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I emphatically denounced last week's rally with a seeming break above the key 4,200 resistance level, states Steve Reitmeister of Reitmeister Total Return.
As one who tracks market sentiment, it still amazes me to watch it develop in real-time. We see it quite well in the analyst community as well, states Avi Gilburt of ElliotWaveTrader.net.
Throughout May the US equity market made a valiant attempt to break out of the bearish trend which began in 2022, and in the process, individual stocks are starting to swing to the upside, states Ian Murphy of MurphyTrading.com.
Technology bulls were bolstered Tuesday by more analyst optimism, states Jon Markman, editor of Strategic Advantage.
The mixed market continues, with the Nasdaq continuing to wildly outperform the Dow. Outside of equities, which are down a bit in the early going, crude oil is under pressure. Gold and silver are flat, while Treasuries and the dollar are up.
I’ve been as emphatic as I have been consistent the past few weeks: 1) The markets would take off like a rocket when there’s a deal, so the time to buy would be ahead of that. 2) Big Tech would be THE play, especially names like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), and Tesla (TSLA), says Keith Fitz-Gerald, editor of 5 with Fitz
We are maintaining our “Buy” rating on Focus List selection Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) with a target price of $240. While PANW shares were hit hard in the 2022 market and tech sector selloffs, they continue to perform much better than the cybersecurity industry, writes Joseph Bonner, analyst at Argus Research.
Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO) recently reported that the FDA has granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) to isaralgagene civaparvovec, or ST-920, a wholly owned gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of Fabry disease. The company is poised to deliver shareholder value in 2023, maintains John McCamant, editor of The Medical Technology Stock Letter.
Gold found support along with the major FX pairs in the first half of Tuesday’s session, as the dollar and bond yields fell back after their eye-catching gains in recent weeks, states Fawad Razaqzada of Trading Candles.
The excitement over the debt ceiling deal in principle is wearing off for the oil trade as there are some doubts that it will get the votes it needs, states Phil Flynn of PRICE Futures Group.

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