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.

CROX Stock Is Staging a Major Breakout

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
CROX stock rallied big Monday after news of a significant investment on the part of Blackstone. From a technical perspective, Crocs looks good.

TWTR Stock Knocked Down, But Not Out

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After Twitter nearly doubled for the month, it got hit hard Friday, causing near-term damage on its charts. TWTR stock bulls should exercise patience for now.

UPS Stock Could Deliver Even More Gains

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite failing to deliver all Christmas presents on time, UPS stock rose yesterday. Investors were excited by the increased demand in shipping ... but should you be?

TGT Stock Still Looks Weak After Data Theft

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Since the Target credit card data theft, TGT stock has been sliding ... and doesn't yet look to be stabilizing. Quick traders can try the short side.

AAPL Stock Breaks Out of Consolidation With China Mobile Deal

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After a multi-week consolidation phase, AAPL stock broke higher on Monday, putting upside momentum back in the stock.

ORCL Breaks Past Major Chart Resistance

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
ORCL stock managed to break past important resistance last week. Thanks to that movement, ORCL stock now has found new upside momentum.

DRI – Darden Stock, While Troubled, Is Developing Support

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite Thursday's gut check, DRI stock continues to act well on both the longer- and shorter-term charts, and even featured an impressive intraday turnaround.

LEN Stock Rallies After Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
LEN stock rallied in a technically significant move on Wednesday after reporting solid earnings, as the Commerce Department showed good housing starts.

WFM Stock Gets a Jolt From Brooklyn Opening, Future Plans

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Since Whole Foods' Q3 earnings announcement, WFM stock has done a lot of price consolidation. But in recent days, that has turned into some constructive action.

Herbalife’s Uptrend Looks Healthy

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Monday's announcement that there were 'no material changes' to any of Herbalife's financial statements sent HLF stock surging -- and this move may be just getting started.

KO Stock Tries to Pop Past Resistance

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Coca-Cola announced a major reorganization of its Americas business, last week. But it had little effect on KO stock, which is at near-term support

LULU Stock Is Stretching Lower, But Will It Snap?

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Lululemon, the once-hot trend-follower stock, was sold hard after Thursday's lowered guidance. Now, LULU stock has arrived at crucial technical support.

HD Stock – This Level Could Signal a Major Breakout

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After rushing to new all-time highs in the spring, Home Depot has mostly been consolidating sideways. Now, HD stock is again building up steam for a rally.

BRCM Stock Gets Some Pep in Its Step

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Broadcom shares rallied nicely Tuesday thanks to improved revenue guidance. Now, BRCM stock is trading in a tight pattern surrounded by good technical reference levels.

Government Exit Sends GM Stock to Fresh All-Time Highs

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The U.S. government's sale of its final General Motors stake sent GM stock to new highs, which is positive in the long term. However, in the near term ...

BKS Stock Waves a Big, Red Flag

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
An SEC investigation into Barnes & Noble's accounting practices has dented the chart of BKS stock and has set up a possible short selling opportunity.

DG Stock Should Keep Rallying Like a Chief

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After consolidating for three months, Dollar General staged a marginal chart breakout following its earnings report. Upside momentum for DG stock looks good.

LVS – Upgrade Turns Las Vegas Sands’ Charts Loose

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After a nearly six-week consolidation phase LVS stock staged a high-volume breakout on the back of an upgrade to Las Vegas Sands' credit rating.

KKD Trips and Breaks Its Chart

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After a strong 12 month up-trend, KKD stock ends the party all in one day following a bad earnings report. Dip buyers beware.
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