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Stocks Pull Back, Stubbornly; HubSpot, Rockwell Automation, Google In Focus
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stocks retreated this week, but the Nasdaq and S&P 500 are finding support. HubSpot is trading tightly while Rockwell Automation is holding above a bu...
Nasdaq Bounces Amid Weak Breadth; MongoDB, Super Micro, Lam Research In Focus
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nasdaq ended a three-day losing streak, but remains elevated vs. moving averages. MongoDB, Super Micro and Lam Research rebounded from key levels,...
Nasdaq Leads Pullback: Chipotle Flashes Buy Signal; Comparing Nvidia And AMD
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market rally pulled back again Wednesday, with the Nasdaq leading the downside this time. Investors should watch leading stocks to see which...
Market Rally Resists Pullback; Meritage Homes, Allegro Micro, Lantheus In Focus
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market rally generally pulled back modestly Tuesday, but the Nasdaq resisted thanks to megacap leaders. Meritage Homes reclaimed a buy point...
Stocks Hold The Bulk Of Weekly Gains; McKesson, Chipotle, AMD In Focus
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market rally had a big week. The Nasdaq is extended, but only reluctantly retreated Friday. Investors may want to be cautious in the short r...
Stock Market Uptrend Gains More Steam; Procore, Intapp, Confluent In Focus
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. dollar fell hard again and bond yields dropped, one day after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady but sounded a hawkish tone. The ...
Nasdaq Holds Firm Despite Hawkish Fed Statement; Steris, Stryker, Merit Medical Systems In Focus
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stocks recovered off lows even after the Federal Reserve raised its year-end fed funds rate forecast to 5.6%. Small caps lagged, but buyers lifted the...
Indexes Keep Rising Into Fed; Lattice Semi, Vertex, Freeport-McMoran In Focus
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Small caps led while Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit fresh 52-week highs heading into the Fed decision. The Nasdaq is getting extended, with many leaders out o...
Nasdaq Extends Gains Ahead Of Fed; Ryanair, MongoDB, Shockwave Medical In Focus
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tech stocks led as the Nasdaq extended gains higher. In the travel sector, Ryanair formed a three-weeks-tight pattern and continued tight trading. Mon...
Market Rally Has Solid Week; On Holding, Boeing, Nvidia In Focus
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes were little changed for the week. But market breadth improved, with solid gains for small caps and midcaps despite cooling late in t...
Tech Stocks Rebound After Sell-Off; Monday.com, ITCI, Adobe In Focus
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Small caps lagged but IWM fought off lows by the close. Breadth wasn’t great as declining stocks had a slight edge over advancers on both exchanges....
Software Sell-Off Hits Nasdaq; Workday, DigitalOcean, Meritage Homes In Focus
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Russell 2000 small-cap index outperformed again, but several software stocks came under heavy selling pressure. Volume rose, giving the Nasdaq com...
Indexes Mask Underlying Strength; Shopify, TransMedics, Taiwan Semiconductor In Focus
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes had another relatively quiet session, but market breadth was strong, with small- and mid-cap stocks rising sharply to their best lev...
Markets Take A Well-Deserved Pause; Fortinet, Samsara, Fluence Energy In Focus
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nasdaq went back to leading for the day while the Russell 2000 faltered. But in the perspective of Friday’s big gains, the indexes didn’t gi...
Market Rally Revs Up, Widens Out; Tesla, Lennar, DexCom In Buy Areas
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stock indexes rallied strongly on Friday and for the week. The Nasdaq continues to look strong, perhaps slightly extended. But notably, market breadth...
Stocks Soar Ahead Of Jobs Report; CRWD, NET, TDW In Focus
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stock indexes rallied broadly as investors grow more confident about a soft landing for the U.S. economy. Breadth improved with winners beating losers...
Indexes Pare Losses After Soft Start; Extreme Networks, Global-E Online, Datadog Rise
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 halted three-session win streaks in orderly fashion. But declining stocks still had the upper hand over advancers on ...
Nasdaq Slashes Gains; Life Time Group, On Semiconductor, Fluence Energy In Focus
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes closed mixed with the Nasdaq coming well off highs while the Dow was slightly lower for most of the session. Life Time Group and On ...
Indexes Finish Strong In Split Week; Arista, Smartsheet, Tesla In Focus
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes rallied strongly on Friday. For the week, the Nasdaq roared, led by chip and AI plays such as Arista Networks. But the Dow Jones sli...
Nvidia Stock Soars, Leads Big Tech Rally; ELF Beauty, Monday.com, KLA Show Strength
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blue chips and small caps lagged and breadth was weak again, with declining stocks beating advancers on both exchanges by nearly 2-to-1. Nvidia soared...
