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Equity traders watch for signs of breakout stocks.
![Stocks were up to continue the bull market, but Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin were too.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b225ac4d521e4bcdba2901c49f1b5527.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/b225ac4d521e4bcdba2901c49f1b5527.jpg)
Stocks were up to continue the bull market, but Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin were too.
![Tesla, Netflix, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple were all up during the trading day.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c25a2fb009425c92b2fe0c2364fb59.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c25a2fb009425c92b2fe0c2364fb59.jpg)
Tesla, Netflix, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple were all up during the trading day.
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Equity traders watch for signs of breakout stocks.
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Ioannis Achilleus
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Weekly Memorandum 3/1/2021
Stocks are up slightly off their lows to start the new week. They closed out at the lows last week, which normally isn't bullish...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Weekly Memorandum 2/22/2021
Stocks are down across the board to start the week, but have failed to break any meaningful level of support yet. This could change by...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Weekly Memorandum 2/8/2021
Stocks are set to start the week on a higher note, after putting in a nice bottom last week during Sunday's futures session. By closing...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Weekly Memorandum 2/1/2021
Stocks are set to start the week slightly higher, but risks remain high in the short-term, as prices closed out near their weekly lows...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Weekly Memorandum 1/25/2021
Stocks are flat overall to start the week, with the exception of the Nasdaq, which is trading at new all-time highs again. Last week saw...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Jan 18, 20212 min read
Weekly Memorandum 1/18/2021
Markets in the U.S. are closed today in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Futures are basically flat in pre-market...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Weekly Memorandum 1/11/2021
Stocks are down a bit to start the week as their extended rally appears poised to pause. Previous issues stated that we are due for a...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Jan 4, 20212 min read
Weekly Memorandum 1/4/2021
Stocks are poised to start off the year on a positive note, as we come around the corner from what's known as the "Santa Claus rally." ...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Mercator Crypto Report
A new Mercator Crypto report was just sent out to subscribers. Below is a free glimpse of the previous report that was published at the...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Weekly Memorandum 12/28/2020
Stocks are up nicely across the board this morning after the Christmas holiday, but we note that the Dow hasn't made a new high in a...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Dec 21, 20202 min read
Weekly Memorandum 12/21/2020
Stocks are down notably this morning, as we enter the shortened trading week due to the holiday season. Markets will close early on...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Weekly Memorandum 12/14/2020
Stocks are up slightly to start the week, as the Electoral College is set to cast their vote today. The question now is how an actual...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Weekly Memorandum 12/7/2020
Equities closed out at their highest daily and weekly levels in history last week, which is not something usually witnessed in a bearish...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Weekly Memorandum 11/30/2020
Equities are mixed to start off the week, but our focus is on the monthly-closing data, which will be recorded at today's close. Barring...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Weekly Memorandum 11/23/2020
Equity futures are up nicely to start off the holiday week, as most markets will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving in the U.S. This...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Nov 9, 20201 min read
Weekly Memorandum 11/9/2020
Equities exhibited a surge higher to start the week. This price action is in alignment with the expectations set forth in the most...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Weekly Memorandum 11/2/2020
Stocks retreated again last week, but are up fairly nicely to start the presidential election week. As potential election outcomes...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Weekly Memorandum 10/26/2020
Equities are lower to start the week, and actually experienced a gap down as we enter the final week before the presidential election. ...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Weekly Memorandum 10/19/2020
Stocks were modestly higher to start the week, although they already gave back most of their gains since the opening bell. Last week was...
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Ioannis Achilleus
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Weekly Memorandum 10/12/2020
Stocks just closed out at their second-highest weekly level in history, at least in the Nasdaq and S&P. The Dow lags slightly behind,...
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