Last week, I took a closer look at outside days on a candlestick chart of the S&P 500 Index (SPX). As a refresher, an outside day occurs when a stock’s daily high is higher than the prior day’s high, and its low is lower than the prior day's low. Essentially, it engulfs the prior day's range. In that article, I broke down when outside days tend to be more meaningful instead of just noise. This week, I’m applying the same analysis to individual stocks within the S&P 500. By the end, I find a setup that stand ...

As earnings season heats up, three crypto-adjacent players — Riot Platforms Inc RIOT, MicroStrategy Inc (Strategy) MSTR, and Block Inc XYZ — are stepping into the spotlight after the bell today. But heading into their first quarter earnings, the market has already picked its favorites — and its laggards.Chart created using Benzinga ProLet's start with Riot stock, the pure-play Bitcoin BTC/USD miner that's been feeling the heat. Despite a modest 4.91% bounce over the past month, Riot is still down more than ...