Stocks to Buy or Sell for Short Term: Religare Broking's Ajit Mishra Suggests Strategies for 3 Shares
The Sensex and Nifty 50 slipped about 0.5% on April 30 as higher crude‑oil prices and a weaker rupee weighed on sentiment. Religare Broking’s senior research analyst Ajit Mishra flagged short‑term opportunities in three stocks: RBL Bank (buy, target ₹370 ≈ $4.5, stop ₹320), Sun Pharma (buy, target ₹1,980 ≈ $24, stop ₹1,720) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (sell futures, target ₹322 ≈ $3.9, stop ₹355). Mishra warned that a decisive break below 23,800 on the Nifty could push the index toward 23,500, while resistance sits near 24,400‑24,800. He urged traders to stay cautious, manage risk, and focus on sector‑specific setups.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Futures Rise, Yen Pares Gain: Markets Wrap
US equity‑index futures nudged higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each climbing about 0.3% after Thursday’s all‑time‑high closes. The rally was fueled by optimism surrounding corporate earnings, especially from megacap technology names. Apple posted a robust...
Leveraged ETF Drift Report With A Focus On SDOW
The Leveraged ETF Drift Report examines 22 leveraged ETFs, focusing on ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW). SDOW, a -3X bear ETF on the Dow Jones, holds about $192 million in assets and shows a 12‑month average drift of +1.27%, driven by...
Red-Hot AI Stock Western Digital Slides Late Despite Earnings Beat
Western Digital (WD) posted fiscal Q3 earnings that beat expectations, reporting adjusted earnings of $2.72 per share, a 97% year‑over‑year increase, and revenue of $3.34 billion, up 45%. The results were driven by soaring demand for hard‑disk drives in AI data...
Dock This Cruise Stock Next Month, Says Signal
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) rose 3.3% to $18.38, buoyed by Royal Caribbean’s earnings beat, but May historically drags cruise stocks lower. Over the past decade the S&P 500’s worst‑performing May stocks lose an average 3%, with a 70% chance of...
Palantir Is a Stock in Peril. Look at These Chart Support Levels Before Any Major Washout
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is approaching its next earnings release with a precarious technical setup. The stock has broken the $155 head‑and‑shoulders neckline and now hovers near the $110 100‑day moving‑average support, while a descending triangle points to further downside. Analysts...
Josh Brown Called the Breakouts in These Two Stocks on His List. Where He Sees Them Going From Here
Josh Brown and Sean Russo highlighted two recent breakout winners—Flex Ltd. (FLEX) and Starbucks (SBUX)—and detailed how each stock has performed since their initial calls. Flex surged more than 20% to around $91, driven by AI‑hardware demand and an upcoming...
Mid-Session IV Report April 30, 2026
The mid‑session IV report for April 30, 2026 highlights a surge in implied volatility (IV) for several tech and consumer stocks, with Apple’s weekly call IV jumping to 81 and Sandisk’s IV spiking to 226—both far above their 52‑week ranges. Options on...
Jim Cramer Sees These 2 Stocks as Buys After a Busy Night of Big Tech Earnings
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investing Club highlighted a mixed earnings night for the four hyperscalers, with Alphabet up 5% and Meta down roughly 10%. Despite the volatility, Cramer singled out Amazon as the only buy recommendation among the group. Nvidia’s stock...
Bitcoin Futures Signal Caution as Long-to-Short Ratio Signals Positioning Shift
Bitcoin struggled to break above $78,000, retesting $76,000 as negative funding rates in perpetual futures indicated growing short‑position demand. Despite the bearish tilt in funding, professional traders (“whales”) maintained a relatively stable long‑to‑short ratio around 0.80 on major exchanges, suggesting...
Here's How Much Apple Stock Is Expected to Move After Earnings
Apple will announce its fiscal Q2 results after Thursday’s market close, and options traders are pricing in a potential 4% swing in the stock by week’s end. The move could push shares up to roughly $281, near the recent high...
