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Banks Come Through: Earnings This Week

Banks Come Through: Earnings This Week

Earnings season began on a strong foot, thanks to financials and a handful of other key stocks. Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C) led the charge. Stronger banking activity was the big driver, also lifting smaller regionals like Comerica (CMA)...

Biotechs Rising as Buyouts Sweep the Market

Biotechs Rising as Buyouts Sweep the Market

Biotechnology stocks are ripping in 2019, fueled by some high-profile takeovers. It was only the second trading session of the year that Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) gobbled up Celgene (CELG) in a record $74 billion deal. Loxo Oncology (LOXO) accepted an $8 billion bid...

Big Growth Stocks Roar Back as Earnings Approach

Big Growth Stocks Roar Back as Earnings Approach

Big growth stocks are roaring back to life as earnings approach. Companies like Netflix (NFLX), Incyte (INCY), Broadcom (AVGO), Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are leading the S&P 500 higher today as investors return to the most important part of the market....

New Companies Are Leading the Market in the New Year

New Companies Are Leading the Market in the New Year

Last year was a busy year for initial public offerings, and several of those new names are rallying in 2019. A list of 37 recent IPOs generated an average gain of more than 9 percent since the start of January. That's more than twice the gain of the broader S&P...

Is This a Bear Market Rally or the Start of a New Bull Market?

Is This a Bear Market Rally or the Start of a New Bull Market?

"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in which direction we are moving." - Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Stock trading is risky because even experienced forecasters can struggle to anticipate the market's direction. At...

Nasdaq Dominates the Top 10: December at TradeStation

Nasdaq Dominates the Top 10: December at TradeStation

The Nasdaq-100 fell 8.9 percent in December, its worst monthly drop this decade. Not surprisingly, seven of the 10 busiest symbols at TradeStation during the period were somehow associated with the tech-heavy index. Here's the top 10. Nasdaq-related symbols are marked...

These Were Market Insights’ Top Stories in 2018

These Were Market Insights’ Top Stories in 2018

TradeStation's Market Insights blog launched in early 2018. It was a great year to write about the markets, thanks to broad volatility, economic changes and geopolitical turmoil. Today as 2019 gets underway, it's a good time to review some of last year's big stories....

Best Stocks and Biggest Losers of 2018

Best Stocks and Biggest Losers of 2018

Stocks are finishing their worst year in a decade, but there were still plenty of winners. Let's run through the best and worst performers of in the S&P 500 index over the course of 2018. All numbers are current based on yesterday's close. Biggest Stock Market...

Stocks and Economy in Massive Disconnect

Stocks and Economy in Massive Disconnect

A lot of things can be said about the stock market right now. One of the biggest is its huge disconnect with the economy. Judging by Wall Street, you'd think we're in a recession now. Key indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are in the midst of their worst...