Sunday, April 28, 2024

Bears Cry Uncle as FOMO Takes Hold

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Stocks kept climbing last week as fears of a trade war morphed into fear of missing out. The S&P 500 rose 0.85 percent between Friday, September 14, and Friday, September 21. It was the tenth...

Why Stocks Move: Macro Trends

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This post is part of a series about the catalysts for stock movements. It’s based on a series of talks at TradeStation’s Master Class learning sessions.  On Wednesday, we examined the process of investor rotation. That's when...

Your Favorite Sector’s Getting Reshuffled

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Everyone loves tech. Did you know the sector's about to get reshuffled? Over the years, "technology" has become an increasingly ambiguous term. What do semiconductors have in common with phone companies? Why should routers and...

Small Caps Suffer as Dow Roars to Life

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Shifts in sentiment seem to be hurting small-cap stocks, one of the market's strongest areas this year. The Russell 2000 small cap ETF (IWM) is the only major index with a negative return in the...

Options Light Up as Cannabis Craze Sweeps Market

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Marijuana's supposed to calm people down, but that didn't happen in the stock market yesterday. Frenzied with Canada's legalization on October 17, traders streamed in and out of a trio of high-profile weed stocks. The...

Here Comes the Dow…

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The world's most famous stock benchmark has been caged up all year. Is it ready for a breakout? The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) is the best-performing major index in the last month, even though...

There Are Signs of Fear Leaving the Market

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Stocks are bouncing today after Washington and Beijing exchanged tariffs. Beyond those headlines, various signs have suggested fear is leaving the market. First, look at sector performance. In the last week, "risk-on" sectors like energy...

Good Tech, Bad Tech: Options Activity Recap

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Call volume spiked noticeably in two different technology stocks yesterday, with two very different meanings. Just look at Broadcom (AVGO). The chip maker went from a darling to a pariah two months ago by purchasing...

Is It Time to Carb Load Your Portfolio?

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Carbohydrates might not be good for your waist-line but they’ve worked wonders for Darden Restaurants (DRI). The parent of Olive Garden, has risen sharply in 2018 after its quarterly results beat estimates for three straight...

Options 101: Going ‘In the Money’

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One of the confusing things about options is, quite simply, all the options. Every underlier has dozens, if not hundreds or even thousands of related contracts. Where on earth to begin? There are many ways...
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