MTUM: Momentum Investing Is Poised To Thrive In 2026
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) posted a 12% year‑to‑date return, outpacing the S&P 500 by about eight points. The fund targets 120‑130 U.S. stocks with strong 6‑ to 12‑month risk‑adjusted momentum, rebalancing quarterly to capture up‑trends while managing risk....
How Options Traders Are Playing the Bloom Energy Stock Melt-Up
Bloom Energy Corp (BE) surged 23.5% to $279.64 after reporting Q1 adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share on $751 million revenue, both beating estimates, and raising its 2026 guidance. The company also announced a data‑center partnership with Oracle, pushing the stock...
Mid-Session IV Report April 29, 2026
The mid‑session IV report for April 29 2026 highlights a surge in implied volatility for heavyweight tech names such as Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta as they head into earnings releases. United States Oil Fund (USO) options show a 30‑day IV of...
A Pullback Looms in This Chipmaker After It Doubled. Trading the Potential Decline with Options
On Semiconductor’s shares have surged from the low $50s to about $100, driven by a wave of investor enthusiasm for EV and AI‑related power chips. However, the rally outpaces the company’s fundamentals, which show thin 2% net margins, modest 8%...
Nasdaq Nosedives as OpenAI Is Off Target: Stock Market Today
U.S. equity markets slipped on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping 0.9% to 24,663 while the Dow and S&P 500 fell modestly. The decline was driven by a sharp sell‑off in AI‑linked stocks after the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI...
Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 04/26/2026
Last week’s leveraged and inverse ETFs delivered eye‑popping returns, led by GraniteShares AMDL’s 52.44% surge and Direxion SOXL’s 35.53% gain. Strong AI‑chip demand propelled AMD and the broader semiconductor sector, while a DOJ move to reclassify marijuana boosted cannabis‑focused MSOX....
This Industrial Giant Is Flashing Signs of a Bullish Turnaround. Trading the Bounce with Options
General Electric's Aerospace unit has lost roughly 22% of its market value since March, despite beating earnings estimates. Technical analysis shows an accelerating MACD, converging DMI lines, and a rising RSI, suggesting a possible trend reversal. The author proposes a...
Is Microsoft Stock on the Verge of Big Breakout?
Microsoft’s stock has reclaimed its 50‑day moving average, signaling a technical rebound after a pullback to a long‑term support level that’s held since the European financial crisis. The company is down about 10% year‑to‑date, underperforming the broader Magnificent Seven, whose...
SOXL: The Move Isn't Over
The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL) retains a Buy rating as semiconductor fundamentals stay robust and technical momentum remains positive. Earnings estimates for the sector have jumped 22% year‑over‑year, pulling forward price‑to‑earnings multiples about 30% below their...
Short Sellers Double Down on US Life Insurers as Private Credit Exposure Fuels Concern
Short interest in U.S. life‑insurance stocks has more than doubled to over $5 billion in the last year, with traders adding roughly $3 billion of new short exposure. The rise coincides with a 130 percent jump in shares on loan and reflects growing...
Tuesday's Big Stock Stories: What’s Likely to Move the Market in the Next Trading Session
The CNBC "Stocks @ Night" preview highlights a packed earnings calendar for Tuesday, with Coca‑Cola, General Motors, UPS and JetBlue reporting before the market opens, followed by Visa’s after‑hours release. Tech momentum remains strong as Nvidia surged 25% in April...
How to Read Stock Market Futures Before the Open
The guide explains how traders read stock‑market index futures—ES (S&P 500), NQ (Nasdaq‑100) and YM (Dow)—before the 9:30 a.m. open. Futures trade nearly 24 hours, reflecting overnight news, earnings, Fed comments, and global market moves. By comparing the three contracts, traders gauge overall...
Nvidia, Intel Call Buyers Defy the Dip in Chip Stocks
Semiconductor stocks slipped, with the VanEck SMH ETF down about 1%, but options traders are betting on a rebound. A $2.2 million purchase of 2,168 at‑the‑money Nvidia $210‑strike calls, expiring May 15, reflects confidence as the stock hit a record $212.65. Nvidia...
Chipmakers Are Overextended. Where Josh Brown Is Picking His Spots in the Sector
The semiconductor sector has become the most overextended market group, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) soaring 38% in just 18 days and trading nearly 50% above its 200‑day moving average, pushing its RSI to 85. Josh Brown advises caution,...
