Traders need to check weekly charts when considering selling short stocks at this time. Many times there are strong support levels close to the current sold down price action. The weekly charts also provide more data for day and swing traders to determine the all important RUN GAIN POTENTIAL. This must be calculated before any trade to determine the Risk versus...
To follow up on my analysis of NFLX from Wednesday ... Despite the market moodiness and selling, NASDAQ:NFLX reported well above estimates. HFTs triggered a huge gap up on heavy pre-open order flow yesterday. Volume was also huge, so smaller funds' VWAPs triggered and retail traders chased the stock while Pro Traders and HFTs made some big profits. Gaps up...
While we all wait on the highly anticipated NASDAQ:NFLX earnings report at the close today, let's study the weekly chart to study the downside potential since the stock gapped down today on expectations of a weak report. Netflix’s percentage of shares held by institutions has recovered to a respectable 79%, which is more consistent with a company that is in...
NYSE:GS has had a sudden huge decline in its Institutional Holdings from last quarter--a whopping 12%. That's huge. This suggests that often the selling is from Buy-Side Institutions. Goldman Sachs has a buyback program of 30 billion dollars underway, approved end of February 2023. The Buybacks started in March and have continued until recently. I showed the...
Percentage of Shares Held by Institutions is a bit low at 69% for NASDAQ:MSFT stock right now. However, the indicators are showing some strength as it retests the lower level of resistance above its current price. NASDAQ:MSFT reports earnings next week on Tuesday. Microsoft has focused on AI for small businesses, the market niche that helped move it out of...
NASDAQ:TSLA reports on Wednesday of this week, October 18th. Last quarter, it had a gap down on its earnings news based on Year over Year comparisons which triggered High Frequency Trading (HFTs) to gap the stock down. Quarter over Quarter, however, NASDAQ:TSLA has shown consistent growth this year. The problem with determining if the HFT gaps are likely to...
NASDAQ:AEIS was one of the darlings of the '90s. So much fun to swing trade this stock. It is now moving up to test the all-time highs of 2021. Electronic Components are cyclical stocks typically with huge revenues ahead of holidays, school openings and summertime. The cycle is starting again. Notice that Volume Oscillators and Money Flow indicators are rising...
As the #3 most heavily weighted stock for the TVC:DJI , NYSE:GS was one of the drivers behind the run down this week. In February, a buyback program of 30 billion was approved. Buybacks probably commenced in March and have been boosting the price up within the trading range until recently. It may be that the buyback money has been depleted. Goldman Sachs...
The NASDAQ:AMD Weekly Chart shows that the stock had attempted to complete the long term bottom at 104. But over the past few weeks, it dipped below that bottom completion level. This week it has started move up. This provides a level of fundamental support. If it had continued downward, then fundamentals would be lower. For now, it appears fundamentals...
Is this a top or just a sideways correction to pattern out excessive price gains that are above current fundamentals? This is the big question when studying stocks right now. NASDAQ:AAPL is definitely not a sideways trend right at the moment, but is it a downside run after a top? What is missing? There are 2 lower highs BUT just ONE lower low. To confirm...
Strong volume is important in a sideways market. Always check to make sure volume is increasing during the run for entries and holds. Volume is way too low to sustain this tiny run upward in $NASDAQ:WDAY. The stock is likely to retrace or correct and then shift sideways again. Support below is moderate.
The new bellwether for the semiconductor industry is reporting earnings Wednesday AMC, after the market close, which is not a good sign. It could tumble down if even a minor negative is in that report. The stock's trend is definitely overextended and at risk of being beyond its fundamental values. IF NASDAQ:NVDA drops, so too will the NASDAQ:NDX and ...
The Daily Chart of NYSE:BA shows where the probable support will halt the selling for Boeing. The long sideways trend is close to being a platform. The highs, or within the highs of the range, should provide strong support for the stock. If it dips deeper, it is likely to be temporary and should shift back to the higher area of the sideways trend.
Yesterday's Top Gainer for the NASDAQ has found support at a precise technical level. This is usually technical professional traders. There could also be a few Dark Pools in the mix. DPO Cycle Chart: The Detrending Price Oscillator I use to show the long-term cycle of a stock shows an Extreme Peak which needs to pattern out with the stock shifting sideways...
NASDAQ:UPST has been running up speculatively after completing its bottom. It has mostly retail groups and smaller funds holding so that is why the stock has up and down days in an irrational trend pattern often. HFTs are in the mix regularly inspiring the speculation. The company reports Monday of next week. Looks like Pro Traders used a swing trading earnings...
With a lot of attention ahead of its earnings report, NYSE:QS had a volatile reaction to the report yesterday, but it is one of several companies vying for dominance in Solid State Battery technology. Auto parts are a niche sub-industry of Electric Vehicles to pay attention to for both short term and long term. From the weekly chart: The stock is building a...
NASDAQ:TSLA reported earnings after market close yesterday. Pro traders took profits before the close as the run became technically overextended. It gapped down today, but not on the extreme volume we'd expect from the usual HFT activity around earnings. Profit and Operating margins are decreasing quarter over quarter, but revenues and net income are...
NASDAQ:NVDA has shifted sideways since the huge earnings breakaway gap, a pattern that tends to provide strong support for profit-taking. Unlike NASDAQ:AMD , the trend doesn't appear to be at risk of shifting into a downtrend at this time. While there has been some negative news pertaining to China for NVidia, the chart patterns don't indicate any concern from...