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Investors Sold Everything That Wasn’t Nailed Down Last Week

Investors Sold Everything That Wasn’t Nailed Down Last Week

Stocks just finished their worst week in seven years as investors sold everything that wasn't nailed down. All the major sectors declined at least 5 percent. Energy cratered 10 percent, small caps slid 9 percent and Technology dropped 8 percent. The S&P 500's 6.6...

Suddenly Vultures Circle in the Credit Market

Suddenly Vultures Circle in the Credit Market

The Federal Reserve has everyone talking about hawks and doves this week. But another kind of bird may be swooping in: vultures. Recent headlines suggest credit markets are getting squeezed. This could create bearish opportunities for traders willing to play buzzard...

Sellers Keep Market on Pace for Terrible Quarter

Sellers Keep Market on Pace for Terrible Quarter

Bears continued to hammer stocks last week, keeping the market on pace for its worst quarter since early this decade. The S&P 500 attempted a feeble bounce before rolling over and closing at its lowest level since April. All told, it declined 1.2 percent between...

Bad News Hammered Several Key Stocks Last Week

Bad News Hammered Several Key Stocks Last Week

No, it wasn't a nightmare. There was a lot of bad news on a lot of companies last week. At least five of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped amid some kind of bearish headline: Apple (AAPL): Wall Street analysts continued to hammer the...

The World’s Dullest Sector Is Hitting New Highs

The World’s Dullest Sector Is Hitting New Highs

We've talked about boring stocks like health-care and consumer products. But those are pretty exciting compared with the best performing sector yesterday. Yep, we're talking about real-estate investment trusts (REITs). These companies own shopping centers, apartment...

Safe Havens Keep Stealing the Show

Safe Havens Keep Stealing the Show

The market's shift toward "safe havens" is continuing. Utilities, consumer staples, real-estate investment trusts and health care are outperforming again today. They all benefit from lower interest rates and are less exposed to swings in economic growth. Meanwhile...

Blue Chip Crashes the Top 10: November at TradeStation

Blue Chip Crashes the Top 10: November at TradeStation

A new company just crashed its way into TradeStation's monthly top 10: General Electric (GE). GE was the sixth most active symbol for our clients in November, up from 13th in October and 20th in September. Its increased popularity came as slowing business, management...

Cloud Giant Rips on Blowout Quarter

Cloud Giant Rips on Blowout Quarter

A cloud-computing giant was highlighted on Market Action this week. It's posed to open higher today after a blowout quarter. Salesforce.com (CRM) reported earnings of $0.61 a share in the third quarter. With the Street expecting earnings of $0.50 per share, up from...

Why Stocks Move: Margins

Why Stocks Move: Margins

This post is the fourth in a series about the catalysts for stock movements. It’s based on a series of talks at TradeStation’s Master Class learning sessions.  Most investors want to see companies making money on a regular basis. Today we'll look...