Market Trading Guide: Buy Varun Beverages and JSW Energy on Tuesday for Gains up to 8%
The Nifty 50 rebounded on Monday, ending a three‑session decline as pharma, IT, auto and metals led broad buying. Technical analysts highlighted Varun Beverages (entry Rs 519 ≈ $6.25, target Rs 570 ≈ $6.87) and JSW Energy (entry Rs 574 ≈ $6.92, target Rs 630 ≈ $7.59) as bullish picks with roughly 10% upside. Both stocks...
Eight Stocks Are Attractive and Can Rally After They Report Earnings Soon, Morgan Stanley Says
Morgan Stanley has identified eight S&P 500 stocks it expects to rally after their upcoming earnings releases, noting that 82% of companies reporting so far have beaten Wall Street forecasts. The list highlights Affirm, Old Dominion Freight Line and Walmart, each...
The Bullish Signals Ahead of This Week's Mag-7 Earnings
The Magnificent 7 (Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft) are poised for a breakout as earnings roll out this week, while the broader S&P 500 has risen 2.4% YTD. Options traders are pricing in larger moves than the stocks have historically delivered, with...
Pre-Market IV Report April 27, 2026
Today’s pre‑market IV report highlights a surge in implied volatility for several mid‑cap names and a pronounced options bias ahead of key earnings releases. Visa, Coca‑Cola, Starbucks, Robinhood and General Motors all show straddles priced for 4‑9% moves, with Robinhood’s...
Resources Top 5: Precious Metals See Patriot and Altair on Winning Runs
Patriot Resources surged 32% to a two‑year high after unveiling a JORC‑compliant exploration target of 559‑774 Moz silver‑equivalent at its Tassa project in Peru. Altair Minerals raised $28.2 million in a premium placement, lifting its cash balance to roughly $40 million and prompting...
Record-Setting Momentum Rally Is Drawing Doubters
April’s risk‑asset rally has surged to near‑record levels, with the S&P 500 climbing almost 10% since the end of March—its strongest monthly gain since late 2020. The rally persisted despite stalled US‑Iran peace talks, lingering inflation signals, and a central‑bank succession drama...
Record-Setting Momentum Rally Is Drawing Doubters
April’s equity rally has surged, with the S&P 500 up roughly 10 percent since late March, positioning it for the strongest monthly gain since 2020. Treasury yields fell after the Justice Department closed its probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, clearing the...
S&P 500: I'm Chasing This Rally (Technical Analysis)
The S&P 500 is trading in a strong technical rally, anchored by support at 7,046 and 7,002 points. Analysts project upside targets between 7,424 and 7,490 based on Fibonacci extensions and measured moves, with a possible blow‑off top before a reversal...
Market Trading Guide: Buy Aster DM, AU SFB on Monday for up to 8% Near-Term Gains
Technical analysts at LKP Securities and Bonanza Portfolio recommend buying Aster DM Healthcare and AU Small Finance Bank for an estimated 8% near‑term upside. Aster DM is trading at Rs 700‑705 (≈ $8.5) with a target of Rs 760 (≈ $9.2) and a stop...
Follow the Flow: 3 Stocks Absorbing the Market's Biggest Rotation
Larry Benedict, founder of The Opportunistic Trader, highlights a sharp rotation into three sectors as the Nasdaq rebounds 20% from its lows. NVIDIA leads the Magnificent 7 surge, having jumped roughly 44% in two weeks and adding trillions in market value....
Semiconductor Names Make up a Big Portion of This Week’s Most Overbought Stocks
Semiconductor stocks dominated this week’s most overbought list, with AMD, ON Semiconductor, NXP, Microchip, Texas Instruments and Analog Devices all posting RSI readings above 70. The rally helped lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new intraday highs, while the iShares...
Nifty and Bank Nifty Prediction for the Week 27 Apr’26 to 01 May’26 by BL GURU
The BL GURU team notes that Nifty’s resistance at 24,650 has held, while a corrective dip to 23,800 aligns with expectations. They anticipate a bounce from support levels around 23,800‑23,750 that could lift the index to 24,700 and eventually 25,500 in...
