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Stocks Relieved on Hopes of U.S.-China Tariff Talks
Stocks are rebounding on hopes the U.S. will reduce tariffs after China showed willingness to discuss trade. Canadian talks are also coming.
Metaverse, Cybersecurity, Big Data: A New World of Tech Stocks Has Emerged
Even before coronavirus fueled demand for technology, a new set of innovative growth stocks were emerging. Today we'll focus on some lesser-known companies in the emerging worlds of cybersecurity, big data, online marketing and virtual reality. It could be an...
Crocs Is Trending Higher: Technical Analysis
Footwear stock Crocs has been in a steady uptrend since the market bottomed in March 2020. Now it's pulled back and may be interesting to swing traders. The first pattern on today’s chart is the 50-day moving average. CROX tested it on Friday and Monday, closing above...
Options Alert: Another Mega Call Roll as Ford Motor Challenges the Historic $20 Level
Options traders are sticking with the same upside strategy as Ford Motor challenges multidecade highs. Here's the activity yesterday: Roughly 30,000 December 21.50 calls were sold for $0.10 against open interest of 10,601 contracts.A matching number of December 21...
This Disruptor Is Moving Beyond Mobile After Helping Create Smart Phones: Do You Know December’s Mystery Stock?
Even before coronavirus drove triggered heavy demand for electronic devices, chipmakers were booming. This month's mystery stock has been a key player in the semiconductor industry for over a generation. Like many technology firms, its history began during the Cold...
Stocks Fall Again as Investors Brace For the Fed to Take Away the Punch Bowl
Stocks fell again last week as investors brace for the Federal Reserve to "take away the punch bowl," by tightening monetary policy. The S&P 500 slid 1.2 percent between Friday, November 26, and Friday, December 3. Following the earlier week, the index had its...
Hawks at the Fed, Omicron, Buyer Fatigue: A New Set of Negatives Are Driving Volatility
After smooth sailing for most of the year, a series of negatives are hammering stocks as December begins. The S&P 500 is down 3.8 percent since Wednesday, November 24. While that might not sound like much, it's the biggest five-day drop since late October 2020....
Technology & Communication
Investors Return to Growth Stocks as a New Quarter Approaches
Investors just pivoted back to growth stocks as inflation worries fade and a new quarter approaches. The S&P 500 jumped 6.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 17, and Friday, June 20. More than 95 percent of the index's members advanced,...
Big Tech Slammed Again As Rotation Continues
As the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. That seems to be the case in technology stocks this week as large-cap members of the big indexes get hammered while other parts of the market hold their ground. Notice on the RadarScreen® below that the...
Tech Troubles, Emerging Meltdown Lifts Volatility
Volatility's on the rise again today, especially for tech stocks and emerging markets. A combination of political risk, currency anxiety and simple buyer exhaustion seem to be triggering the move. The political risk is happening on Capitol Hill as major e-commerce...
Apple Rockets Up the Rankings: August at TradeStation
August brought upsets to TradeStation's rankings as clients shifted attention to big technology companies. Major exchange-traded funds lost interest. Apple (AAPL), which didn't even make the Top 10 in June or July, was the busiest stock at TradeStation last month. The...
Two Tech Giants Moving in Very Different Directions
Two tech giants are moving in two very different directions as we enter the home stretch for the third quarter. Apple (AAPL) has appreciated 22 percent since the end of June. That makes it the second-best performer in the SPDR Technology Fund (XLK), with only Advanced...