Does the market seem dull to you? It’s not your imagination. Just take a look at the volume of the SPY. We have gone from an organic, price-discovering market to one which just goes up half a percent, day after day, based on “trade talk optimism”. Apparently volume isn’t necessary:
(more…)Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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Two Biotechs & One Tech Stock to Watch
Two biotechs and one technology stock top our list of charts to watch with strong technical momentum.
ChemoCentryx, Inc. (CCXI) gained 39 cents to $14.47 on 643,300 shares Wednesday, following through on Tuesday’s gains. The biopharmaceutical company, which is developing medications for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and cancer, announced Tuesday it will be presenting at the H.C. Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference on April 8. The stock is now up over 40% in the last four weeks since the company released earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, and is now approaching a resistance level and initial target at around $15. A break through there could lead to $17.
Look Sharp!
Next time to go to SlopeCharts (and if you haven’t tried it, you really must), you will see some changes (to be sure, press Ctrl-F5 on the keyboard to forcibly fetch the latest version). The program still works the same, but we’ve made it look cleaner and sharper.
(more…)Wreck
Over the past seven years, I’ve written many positive things about Tesla. There is an entire subculture, however, which actually despises the company and, even moreso, its leader, Elon Musk (I almost typed “founder”, but as Jobs did with Pixar, he didn’t actually start the place – – he just bought it when it was cheap and going nowhere).
Anyway, there are plenty of concepts and people I have no trouble bashing, but I’ve never joined the TSLA hate-fest. Those who have, however, are probably delighted at this morning’s pre-market action:
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