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Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDR) has a beautiful chart as it stair-steps its way higher. It looks to me like it's completed 4 waves, and started the 5th wave up on Wednesday with a pop of 3.30, or 12.2%, to 30.36 on 7.4 million shares traded. Watch for an extension to about 34. First...

By Harry Boxer, TheTechTrader Here are four stocks in a range of industries that are testing or just above key resistance levels. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) jumped $1.58 to $56.98 on 70 million shares Tuesday. The move, on no news from the chipmaker, edged the stock above the top of...

By Harry Boxer, TheTechTrader These four stocks have strong technical momentum that could carry them higher. Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: AVXL) gained 40 cents, or 9.4%, to $4.65 on 2.3 million shares Wednesday, nearly 3x its average volume.  On Monday and Tuesday the biopharmaceutical...

By Harry Boxer, TheTechTrader Here are three health stocks and one technology stock that are at or near key breakout points: Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) popped 90 cents, or more than 10%, to $9.73 on 11.7 million shares Wednesday on no news. The move edged the stock out of a declining...

Here are three stocks that have broken out of above resistance and are looking higher: Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLTX) edged up 27 cents to $11.38 on average volume of 555,100 shares Wednesday. The move, on no news from the biopharmaceutical company, extended the stock's rally to...

Here are three stocks on the move and looking poised to continue higher. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) jumped 90 cents to $20.10 on 2.1 million shares Tuesday. The move, on nearly double its average volume, came on no news from the low power programmable provider. The stock has...

These four stocks are moving on news and gaining technical momentum: Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) jumped $8.60 to $89.57 on 2.6 million shares Wednesday, more than double its average volume. On Monday the biotech company said its experimental treatment for depression met the primary...

Two retailers popping on earnings Thursday are among our top charts to watch. Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) jumped $1.09 to $5 on 6.7 million shares Thursday, more than 4x its average volume. The apparel retailer released third quarter financial results that beat analyst estimates. After a 12-month...

Here are three stocks with continued technical momentum in the days and weeks after strong earnings releases. Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) jumped 75 cents to $7.76 on 8.1 million shares Thursday. The move continued the stock's run-up following the biotech company's better-than-...

By Harry Boxer, TheTechTrader Here are four stocks positioned right at key technical breakout points. Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: HZNP) climbed 92 cents to $28.20 on 2.3 million shares Tuesday, more than 1 1/2 times its average volume.  The move, which came on no news...

Solar stocks rallied Tuesday amid instability over Mid-East oil, with two of them among our top charts to watch. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) jumped $2.38 to $65.82 on 1.5 million shares, or 1 1/2 times its average volume. The move, on no news, broke the stock out of a 6-week base pattern...

These four stocks have strong technical momentum aligning with upbeat earnings. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) rose $2.48 to $23.08 on 4.3 million shares Thursday, over 6x its average volume. The solar power company delivered a huge earnings surprise in its second-quarter financial release. A...

Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) popped $6.50, or 30%, to $28.15 on 22.2 million shares Wednesday. On Tuesday the supplier of solar power microinverters released favorable second quarter financial results. The stock has been rallying since starting the year under $5, and Wednesday's...

Here are four stocks to watch, three of them moving on strong earnings: Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK) popped $11.78, or 28.8%, to $52.60 on Thursday on 1.3 million shares, or about 8x its average volume. The small biotech beat analyst estimates in its second-quarter results released after...

Here are four stocks, two of them chipmakers, that are moving on news and technical momentum. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) jumped $1.11 to $33.15 on 61.2 million shares Tuesday. An analyst raised his target price on the stock as the company received favorable reviews this week for its...