Tale of the Tape Happy hump day, everybody.  The folks in Washington failed to reach a stimulus deal. Some stocks gave up intraday gains. Others held strong. Here’s the 5-day, 15-min chart of the S&P 500 ETF, $SPY: The Dow led the major indices. Healthcare, financials, consumer staples, and materials all gained over 1%. Industrials … Continue reading Who’s A Good Boy?

Tale of the Tape Good evening, everyone. Happy Tuesday.  The markets were fairly quiet. All major indices fell but no index lost more than 0.5%. Communications was the only green sector. Energy continued to suck. More on this below.A handful of stocks rallied. Snapchat made a 2-month high. Peloton closed over $100 for the first … Continue reading Energy Sucks

Tale of the Tape Good evening, y’all. Welcome back to the market of stocks.  All the major indices closed green. The small-cap Russell 2000 led closing up 2.4%. Every sector was positive. Financials, energy, and consumer discretionary all gained 2%. Jfrog, Sunrun, and DraftKings closed at all time highs.  Virgin Galactic took off. $SPCE gained … Continue reading Take Off 🚀

Good evening, everyone. We hope you enjoyed the weekend.  The S&P 500 closed negative 4 consecutive weeks. Will we make it 5? Place your bets…  PepsiCo and Micron Technology will report earnings later this week.  We’ll have a slew of economic data as the month comes to an end. See the calendar below.Here’s the S&P … Continue reading The Weekend Rip: Real Love or a 1-Month Stand?

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Stocktwits Top 25 Newsletter for Week 39, 2020.  The Stocktwits Top 25 reports the top 25 performing stocks in the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 year to date (YTD) and tracks their performances over time.  Here’s your Stocktwits Top 25 Lists for Week 39: ST Top … Continue reading Stocktwits Top 25 – Week 39 📈

Tale of the Tape Good evening y’all. We made it to Friday. 🍻 The market finished the week with a bang. The major indices all gained more than 1%. Tech was the strongest sector. Energy was the only sector to close red. Who knows what's going on with energy? Time will tell.  The cruise lines … Continue reading The Sun Was Hot

Tale of the Tape Good evening people of earth.  Stocks were mixed. The major indices barely finished green.  Utilities were the strongest sector, $XLU +1.12%. Energy, consumer discretionary, and healthcare were negative.  Boeing landed to a 5-month low. $RAD reported bad earnings.  Tesla gained 2%. Peloton and Zoom both lost 7%. Novavax initiated its Phase … Continue reading Is The 200-Day Moving Average Important?

Tale of the Tape Good evening, everyone. It was a rough day in the markets.  The Russell 2000 and Nasdaq both lost 3%. The Dow dropped nearly 2%.  Every sector gave up at least 1%. Energy was the weakest. $XLE lost 4.5%. Tech wasn’t too far behind, $XLK -3%.  Here’s the bloody S&P 500 heat … Continue reading Nobody Wants Gas Anyway

Tale of the Tape Good evening, everyone. It's the first day of fall. 🍁 We’re almost through 2020. 😅 Stocks closed higher. The Nasdaq led while the Dow lagged. Consumer Discretionary closed up 2%. It was the best performing sector. Financials and energy were the weakest.  Pinterest, Zillow, and Zoom made new all-time highs.  Exxon … Continue reading Stocks Rise, Leaves Fall

Tale of the Tape Good evening, y’all and happy 21st night of September. Today we saw blood in the streets and wicked reversals. Small-caps got crushed. The S&P 500 finished -1% after being down as much as -3%. Energy unplugged and lost 5%. Financials fell 3%.Despite the weakness, there was plenty of strength. The Nasdaq-100 … Continue reading Stocks Move Many Ways