Markets

The technology sector could be splitting as investors focus on smaller chip stocks and abandon megacaps.

Worries about Oracle weighed on several companies exposed to datacenter investment.

Global markets trade almost around the clock, and many active traders follow price action overseas before the U.S. session begins. Two noteworthy European futures products are the DAX Index futures and Euro Bund futures. Both trade on Eurex, a Frankfurt-based derivatives exchange focusing on stocks and fixed-income. The DAX index tracks 40 of Germany’s largest […]

Options confuse a lot of investors because several factors impact their value. Unlike stocks, they don’t just go up and down based on supply and demand. This post will explain three of the most important concepts you need to get started: time, volatility and intrinsic vs extrinsic value. Options Are All About Time The first […]

Alphabet has pulled back after hitting a new all-time high, and some traders may think it’s oversold.

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates last week, while signaling it might not cut again soon. How have markets reacted to the news? This article compares two strategies designed to capture a positive response to Wednesday’s move. One uses options on the heavily traded SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The other employs CME gold futures, […]