Big Caps on the Move: Scanning for Breakouts in the Dow
It's pretty quiet today as stocks drift aimlessly before Labor Day. Dog days of summer? More like the sloth days ...
Still, some members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average are melting to new highs...
Greek of the Week: Theta
This is the third installment of a four-part series about options Greeks on Market Insights concluding Labor Day week.
So far, we've looked at delta and gamma. This week, we'll turn to theta.
Theta: T is...
Is the Global Picture Brightening?
Global stocks have been a hot mess all summer, but some recent events may suggest the tide is turning.
Over the weekend, for instance, China allowed its currency to appreciate against the U.S. dollar. That's...
Last Week Shows Records Were Made to Be Broken
As the saying goes: Records were made to be broken.
Just take the market last week. The S&P 500's decade-long bull run surpassed the lifespan of its previous upward journey in the 1990s. Another record...
New Companies Back on the Rise
Back in the spring, there was a wave of bullishness in initial public offerings. After a few pullbacks, some of those companies are pushing higher again.
Take a name like ZScaler (ZS), which provides cloud-computing...
Goldilocks Drives S&P 500 to New Highs
If the longest bull market in history had a patron saint, it would be Goldilocks.
This Wednesday marked the 3,453rd session in the uptrend that began on March 9, 2009. That outlasted the earlier run...
Calls Spike as Small Cap Goes Mobile: Options Recap
Last month, Market Insights highlighted a surging maker of smart-phone games. Yesterday, options traders lit up the name.
Here's a breakdown of the large transactions detected in Glu Mobile (GLUU):
A block of 5,500 September...
Retail Revival Underway: Earnings This Week
Remember when everyone thought traditional retailers were going extinct? This week's earnings reports may have destroyed that narrative.
"This is the healthiest environment I have ever seen," Target (TGT) CEO Brian Cornell told CNBC as...
Looking Behind the Numbers as Stocks Test Old Highs
The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high yesterday, slightly above its previous record in January.
Many things have changed since that previous peak. Then, stocks drifted upward in a mindless and complacent bubble. Now,...
Don’t Forget About Mexico
Everyone's focused on China, but don't forget about Mexico.
That was a message on this week's Market Action webinar, and so far it's been playing out.
In case you missed it, officials on both sides of...
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