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.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Tech Data Corp (TECD), Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Tech Data (TECD) beat earnings estimates, Thor Industries (THO) revenue surges and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) slips on underwhelming guidance.

Trade of the Day: Twitter Inc Stock Is Alive Again

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
While Twitter may be immediate-term overbought, TWTR stock now has a well-defined next upside target.

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), Snap Inc (SNAP) and Time Inc (TIME)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Alphabet (GOOGL) earns patent that tracks faces, Snap (SNAP) adds new filters algorithm and Meredith Corp to buy Time (TIME) for $1.84B.

Trade of the Day: Facebook Inc Keeps Chugging Along

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After an already strong 2017, FB stock is now flashing another buy trading opportunity for active Facebook investors and traders.

3 Stocks to Watch on Wednesday: Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA), Guess?, Inc. (GES) and Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Axalta Coating (AXTA) may be bought by Nippon Paint, Guess? (GES) posted profit and Salesforce (CRM) shares fell despite earnings beat.

Trade of the Day: L3 Technologies Inc Is Breaking Out

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
LLL stock just made a classic breakout move from a bullish consolidation phase. Barring any quick bearish reversal, this favors a leg higher for L3.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Agilent Technologies Inc (A), Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) and Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Agilent Technologies (A), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) posted their latest quarterly earnings results on Monday.

Trade of the Day: After Correcting, Alcoa Corp Offers Better Reward to Risk

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
AA stock after a recent corrective move has found better footing. Alcoa now looks to offer traders a better entry point on the long side.

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: Boeing Co (BA), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL) and Toshiba Corp (USA) (TOSYY)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Avolon to buy Boeing (BA) jets , Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) to buy Cavium and Toshiba (TOSYY) to issue $5.4 billion in new shares.

Trade of the Day: Celgene Corporation Attempts a Breakout

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
CELG stock for the first time in a couple of months is showing a more promising near-term buy signal. Celgene's reward to risk is promising.

3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA), Globant SA (GLOB) and Haynes International, Inc. (HAYN)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA) assets may be sold to Comcast, while Globant (GLOB) and Haynes (HAYN) unveiled their quarterly results.

Trade of the Day: Sink Your Teeth Into Bank of America Corp

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Bank of America made a strong statement Wednesday that BofA bulls can really sink their teeth into.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: Mattel, Inc., NetEase Inc (ADR) and RH

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Mattel (MAT) rebuffed a merger bid from Hasbro, NetEase (NTES) posted its quarterly earnings and RH (RH) updated its third-quarter guidance.

Trade of the Day: Regions Financial Corp Looks Set to Charge Higher

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
RF stock is higher by about 10% for the year thanks to a strong rally in the broader financial sector since early September.

3 Stocks to Watch on Wednesday: CarGurus Inc (CARG), MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc (MTSI) and YY Inc (ADR) (YY)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
CarGurus (CARG) tops earnings estimates, MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI) profit in line with outlook and YY (YY) revenue beat expectations.

Trade of the Day: Nike Inc Could Be a Runner

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
NKE stock is littered with up and down gaps. But if done properly this type of price action in Nike can reap profits.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (DAVE), Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd (HOLI) and Remark Holdings, Inc. (MARK)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Famous Dave's of America (DAVE) revenue falls, Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI) profit beats estimates and Remark (MARK) sales rise.

Trade of the Day: AutoZone, Inc. May Not Yet Be Out of Gas

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The long-term chart of AZO stock is broken but in the nearer-term a trading opportunity looks to be setting up in AutoZone.

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: Boeing Co (BA), QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) and SoftBank Group Corp (SFTBF)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Emirates Airlines is buying 40 Boeing (BA) jets, QUALCOMM (QCOM) to reject Broadcom offer and SoftBank (SFTBF) will acquire a piece of Uber.
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