Stocks

Mover Alert: JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ: JD)

by Christian Tharp, CMT

JD has hit the $32 mark as resistance several times over the past few months. The stock now sits just a couple ticks below it. A solid close above $32 should lead to another leg higher for JD. JD.com, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates...

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Weekly Mover: Square Inc (NYSE: SQ)

by Christian Tharp, CMT

During the past 4 months, SQ had formed a very important level of support at $60 (red). Last week saw the stock break below that support. Not only does that imply lower prices overall for SQ, but the $60 level should now act as resistance on any...

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FOMC Minutes & Future Rate Cuts

by Vlad Karpel

We encourage readers to maintain clearly defined stop levels, sell near $290 for SPY, and buy near $278. The current SPY short-term support sits at $277-$282 and we see the potential for the market to overshoot 50-days MA for SPY at...

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Trade War with China & Booming US Economy?

by Options Sensei

This was expected to be a crucial week for the markets as the highly anticipated Fed meeting was supposed to provide clarity on monetary policy.  On Wednesday, Jerome Powell did give a 25 basis rate cut, the first over 10 years since the...

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Ticker Watch: J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM)

by Christian Tharp, CMT

by Christian Tharp, CMT SJM has formed a down-channel over the past 2-3 months. A channel is simply formed through the combination of a trend line support that runs parallel to a trend line resistance. ABOUT THE J. M. SMUCKER...

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Markets Lower Behind Global Uncertainty

by Vlad Karpel

TRADE UNCERTAINTY PUSH STOCKS LOWER Stocks are trending lower today behind underwhelming economic data and continued U.S.-China trade uncertainty. TRUMP’S COMMENTS ALARM INVESTORS Core CPI and inflation data returned mostly flat while...

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Understanding Time Decay in Options Trading

by Options Sensei

After the steep decline and rapid rebound, the stock market seems ready to settle into a range.  Following such a period of big moves and high volatility, it wouldn’t be a surprise if it went nowhere for the next weeks. or until the next...

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