Stocks Extend Losses After Fed Minutes; Palo Alto Networks, Dynatrace, Celsius Rise
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The S&P 500 extended losses after the minutes from the early-May Federal Reserve meeting showed a divided Fed about the need for another rate hike in ...
Indexes Fall, Many Leaders Hit; Alamos Gold, Las Vegas Sands, Meritage Homes In Focus
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes retreated while a number of stocks from leading groups fell sharply, including Las Vegas Sands and Meritage Homes. Alamos Gold made ...
Stocks Mixed, Is Growth Ready To Lead? Shopify, 10x Genomics, Kinsale In Focus
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Markets were mixed on Monday but it wasn’t all bad. Advancers beat decliners and if money moves aways from consumer staples, is growth the destinati...
AI Plays Fuel Market Rally; Can Meritage Homes, Life Time, MercadoLibre Join In?
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes dipped Friday, but all rose for the week, but with the Nasdaq clearly leading. Chip and software names with an AI spin led the way, but Life...
Breadth Improves As Indexes Rise; Cadence Design, ASML, Netflix Show Buy Signals
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes showed another good day and the participation is starting to broaden out as shown by the equal-weighted indexes. Stocks showing buy signals ar...
Stocks Rebound; Royal Caribbean, Taiwan Semi, ServiceNow Flash Buy Signals
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The market rebounded bullishly on rising optimism for a debt-ceiling deal. The Nasdaq hit a fresh 2023 high, the Dow Jones reclaimed its 50-day line. ...
Megacaps, Chips Lead But Most Stocks Fall; On Holding, AMD and Axcelis In Focus
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes had a mixed session, as tech titans kept the Nasdaq positive. But other indexes fell while market breadth was terrible, though chips are a bri...
Indexes Up But Actionable Stocks Scarce; Array, Lam Research, Flywire In Focus
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes had a decent gain on Monday but there’s not much to buy out there despite the index strength. Array Technologies followed up on strength fro...
Underwhelming Week For Market Rally; On Semi, Kinsale, Trade Desk In Focus
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes retreated Friday, ending a week in which the Nasdaq hit 2023 highs thanks to megacaps but most stocks fell. On Semiconductor, Kinsale Capital ...
Indexes Mixed But Megacaps Still Strong; Amazon, Meta, Shockwave In Focus
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes were mixed on Thursday but the megacap stocks continued to shine. Amazon.com followed up on its move above its 200-day line. Meta moved higher...
Nasdaq Hits 2023 Highs, But Rally Is Narrow; Google, Flywire, Axon In Focus
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The market opened with the Nasdaq hitting 2023 highs, fueled by a tame inflation report. The Nasdaq faded, but got a big afternoon boost from Google’...
Indexes Still Stuck Below 2023 Highs; Salesforce, MongoDB, Shockwave In Focus
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes fell slightly, continuing near 2023 highs but unable to punch higher. Salesforce and MongoDB flashed buy signals Tuesday, while Shoc...
Can Indexes Overcome Resistance? AMD, Netflix, Las Vegas Sands In Focus
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes didn’t move much on Monday but they didn’t give up ground from Friday’s gains. After hitting its head multiple times at resist...
Nasdaq Soars Back Near 2023 Highs; DraftKings, Visa, TJX Cos In Focus
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes ended a four-day slide with big gains Friday, fueled by banks, Apple and a strong jobs report. The Nasdaq and other indexes are back...
Stocks Knocked Lower On More Banking Fears; Shopify, Lantheus, AEM In Focus
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The SPDR Regional Banking ETF dropped sharply amid liquidity concerns for PacWest Bancorp and Western Alliance. Volume rose on the NYSE, giving the ...
Stocks Reverse Lower After Fed Hikes Rates Again; Uber, ELF, INSP Attract Buyers
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stocks were volatile after the Federal Reserve, as expected, raised the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points to 5% to 5.25%. But recession concer...
Indexes Pull Back On Banking Woes; Gold miner ETF, Marriott, Arista Networks In Focus
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes fell heading into the Fed meeting decision, with banks plunging and energy stocks selling off. Gold plays did well, including the go...
Indexes Pause Ahead Of Fed Meeting; On Semi, Weatherford, Dynatrace In Focus
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes took a breather after the strong gains closing out the prior week. Not unexpected for things to go quiet before the Fed Meeting on Wednesday. ...
Stock Market Extends Rebound; AMD, InMode, Dexcom Near Buy Points
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes closed out the week with decent gains, with market breadth strong late in the week. AMD and InMode are setting up, but both have earnings next...
Nasdaq Surges, Helped By META Results; Mastercard, Boyd Gaming, IBP In Focus
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes strengthened and closed near session highs as large-cap technology stocks outperformed again. Advancing stocks beat decliners on the Nasdaq by...
