or Pepsi?" For years, the two have battled for leadership in the semiconductor market and the stock market. Intel mostly led coming out of the financial crisis but started falling behind in 2016. Now, the charts...
Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise
The SPDR Financial ETF quietly did something historic last week: It closed at the highest price ever. This is a big deal because XLF has been trapped at resistance running back to 2007 (before the subprime crisis). It was trying to break the old highs around $31...
Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market
The "fear index" just broke 20 for the first time in almost a year. It was one of several milestones suggesting the market sees further recovery from last year's coronavirus pandemic. Cboe's volatility index fell 0.9 point this week to 19.97. It was the lower close on...
Another Huge Week for Cryptocurrencies as Tesla, Mastercard, Twitter Fuel Adoption Wave
Cryptocurrencies had another huge week as companies like Tesla and Mastercard continue to push digital assets into the mainstream. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) broke out to new highs on Monday after Tesla (TSLA) announced a $1.5 billion purchase. That triggered speculation Apple...
Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs
Twitter is having its best week in six years as its advertising business finally starts to gain traction. Twitter (TWTR) is up 27 percent since Friday, February 5. That makes it the best-performing member of the S&P 500 for the period. It's also the biggest weekly...
Semiconductor Shortage Squeezes Automakers as Chip Demand Surges Like Never Before
A shortage of semiconductors is sweeping the economy as demand for connectivity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies including General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Apple (AAPL) and Enphase Energy (ENPH) have mentioned difficulties obtaining chips...
TradeStation Crypto – First Look Video
Cryptocurrency is taking off for new and seasoned traders and investors alike. Now you can look inside the TSCrypto trading platform and learn how to launch the latest crypto trading tools with this quick intro video. See basic and advanced trading views and watch how...
Energy Is Crushing the Market in 2021. Here Are the Top Stocks for Options Traders
Energy stocks are having their best run in years as global economies reopen from the coronavirus pandemic. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) is in the midst of its fourth straight positive month, its longest winning streak since June 2014. The fund has appreciated 53 percent...
Elon Musk Triggered a Huge Technical Event in the Crypto Market: Chart Study
Tesla's $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase didn't just send prices to new record highs. It also produced an unusual concentration of interest in the world's biggest cryptocurrency at the expense of Altcoins like Ethereum. Bitcoin Dominance jumped 3.74 percent yesterday,...
Stocks and Economy in Massive Disconnect
A lot of things can be said about the stock market right now. One of the biggest is its huge disconnect with the economy. Judging by Wall Street, you'd think we're in a recession now. Key indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are in the midst of their worst...
Investors Sold Everything That Wasn’t Nailed Down Last Week
Stocks just finished their worst week in seven years as investors sold everything that wasn't nailed down. All the major sectors declined at least 5 percent. Energy cratered 10 percent, small caps slid 9 percent and Technology dropped 8 percent. The S&P 500's 6.6...
Suddenly Vultures Circle in the Credit Market
The Federal Reserve has everyone talking about hawks and doves this week. But another kind of bird may be swooping in: vultures. Recent headlines suggest credit markets are getting squeezed. This could create bearish opportunities for traders willing to play buzzard...
Sellers Keep Market on Pace for Terrible Quarter
Bears continued to hammer stocks last week, keeping the market on pace for its worst quarter since early this decade. The S&P 500 attempted a feeble bounce before rolling over and closing at its lowest level since April. All told, it declined 1.2 percent between...
Bad News Hammered Several Key Stocks Last Week
No, it wasn't a nightmare. There was a lot of bad news on a lot of companies last week. At least five of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped amid some kind of bearish headline: Apple (AAPL): Wall Street analysts continued to hammer the...
The World’s Dullest Sector Is Hitting New Highs
We've talked about boring stocks like health-care and consumer products. But those are pretty exciting compared with the best performing sector yesterday. Yep, we're talking about real-estate investment trusts (REITs). These companies own shopping centers, apartment...
Safe Havens Keep Stealing the Show
The market's shift toward "safe havens" is continuing. Utilities, consumer staples, real-estate investment trusts and health care are outperforming again today. They all benefit from lower interest rates and are less exposed to swings in economic growth. Meanwhile...
Blue Chip Crashes the Top 10: November at TradeStation
A new company just crashed its way into TradeStation's monthly top 10: General Electric (GE). GE was the sixth most active symbol for our clients in November, up from 13th in October and 20th in September. Its increased popularity came as slowing business, management...
Cloud Giant Rips on Blowout Quarter
A cloud-computing giant was highlighted on Market Action this week. It's posed to open higher today after a blowout quarter. Salesforce.com (CRM) reported earnings of $0.61 a share in the third quarter. With the Street expecting earnings of $0.50 per share, up from...