Stocks

10 Day Window: NAFTA & Rate Double Down

by Vlad Karpel

U.S. indices continue breaking records to crack all-time high levels in the SPX. QQQ, and IWM today, after already notching new highs in the Nasdaq and S&P on Friday. With some analysts pointing to the seasonally thin volumes, I recommend...

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Highly Flammable: An August Correction

by Vlad Karpel

Getting ready for a fire sale in an overbought market?  It was only ten trading sessions ago the Nasdaq tanked 300 points in 48 hours when it was thought that the FAANG stocks had hit a wall after two members’, Netflix and Facebook, shares were...

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Economy Today: 29 Thoughts You Must Read

by Options Sensei

As highflyers such as Netflix and Facebook took a drubbing following, their disappointing earnings report its good to remember the emotional drivers and fear and greed that often lead investors to make self-harming decisions. Morgan Housel...

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Does Tech Really Dominate the Market?

by Options Sensei

The headlines are filled with talks of tariffs, Russia and rates. Oh, and earnings are about to come gushing through our streaming screens. But what has quietly becoming disconcerting to some of even the verdant bulls (investor sentiment just hit...

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ABC trades within large range

by Christian Tharp, CMT

After peaking at the end of January, ABC has fallen into a rectangle pattern. While in the range, the stock has formed a key resistance level at $95 (red), and a clear $82 support (green).  At some point the stock will have to break one of the two...

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S&P 500: Will July Slide Lead to a Rollover?

by Options Sensei

Just Monday, it was hard to miss the cowbells and crowing on Twitter of how clean Monday’s low was… how easy it was to pick off — how anybody who’d missed it must be an idiot.  What do these folks do if the SPX snaps 2700 here and follows...

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Trade War: Why the Stock Market Isn’t Worried

by Options Sensei

In the early days of the Trump administration, stocks and the overall market would drop or pop on his every tweet. Now traders mostly ignore all but the most severe and credible ones. Talk of a trade war is no exception. While some industries are...

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