The Trade Desk: Down 75%, But a Reversal May Be Near
The Trade Desk (TTD) has slumped more than 75% since last summer, trading around $24 after a bounce off $20. Short interest now tops 11% of the float, setting the stage for a possible short‑squeeze. Analysts, citing improving earnings trends,...
Vedanta Demerger: How to Trade the Anil Agarwal-Led Stock Ahead of Record Date?
Vedanta Ltd., led by Anil Agarwal, is set to demerge into five listed entities with a record date of May 1, 2026, and an ex‑date on April 30. The stock has slipped more than 10% this week, trading around ₹721 (≈ $9) and...
Selling Lithium ETF Into Strength In Line With Swing Trading Strategy
The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) jumped on the April 8 S&P 500 follow‑through day, prompting a cautious, phased entry by swing traders. Starting with a half‑size position, the trade was scaled up to full exposure as the ETF...
RBC Stock And A NAND Flash Name Hit New Highs
The market slipped from record highs on Thursday, yet four AI‑linked stocks broke out into new buy zones. RBC Bearings posted a 17% profit jump and 16% sales rise, positioning its stock at a 618.62 buy point. Allegro MicroSystems is...
USDJPY Falls to New Lows. Retests 100 Hour MA
USDJPY is testing the 100‑hour moving average at 159.347, signaling fresh bearish pressure. The 10‑year Treasury yield has slipped about two basis points to roughly 4.30%, providing a modest floor that tempers the dollar's decline. A break below the 200‑hour...
The Role of Technical Analysis in Option Trading
Technical analysis, which studies price patterns rather than company fundamentals, is increasingly applied to option trading. Practitioners rely on chart indicators such as moving averages, Bollinger Bands, and volume to anticipate future price direction. The article highlights how technicians view...
Nvidia Shares Are Reached a New High and Trades Above Its Highest Closing Level
Nvidia shares jumped to $208.88, eclipsing the October 2023 record of $207.04 and climbing 4.5% in a single session. Since March 30 the stock has logged 13 up days versus five down days, breaking above its 100‑day ($184.63) and 200‑day...
Buy the Dip, but Avoid IT, Back Pharma & Power, Says Rudramurthy BV
Indian equities have pulled back after a 2,300‑point rally, prompting Vachana Investments’ MD Rudramurthy BV to label the market a "buy‑on‑dip" opportunity. He targets entry on the Nifty around 23,700‑23,800 and on Bank Nifty near 55,000, pending stabilization of Brent...
There’s Never Been a Semiconductor Rally Like This One — and That’s Triggering a Number of Warnings
The PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) surged 41% over a 17‑day stretch, marking its strongest rally since 2002 and pushing the S&P 500 up 12% since the March 30 trough. Technical gauges show the index more than 40% above its 200‑day moving average...
Intel Soars on Signs AI Boom for CPUs Is Here
Intel's shares surged over 24% to $83 after Q1 results showed unprecedented demand for its Xeon CPUs from AI service providers, prompting the company to sell chips it had previously written off. The strong AI inference market lifted not only...
US$8.5B Bitcoin Options Expire Today: Why US$72,000 Is the Magic Number
On April 24, $8.5 billion of Bitcoin options contracts expired, pushing the cryptocurrency into a narrow trading range between $78,000 and $79,000. The market’s max‑pain level – the price where the most options expire worthless – sits at $72,000, a figure...
TSMC Shares Surge as Taiwan Lifts Single-Stock Limit for Funds
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) saw its shares surge to a record after the island’s financial regulator lifted the single‑stock holding limit for investment funds. JPMorgan Chase estimates the policy change could attract more than $6 billion of new fund inflows...
ON Semiconductor (ON) Gets Double-Digit PT Hike, Hits 2-Year High
ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) surged to a two‑year high of $99.18, up 9.88%, extending a 14‑day rally after B. Riley lifted its price target 80 % to $115 and upgraded the rating to "buy." The upgrade reflects confidence in ON's shift away...