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 Wednesday: Illumina, Inc. (ILMN), Juniper Networks, Inc. (JNPR) and Stryker Corporation (SYK)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Illumina (ILMN) earnings were 22 cents above expectations, Juniper Networks's (JNPR) revenue above $5 billion for 2017 and Stryker's (SYK) income swings to a loss.

Trade of the Day: Amazon.com, Inc. Has Gone Parabolic

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Parabolic charts such as what AMZN stock is currently displaying are dangerous in that they often lead to sharp mean-reversion or corrective moves.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE), Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG) and Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Principal Financial Group (PFG) and Werner Enterprises (WERN) reported on their latest quarters after hours.

Trade of the Day: Netflix, Inc. Is Sky High

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
NFLX stock has seen its chart gone parabolic and that is not sustainable in the near-term despite Netflix's great growth story.

Trade of the Day: Celgene Corporation Is a Catch-Up Play

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
CELG stock continues to notably lag some of its peers in the biotechnology group, but this could soon change and set up a juicy Celgene trade.

3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: KLA-Tencor Corp (KLAC), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) and Western Digital Corp (WDC)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
KLA-Tencor (KLAC), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Western Digital (WDC) all reported their latest quarterly earnings results after the bell late Thursday.

Trade of the Day: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Falters Back to Technical Support

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
DAL stock on Wednesday dropped right into a technical confluence area of support where a next buying opportunity may be setting up.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (CCI), Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) and United Rentals, Inc. (URI)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Crown Castle (CCI) earnings miss estimates, Lam Research (LRCX) shipments up 11% and United Rentals (URI) rental revenue up 26.8%.

Trade of the Day: Palo Alto Networks Inc Stock Clears the Hurdle

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
On Tuesday, PANW stock overcame a technical hurdle which should now further embolden the Palo Alto bulls.

3 Stocks to Watch on Wednesday: Canadian National Railway (USA) (CNI), Cree, Inc. (CREE) and Total System Services, Inc. (TSS)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Canadian National Railway (CNI), Cree (CREE) and Total System Services (TSS) all reported on their quarterly earnings after the bell Tuesday afternoon.

Trade of the Day: Own Netflix, Inc. But Don’t Chase It

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
While I respect the user growth in NFLX stock and thus want to continue owning the stock, in the near-term Netflix is overbought.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), ResMed Inc. (RMD) and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Adobe (ADBE) said its CFO is retiring, ResMed (RMD) posted strong quarterly results and TD Ameritrade (AMTD) adjusted earnings estimates.

Trade of the Day: Nvidia Corporation Breakout Could Net You 400%

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Nvidia is looking great once again, but this smart play is the better way to cash in on big profits with less risk in NVDA stock

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Alphabet (GOOG) to sell audiobooks via Google Play Store, Amazon Go (AMZN) coming Monday and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) to sell 50% of Brazil unit.

Trade of the Day: O’Reilly Automotive Inc Could Be a Growth Gem

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Shares of auto parts companies bounced back hard in the second half of 2017, and particularly ORLY stock could have plenty more upside left.

3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (CP), Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX) and Atlassian Corporation PLC (TEAM)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Canadian Pacific Railway (USA) (CP), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX) and Atlassian (TEAM) all reported on their quarterly earnings Thursday.

Trade of the Day: Goldman Sachs Group Inc Survives the Earnings Test

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Following Goldman Sachs' earnings report, GS stock dropped right into a strong technical confluence area of support.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Plexus Corp. (PLXS) and PTC Inc (PTC)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Apple (AAPL) is offering a stock award for some workers, Plexus (PLXS) shares fall on loss and PTC's (PTC) bottom line grow year-over-year.

Trade of the Day: Exxon Mobil Corporation Is Slicing Above Resistance

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
XOM stock had a nice start to 2018, but reaching this first upside price target may just be the start of a big picture breakout move.
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