DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

This technical indicator is known as a "golden cross," when a stock's 50-day moving average (DMA) crosses over its 200-day moving average. Investors view a golden cross as a bullish indicator of positive momentum continuing into the longer term. Two of the following three names in the S & P 500 about to form a golden cross pattern are oil companies. The other oil company close to forming a golden cross is Occidental Petroleum . Two-thirds of those covering the company rate it a hold, and the average price target implies upside potential of about 4%.

Organizations: Energy, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, Occidental Locations: Guyana, Occidental

Several technology and travel companies are reporting earnings this week — and some of them are likely to see dramatic moves when they do. CNBC Pro screened for stocks that may post sharp moves after releasing their quarterly results, based on calculations from FactSet data. Here are some other stocks that may notch the biggest moves after their announcements this week. Swedish oat milk maker Oatly could move up or down about 17% after its earnings results, which are also slated to come out Thursday. OTLY 1Y mountain Oatly shares Restaurant software platform Toast may also see either a gain or loss of more than 11% following its earnings release Thursday.

Persons: Kraft Heinz, Carvel, Toast Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC Pro, Cisco Systems, Sony, U.S, Oatly Locations: U.S

Electric vehicle companies Lucid , Fisker and Nikola have had a tough year — and Wall Street expects these stocks have even more downside potential. Nikola, which manufactures electric trucks, has seen its short interest jump nearly 14% to 157.7 million shares, or 27.3% of its float. More than a third of Arcutis Biotherapeutics 's free-float shares have been shorted by Wall Street, or 15.5 million shares. Liver disease treatment company Intercept Pharmaceuticals also saw a 12% jump in short interest, with 9.5 million shares sold short. Below is the full list of the most shorted stocks between July 31 and August 15.

Persons: Nikola, Fisker, Arcutis, scPharmaceuticals, Jerry Durso Organizations: EV, IGM Biosciences, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, NASH, Intercept, New York Stock Exchange Locations: FactSet, U.S

West Texas Intermediate has surged more than 14% for the month, putting it on pace for its best monthly performance since its 17.2% gain in January 2022. APA APA has the strongest 50-day correlation with WTI prices of 0.71, meaning it is likely to see gains as the commodity continues to rise. Devon Energy Shares of Devon Energy have popped more than 11% month to date. It has a 50-day correlation of 0.69 with WTI, and an average correlation of 0.59 with the commodity since 2015. Pioneer Natural Resources The Texas-based oil company has a 50-day correlation value of 0.65 with WTI Crude.

Persons: Russell, Goldman Sachs, DCLA, Sarat Sethi, Pioneer's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: West Texas, CNBC, APA APA, . Devon Energy, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy Diamondback Energy, Natural Resources, WTI Locations: Saudi Arabia, Russia, Natural Resources The Texas

While the overall market awaits a debt ceiling deal, certain stocks are forming notable patterns followed by chart analysts: the bullish golden cross and the dreaded death cross. Meanwhile, a death cross is the exact opposite. Stocks closing in on a death cross pattern include American Express and United Parcel Service. A bullish pattern forms Shares of paint company Sherwin-Williams are forming a bullish golden cross. Shares of shipping giant UPS are also on pace to form a death cross.

Persons: Sherwin, Williams, Refinitiv, Carol Tomé Organizations: CSX, American Express, United Parcel Service, CNBC, Abbott Laboratories, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Mobile Locations: U.S

Search resuls for: "Nick Wells Hakyung Kim"

5 mentions found