Tech Rally Fades After Strong Start; Microsoft, Skechers, Zimmer Biomet In Focus
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sellers were in the stock market again after Tuesday’s selloff. The Nasdaq composite pared a 1.4% intraday gain to 0.5% by the close despite a stron...
Indexes Sell Off As Fears Grow; Rambus, ServiceNow, BJ’s Wholesale In Focus
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes suffered damage on banking and China fears ahead of big earnings. Leading stocks were worse, with Rambus plunging and ServiceNow tes...
More Breakouts But No Volume; Hologic, Southern Copper, Alamos Gold In Focus
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While some of the technical action is improving in stocks, volume is strikingly missing. Hologic showed a breakout today with decreasing volume and So...
Indexes Quiet Ahead Of Earnings Flood; Arista Networks, TJX, JPMorgan In Focus
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes continued to trade tightly over the latest week, but a flood of earnings could be a market catalyst up or down. Arista Networks is t...
Stocks Fall On Earnings Worries; Lam Research, SPSC, IBP In Focus
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An earnings sell-off for Tesla weighed on sentiment as declining stocks beat advancers by more than 2-to-1 on both exchanges. Preliminary data showed ...
Buyers Lift Indexes Off Lows Again; Intuitive Surgical, WAL, HUBS In Focus
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes rallied off lows for the fourth time in five trading sessions. Health care stocks dominated the upside, helped in part by a strong earnings re...
Indexes Mark Time; Mobileye, Lockheed Martin, Las Vegas Sands In Focus
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes didn’t move much, continuing to trade tightly, near 2023 highs. Mobileye and Lockheed Martin flashed buy signals, while Las Vegas Sands is n...
Market Resilient But Not Easy; Broadcom, DoubleVerify, Floor & Decor In Focus
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes made progress but it isn’t easy out there. Chip stocks struggled and we’ll look at Broadcom getting support. Plus setups in DoubleVerify a...
Market Rally Volatile But Resilient; Netflix, Tesla, Lululemon In Focus
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market rally advanced this week, with Thursday’s big gains offsetting some downside reversals. It was a tricky week for new buys. Netflix ...
Stocks Race Higher In Bullish Session; Southern Copper, Visa, Apple Jump
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Several top-rated growth stocks scored big percentage gains, but volume stayed light in many names. Sentiment was positive after producer prices unexp...
Stocks Slump After Inflation Data; Lululemon, CRM, AESI In Focus
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market initially responded positively to news that consumer prices rose 5% year over year, well below February’s reading of 6%. Growth sto...
Indexes Fade Late, Builders FirstSource, D.R. Horton, Shockwave Make Bullish Moves
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes wilted in the final hour of trading, but still healthy. A number of stocks flashing buy signals. Builders FirstSource, D.R. Horton a...
Indexes Start Weak, Finish Strong; Five Below, Crocs, Rambus In Focus
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A weak start for the indexes didn’t look nearly as bad at the close. That’s even with mega-cap techs dragging indexes down. Five Below showed a br...
Nasdaq, Growth Stocks Bounce Back; Google, Alibaba, Intuitive Surgical In Focus
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes closed the week mixed after normal, healthy looking pullbacks, though many leading stocks had sharp losses. Google broke out Friday,...
Nasdaq, Growth Stocks Hit Hard In Mixed Session; DE, JNPR, RMBS In Focus
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The NYSE indexes held up better than the Nasdaq composite as several top-rated growth stocks fell sharply. Despite the harsh selling, the Nasdaq is te...
Indexes Fall On Recession Fears; C3.ai, Atkore, ServiceNow In Focus
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes fell as declining job openings raised recession fears. Megacaps held up while ServiceNow showed strength. But market breadth was ane...
Oil Jumps, Techs Pause; Chevron, Super Micro, Monolithic Power In Focus
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Indexes digested the gains of last week on Monday. Tech took a little breather and oil led the day on an OPEC+ announcement of production cuts. Chevro...
Market Rally Keeps Ramping Up; Service Now, Tesla, Aehr Test Systems In Focus
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The market rally staged a decisive bull turn starting Wednesday and closed Friday near weekly highs. A growing number of stocks are flashing buy signa...
Nasdaq Extends Gains, Climbs Above 12,000; DV, ASML, ADI In Focus
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Advancing stocks had a slight edge over decliners on the Nasdaq, while breadth was slightly better than 2-to-1 positive on the NYSE. The Nasdaq compos...
Stocks Jump In Bullish Session; Workday, Rambus, TW Show Strength
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Major stock indexes strengthened into the close as buyers dictated the action. The S&P 500 showed key technical action by climbing above the 4,000 lev...
Indexes Stuck In Range; Microsoft, Shift 4 Payments, Skyline Near Buy Points
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a relatively quiet day, with the Nasdaq holding key support and the S&P 500 trading below key levels. The Dow Jones and Russell 2000 had inside...
