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September is historically the worst month for the U.S. stock market, but stocks may be poised for September’s first gain since 2019. U.S. indices were positive this week after celebrating the Fed's supersized 50 bps interest rate cut – its first in four years.

The Fed kept rates close to zero for nearly a decade following the 2008-09 global financial crisis, then took them above 2% before heading back toward zero during the Covid-19 pandemic. When a combination of stimulus cash, rebounding consumer demand, and supply chain kinks sent inflation to double-digit percentages, the Fed quickly raised rates to their recent peak to cool demand.

U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% for a fifth straight gain and is just 0.7% below its high set in July.

Its fourth consecutive daily decline, leaving the index down about 4.2% for the week, its worst week since March 2023.

Simply put, a measured move is a method where you measure areas of price action to predict the next move. They're very reliable because what you see on your chart represents two things: mob mentality and math. That's all it is.

The investment community is expecting an interest rate cut on September 18. Avi Salzman, a Barron’s writer, thinks it increasingly looks like a “sell the news” event—particularly if the cut is a quarter percentage point instead of a half.

I want to dive into something that's really important for all retail traders out there. It’s Peter Lynch’s list of the “10 Most Dangerous Things People Say About Stocks.” You might’ve heard it referred to as the “10 Dumbest Things,” but Lynch’s team thought that sounded too harsh. Regardless, these insights are crucial for avoiding common pitfalls in trading.

I use wedges all the time. Wedges are basically channels – that's the easiest way to put it. A wedge is a channel where the lower trendline is present, but within the upward-sloping or downward-sloping channel, there's also a second trendline...

Two of the larger tech exchange-traded funds track the same sector but differ in​allocations to the biggest stocks. Will investors benefit? It depends on how the stocks perform...