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What Recession? Chip Stocks Had Another Strong Quarter

What Recession? Chip Stocks Had Another Strong Quarter

Two strange things happened last quarter: Chip makers went up and health-care stocks went down. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) rose almost 7 percent between June 28 and September 30. Meanwhile the SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV) slid about 3 percent. This is...

Stocks Down as Range Tightens Before a Huge News Month

Stocks Down as Range Tightens Before a Huge News Month

Stocks fell again last week but remain trapped in a range as investors wait for some huge news events next month. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, September 20, and Friday, September 27. Still, the index held some key levels and remained within striking...

What You Need to Know as Money Rotates Back to Value Stocks

What You Need to Know as Money Rotates Back to Value Stocks

A potentially big change tried to continue in the market yesterday. Two weeks ago, a new kind of stocks began to rally: banks, industrials, retailers and small caps. Meanwhile previous outperformers including technology, gold miners and real-estate investment trusts...

Stocks Halt on the Verge of Breakout as China Waiting Game Begins

Stocks Halt on the Verge of Breakout as China Waiting Game Begins

Stocks halted on the verge of a breakout last week as investors wait for more news about a potential trade deal with China. The S&P 500 fell 0.5 percent between Friday, September 13, and Friday, September 20. It was the first negative week in the last four and...

The Market Shifted Gears Last Week and Kept Driving Higher

The Market Shifted Gears Last Week and Kept Driving Higher

Stocks shifted gears dramatically last week, but kept driving toward record highs. Simply put, investors liquidated safe havens that had been rallying -- especially bonds and gold. They then poured money into value stocks that had been struggling -- especially banks,...

S&P 500 Reclaims Key Level as Investors Hope for a Trade War Resolution

S&P 500 Reclaims Key Level as Investors Hope for a Trade War Resolution

Stocks kept climbing last week as President Trump and China moved closer to a trade deal -- potentially as soon as next month. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent between Friday, August 30, and Friday, September 6. The index also managed to get back above its 50-day...

Stocks Break Losing Streak as Trump and China Keep Talking

Stocks Break Losing Streak as Trump and China Keep Talking

Stocks just broke a four-week losing streak as trade tensions with China eased. The S&P 500 rose 2.8 percent between Friday, August 23, and Friday, August 30. Gains were extremely broad, with more than 90 percent of the index's member stocks advancing. Every major...

Apple Slips From Top Spot as Volatility Spikes: August at TradeStation

Apple Slips From Top Spot as Volatility Spikes: August at TradeStation

Volatility spiked in August, shifting attention away from individual stocks and toward the indexes. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was the busiest symbol on TradeStation since the end of July, ending a four-month reign at the top by Apple (AAPL). Other index-linked...

Stocks Fell Again Last Week as Trade War Kept Getting Worse

Stocks Fell Again Last Week as Trade War Kept Getting Worse

Stocks remain under pressure as the trade war against China worsens. The S&P 500 was positive for most of last week, but then came a quick succession of events on Friday morning. First, Beijing imposed tariffs on an additional $75 billion of U.S. products....