Blue Chips, Small Caps Lead Mixed Session; Tenable, Ulta Beauty, SMAR Hold Up
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Money flowed out of bonds, sending the 10-year Treasury yield higher by 15 points to 3.52%. Financial stocks rallied, lifting the Russell 2000 small-c...
Major Indexes Rise Solidly In Wild Week; PagerDuty, MercadoLibre, Meritage Setting Up
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nasdaq led the major indexes higher for the week, but there were big highs and lows. The Russell 2000 hit 2023 lows as bank stocks kept tumbling, ...
Nasdaq, S&P 500 Fade Off Highs After Bullish Start; KBH, FLYW, MKTX In Focus
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nasdaq composite surged 2.5% intraday but closed near lows after rallying close to the 12,000 level again. The S&P 500 also pared gains and took o...
Stocks Tumble After Fed Hikes Rates Again; MSFT, LRCX, MTH Hold Up
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve, as expected raised its key lending rate by another quarter point to a range of 4.75% to 5%. It sees the terminal rate at 5.1% by ...
Stocks Rally Ahead Of Fed As Banking Fears Ease; ONON, AEHR, GOOGL Jump
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes rebounded as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. would do more to protect bank deposits if needed. But volume was light he...
Techs Lag, Small Caps Lead; Palo Alto Networks, Booking, First Solar In Focus
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Financials and energy saw brutal losses last week but tried to make a stand on Monday. Meanwhile, tech lagged a bit after outperforming recently. Cybe...
Stocks Fall In Wild, Divergent Week; AEHR, PDD, Lennar Near Buy Points
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Nasdaq rose strongly last week, reclaiming all the moving averages. But the other indexes are below those key levels amid the ongoing bank crisis....
Mobileye, HubSpot, Workday Rise As Stocks Jump On Bank Bailout News
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stock indexes reversed sharply higher after the Wall Street Journal reported that JPMorgan and other big banks were in talks with First Republic Bank ...
Stocks Hit Again Amid Plunging Bond Yields; AMD, CRM, DUOL In Focus
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stock indexes fell but closed off lows Wednesday as investors flocked to bonds again. Sentiment turned positive in the afternoon after Switzerland sai...
Stocks Rally But Pare Gains; Meta Platforms, Boeing, Fortinet
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes rose Tuesday, but came well off their late morning highs. Bank stocks surged at the open but then came well off early highs. Faceboo...
Volatility Up, Investors Uncertain; MSCI, Monolithic Power, Cadence In Focus
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes started uncertain despite efforts to shore up concern from depositors at failed banks. While waiting for the dust to settle, it’s ...
Stocks Extend Sharp Sell-Off; Watch JPMorgan, Meta Platforms, Palo Alto Networks
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes sold off sharply for the week, breaking through multiple support levels, first on Fed rate hike fears and then on banking woes. JPMo...
Financials Lead Indexes Lower; Toro, General Electric, Iridium Hold Up
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes applauded jobless claims early but fell below support levels as the day wore on. Financials were the hardest hit and dropped the S&P...
Indexes Right At Key Levels; Monolithic Power, Oracle, C3.ai In Focus
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes showed indecisive trade a day after selling off on Fed chief Powell’s hawkish testimony Tuesday. The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 are ...
Indexes Skid On Hawkish Powell; Delta Air, Canadian Solar, Freeport-McMoRan In Focus
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes fell sharply after Fed chief Jerome Powell signaled rates will go higher and faster than previously expected. The Nasdaq composite f...
Market Gains Fade Ahead Of Powell; Splunk, MercadoLibre, Lantheus In Focus
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes started strong but finished weak ahead of two-day testimony by Fed chair Powell. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite remain above their...
Market Comeback Accelerates; Nextracker, Alteryx, Caterpillar Flash Buy Signals
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes continued their rebound from Thursday morning, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq composite and Russell 2000 all reclaiming their 200-day line...
Indexes Rebound Bullishly; Salesforce, Aehr Test Systems, Dexcom Are Big Movers
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened solidly lower as the 10-year Treasury yield raced above 4% on jobless claims and eurozone inflation data. But the major ...
Indexes Can’t Hold Gains; First Solar, Freeport-McMoRan, Shift4 In Focus
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The major indexes couldn’t hold early gains in the stock market today, which is yet another sign of weakness. Underneath the surface, several watchl...
Indexes Still Range Bound; Arista Networks, Alteryx, United Airlines Setting Up
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Indexes Bounce But Choppy Action; Royal Caribbean, Dynatrace, Aptiv In Focus
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A strong start to the day didn’t hold and volume was lacking in winners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stocks Rally Ahead Of Key Inflation Data; Nvidia, Planet Fitness, SCCO In Focus
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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