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.

Soaring NFLX Is Too Hot to Handle

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Trend-following and cult stock Neflix continues its steep ascent, but it looks looks too frothy to buy after its earnings announcement . Let NFLX consolidate.

GOOG: A Breakout Blast for Google Stock!

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Google stock continues to act great through the medium-term lens, though in the near-term, it might need to consolidate its large post-earnings breakout.

American Express (AXP) Racks Up Another Major Breakout

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
American Express stock has reacted wonderfully to technical analysis since its lows in early 2009, and AXP continues to look attractive from the long side.

BAC: Charts Look Bullish for Bank of America Stock

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Bank of America stock looks good in multiple time frames, and its post-earnings reaction is further testimony of BAC's underlying strength.

JNJ Stuck in Consolidation Phase After Earnings Report

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After a great year-to-date rally, Johnson and Johnson is still consolidating, but has recently shown remarkable strength again.

Expedia Stock Continues to Lose Altitude

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Expedia stock is showing relative and absolute underperformance -- its near-term charts don't look enticing for investors considering the long side.

Spirit Airlines Continues to Soar

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After Friday's major chart breakout, Spirit Airlines looks to have plenty of upside momentum to continue the run higher into year-end.

MU Stock Is Making Fools of the Bears

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Fighting a strongly trending stock is not a game of high probabilities. If MU can shake off a tepid earnings report, higher highs should follow.

Ruby Tuesday Is a Sell After Weak Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Ruby Tuesday earnings disappointed investors and the stock looks to be breaking out of a bearish pattern -- meaning more downside is likely.

Yum Brands’ Charts Don’t Look Too Tasty

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Yum Brands missed earnings estimates by a good margin when it reported on Tuesday afternoon. Now, YUM stock is at risk of breaking a major trendline.

Bide Your Time on Ugg-ly Deckers Stock

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The selloff in Deckers pushed the stock into the middle of a trading range, where neither bulls nor bears have a clear advantage. Let the stock consolidate.

LMT Stock Faces Pressure From D.C. Shutdown

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Lockheed Martin has been in a nice uptrend for the most part of 2013, but that ascent is seeing near-term pressure due to the government shutdown.

Timing Is Everything With TSLA Stock

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
A Model S caught fire -- and while that's concerning from a safety point of view, Tesla stock remains trending up. Map out your support levels with care.

Monsanto Stock Still on Fertile Ground

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Monsanto stock was due for a breather after the August-to-September rally. Wednesday's pullback, though, brought the stock to a good intermediate support level.

Walgreen Has the Prescription for Higher Stock Prices

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Walgreen stock showed remarkable persistence this year -- and after breaking to new all time highs in mid-September, the stock looks poised for higher levels.

Nike Stock Is Running Too Fast – Beat the Bell

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Nike's post-earnings jump was a little too much too fast as it marked the charts with exhaustion buying. Some basing here in the medium-term is in order.
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