Kate Stalter, Contributing Author at MarketBeat

Can gains in Tesla, Zoom, Exact Sciences, and other growth stocks set the stage for Cathie Woods' Ark Innovation Fund to stage a comeback in 2023?

Cisco has increased its dividend in each of the past 12 years. The stock has been forming a base with a 10% correction ahead of its February 15 earnings report.

The communications industry is showing signs of life recently, as large caps including Verizon and Charter are posting strong one-month uptrends.

Carvana more than doubled in the past month, with a one-week gain of 39.28%. The move has the makings of a short squeeze, with echoes of the meme-stock frenzy.

Gold stocks are among the leaders in recent months. Rather than being correlated with the equity market, they show inverse performance relative to the dollar.

Leading chip-gear maker ASML topped Q4 views and boosted guidance. It expects 25% revenue growth this year despite restrictions on sales to China.

Chipmaker STMicroelectronics gapped up 7.75% after significantly topping Q4 earnings views, largely on the strength of silicon carbide chips used in EVs.

The energy boom is back, and oil-and-gas industry supplier NOV is capitalizing on the uptrend. The stock's January performance outpaced the broader industry.

E-commerce platform Shopify cleared a cup-with-handle base with a buy point above $45.16. The surge followed a Shopify blog post, announcing price increases.

Pliant Therapeutics zoomed 34% higher and added to that gain in the next session.This followed good news about clinical trials for a lung-condition treatment.

Rocket Lab USA, staged its first U.S. launch on January 24. Launching from U.S. soil could lead to new business, which may in turn send the stock soaring.

As big-tech layoffs pile up, more investors are betting against the sector, as evidenced by flows of $913.74 million into the ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ.

The energy sector is bouncing back after a red-hot 2022, with stocks including ConocoPhillips, EOG, HF Sinclair, and Phillips 66 boasting strong price action.

S&P 500 component Old Dominion is among the top performers in the trucking industry, but there are signs that it, as well as industry peers, are slowing down.

Exxon Mobil is within striking range of clearing a cup-shaped base that began in November. Q4 results on January 31 could be a catalyst for a price move.

On Thursday, Mining giant BHP reported its operational review for the first half of fiscal 2023. It said China’s reopening will stabilize commodity demand.

Airbnb has attributes of both a growth and value stock at the moment. Does that mean it’s one to keep an eye on, or even determine whether it’s worth a buy?

Johnson & Johnson stock has been struggling to break out of a correction. It formed a cup-shaped pattern that appeared to add a handle but broke down last week.

Alaska Air soared 11% last week on news that the company plans to recruit 3,500 new employees in a variety of roles and functions.

Even as it pulled back with the broader market Tuesday, insulin pump maker Insulet found support along its 50-day line and remained in possible buy range.

Apple component supplier mid-cap Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) is up 14.24% in the past week as the stock broke out of a base that began in early December. 

Better-than-expected inflation data, and optimism about China, sent oil stocks higher Thursday. The S&P large-cap energy sector was the biggest gainer.

Miners BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale were among the big price gainers Thursday as their industry group moved higher, largely on news from China and Saudi Arabia.

Mobileye Global, which was spun off from Intel in October, posted in each of the past three sessions. The company expects $17.5 billion in revenue by 2030.

Could Salesforce's rally continue as investors cheer recent cost-cutting moves? Analysts have a moderate buy rating on the stock and see a 35% upside potential.

Clothing and home goods retailer TJX cleared a buy point above $81.17 Friday but reversed lower with the broad market Monday. It remains in potential buy range.

Could a nascent rally in chip gear maker Lam Research be the real deal, or is it a head fake for tech investors eager to see a long-awaited turnaround?

On Thursday, the already battered Bed Bath & Beyond said bankruptcy and further store closures were among alternatives for digging out of its current troubles.

Wednesday marked the trading debut of GE HealthCare Technologies, the health-focused business spun off from General Electric. Shares rose 12%.

Is 2023 the year when the consumer discretionary sector, will come roaring back, led by expected earnings growth in Amazon?

Steel stocks including Nucor and Steel Dynamics are bringing holiday cheer to investors as they have potential to benefit from infrastructure spending in 2023.

Heavy equipment makers Caterpillar and Deere are setting up in bullish chart patterns ahead of likely infrastructure spending increases that could lift revenue.

For investors in top-performing solar-energy stocks such as Enphase, SolarEdge, and First Solar Inc. brighter days may be just around the corner.

Meme stock AMC Entertainment has captivated traders for the past two years. Its fortunes are linked to other companies, such as its landlord, EPR Properties.

Tesla shares are down 57.35% so far this year, with analysts attributing at least part of the decline to Elon Musk being distracted by his purchase of Twitter.

Gone are the days when semiconductor stocks were riding high on demand for electronics gear. These companies face similar issues, but also diverge in some ways.

A classic cup-with-handle base is often a precursor to a stock’s run-up and retailer Tractor Supply is forming exactly that type of consolidation. 

Latin American e-commerce specialist MercadoLibre trended lower in 2022, but could a new partnership with Meta Platforms may give the stock a boost?

Harpoon Therapeutics offers an example of biotech's volatility. The stock advanced as much as 191% intraday Monday before settling down to a gain of 22.61%.

Luxury athletic clothing retailer Lululemon gapped down 12%, after warning of higher-than-anticipated inventories. Is this a bad sign for other clothing stocks?

Large-cap pharmaceuticals Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson are outperforming the broader market in the past year, particularly in the past three months.

Spotify rebounded Wednesday after declining 4.02% Tuesday. It's holding above a November 4 low of $69.29. Have investors heard the last of its downtrend?

If there’s a slowdown in consumer spending, it hasn’t affected Ulta Beauty, which is trading at new highs following last week’s better-than-expected Q3 report.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is an example of what’s befallen its industry. The stock is down 33.58% in the past three months and 17.48% year-to-date.

Ford is investing $180 million to increase production of EV power units at a U.K. plant as part of a push to transition away from internal combustion engines.

Shares of lender SoFi rallied along with the broader market Wednesday, two days after the stock sank to a new low. Could it be that the bottom is in?

Shares of NIO jumped Wednesday as investors cheered a forecast from rival Chinese EV maker XPeng. Other China-based EV companies also rallied.

Online sales rose 2.3% on Black Friday, for a total of $9.12 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Cyber Monday numbers were also strong.

The classic 60/40 portfolio, consisting of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, has served investors well. But in volatile conditions, does that mix still make sense?

Tesla is now trading at October 2020 levels after opening sharply lower Monday. Is it a bargain, or does it still have further to fall before reversing higher?