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Market volatility is one the biggest headaches for investors. You can make very good choices on stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), researching the fundamentals and knowing their opportunities. But then a tornado of movement hits and all that hard work turns into...
The S&P 500 is bouncing at its 50-day moving average as the market drifts into the dog days of summer. Here's a breakdown of the best- and worst-performing industries so far this week. Winners: Energy is surging with life as crude oil (@CL) rallies to a new...
Medical-device giant Medtronic (MDT) has gone nowhere for the last two years, but options traders are looking for a breakout. About 25,000 August 90 calls were bought on Tuesday for $0.74 -- pretty noteworthy for a company that averaged only 10,000 contracts per...
Last quarter iconic sneaker maker Nike (NKE) surprised to the upside. One big options trader seem to expect more good news tomorrow night. Here's a breakdown of the complex, high-risk complex strategy that appeared yesterday afternoon: 4,100 6-July 73.50 calls were...
Oil is in the news today with crude futures at a potentially key level. The main item came this morning from the U.S. State Department, which took a hard line against Iran. Washington is reportedly demanding that companies stop shipping oil from the terrorist state by...
"Lows are never made on Friday." That old trader's rule of thumb seems truer than ever now. The basic idea is that when a week ends on a bearish note, some investors will capitulate over the weekend by submitting sell orders. Those inevitably trigger more selling...
Even before today's market tumble, stocks seemed to be dismissing good economic news. Most of the U.S. numbers, after all, have impressed recently. Measures of unemployment are still at multi-generational lows, manufacturing and consumer sentiment is through the roof....
Get ready for a sleepy July and a turbulent August. The Larry Williams Cycle Forecast Indicator sees the Dow Jones Industrial Average inching higher next month. Volatility's expected to remain at current levels over that time, but then spike in the first half of...
Is this a pullback to buy, or is the market petering out? That's the question traders may be asking today. The S&P 500 fell 0.9 percent between Friday, June 15, and Friday, June 22 -- its first drop in five weeks. The index remained in a tight range and is still...