Beat the Bell

It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the swirl of headlines in the financial world. But stocks often move on those headlines — sometimes a lot — and knowing what to make of the price action will set you on the right path for winning trades.

That’s why we’ve put together our free Beat the Bell series. This free daily feature provides insightful advice from renowned technical analyst Serge Berger right in your mailbox — and in plenty of time to take action on the trade.

Trade of the Day: Smart Money Is Betting Against Tesla Inc Stock

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
While I sympathize with the longer-term bull case for Tesla stock, I also see an increasing amount of warning signs from a structural and technical perspective in TSLA.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Aimmune Therapeutics Inc (AIMT), AnaptysBio Inc (ANAB) and SM Energy Co (SM)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Aimmune Therapeutics (AIMT), AnaptysBio (ANAB) and SM Energy (SM) all made headlines, with the first two developing peanut allergy medications with encouraging results.

Trade of the Day: Facebook, Inc. Likely Has Further to Fall

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
In my eye, the negative news flow from recent weeks will keep a lid on Facebook stock and longer-term investors might find better (lower) prices still to buy into FB.

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL), Facebook, Inc. (FB) and Tesla Inc (TSLA)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
The UK is asking Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) to simplify their data management policies and Tesla (TSLA) may slow down Norway car shipments.

Trade of the Day: Watch These Downside Price Targets for Apple Inc.

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
While I still believe in the longer-term growth picture of AAPL, the weekly charts are pointing to lower prices, which sets up a short-side swing trade in Apple stock.

3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: At Home Group Inc (HOME), HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc (HTGM) and iCAD Inc (ICAD)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
At Home Group (HOME), HTG Molecular Diagnostics (HTGM) and iCAD (ICAD) all reported on their latest quarterly earnings after the bell Thursday.

Trade of the Day: Oracle Corporation Is Worth a Stab

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Oracle stock dropped sharply following its most recent earnings report. While the selling was severe, ORCL is now at a support area where a bounce could occur.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR), Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd (PANL) and QAD Inc. Class A (QADA)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Herman Miller (MLHR), Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL) and QAD Inc. (QADA) reported on their quarterly earnings after the bell Wednesday. Here's how they did.

Trade of the Day: Facebook Inc Hits Hold or Fold Time

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Facebook stock fell sharply over the past couple of trading days. Although the stock may signal immediate-term oversold, an intermediate-term look reveals a more concerning pattern in play.

3 Stocks to Watch on Wednesday: FedEx Corporation (FDX), Mulesoft Inc (MULE) and Steelcase Inc. (SCS)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
FedEx (FDX) and Steelcase (SCS) reported on their latest quarters Tuesday after hours, while Mulesoft (MULE) will be acquired by Salesforce (CRM).

Trade of the Day: Is the Rally Over for the Nasdaq 100 ETF?

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
With its bearish reversal from last week, the Nasdaq 100 QQQ ETF now offers active traders and investors a well-defined reward-to-risk trade to the short side.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Condor Hospitality Trust Inc (CDOR), Healthequity Inc (HQY) and Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Condor Hospitality Trust (CDOR), Healthequity (HQY) and Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) reported on their quarterly earnings after the bell Monday.

Trade of the Day: The Awakening in Facebook Inc Is Nigh

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The tech sector is hot, but Facebook Inc has been lagging, even more since the headlines from this weekend. Bet on the social media kingpin making a comeback with FB stock options.

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: AT&T Inc. (T), Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) and Twitter Inc (TWTR)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
AT&T's (T) merger trial to kick off Monday, Southwest Airlines (LUV) in hot waters over father and kid getting kicked off flight and Twitter (TWTR) to ban cryptocurrency ads.

Trade of the Day: Fade Intel Corporation Stock for a Trade

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Semiconductor stocks may be getting stretched in the near term. Intel stock in particular is of interest to me for a mean-reversion move lower. 

3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: Golden Entertainment Inc (GDEN), Jabil Inc (JBL) and Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Golden Entertainment (GDEN), Jabil (JBL) and Zumiez (ZUMZ) all reported their quarterly earnings results after the bell Thursday. Here's how they did.

Trade of the Day: Snap Inc Could Soar From This Level

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Structurally SNAP stock remains having a bullish underpinning from its February rally, which could soon lead to another leg higher.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: Semtech Corporation (SMTC), Smart & Final Stores Inc (SFS) and Tailored Brands Inc (TLRD)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Semtech (SMTC), Smart & Final Stores (SFS) and Tailored Brands (TLRD) all reported their quarterly earnings results Wednesday after the bell.

Trade of the Day: PayPal Holdings Inc Stock Aims Toward $85

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Through the lens of a simple trend following strategy, PayPal stock has a well-defined upside target for PYPL traders to take advantage of upon a breakout move.
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