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Big Tech Earnings Begin Tonight
Second-quarter earnings season has begun with technology leading the stock market to new highs. Companies like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) have rallied more than 15 percent in the last month as investors look for more AI growth. Most of these major...
Stock Market Breadth Was Weakening Even Before Friday’s Sharp Selloff
Renewed coronavirus fears hammered stocks on Friday. But even before the selloff, key market internals were weakening. Technical analysts often study breadth, the aggregate behavior of stocks within key indexes. This can help assess the strength of a broader move. Is...
Ethereum Holds $4,000 and the Trendline: Chart of the Day
Ethereum has been pulling back since mid-November, potentially creating opportunities for traders. The first pattern on today’s chart is the trendline starting on July 20 and running along the lows of late September. Notice how ETHUSD initially tested that line on...
Olaplex and On: Recent IPOs Pull Back After Their Debut Quarterly Reports
The IPO market is setting new records as 2021 nears and end. Today we'll review some recent deals, including three companies that issued results for the first time. On Holding (ONON) is one of the biggest movers in recent weeks. The Zurich-based sneaker company went...
Nasdaq Leads Stocks to New Highs as ‘Goldilocks’ Returns
Stocks rebounded last week, led by the Nasdaq-100, as "Goldilocks" conditions return. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, November 12, and Friday, November 19. However the big move came from the Nasdaq-100, which gained 2.5 percent as semiconductors and...
Options Alert: Call Buyers Take the Wheel At Apple On Report of Self-Driving Electric Vehicle
Apple could launch a self-driving electric car in 2025, and options traders are loving it. Nearly 3.2 million calls traded in the iPhone maker yesterday, the highest total in 14 months. The volume focused heavily on short-term weekly contracts expiring today: More...
What’s Going On With Cryptocurrencies After Bitcoin’s Selloff This Week?
Bitcoin is having its worst week in almost two months. Is this the end of the rally, or just a dip along the way? While no one can know the answer to that question, we can take a step back to look at the big picture. Below are some charts and indicators cryptocurrency...
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Stocks Keep Diving With the Fed Still Pushing Interest Rate Hikes
Stocks keep diving as the Federal Reserve menaces investors with aggressive interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 fell 3.3 percent between Friday, August 26, and Friday, September 2. It was the third straight negative week, with over 90 percent of the index's members...
Big Moves in Small Tech
Lots of attention obviously focuses on the biggest stocks, but results from smaller companies have been arguably better this earnings season. This post will review some of those lesser-known names, especially in the e-commerce space. A big one is Match (MTCH). The...
Are Buyers Returning to This Forgotten Corner of Tech?
Disclosure: This post is intended for educational purposes only and isn't intended as a trade recommendation. Most traders love technology stocks. Did you know that a long-forgotten group in the space is ripping higher this month? We're talking about fiber optics....
How to Manage Risk in a Teetering Giant: Options Recap
Disclosure: This post is intended for educational purposes only. Options may not be suitable for all investors. What happens if you want to own a stock but are worried about short-term volatility? Use options -- that seemed to be the answer from a big investor...
Not Perfect but Big Names Come Through: Earnings This Week
It hasn't been a perfect week for earnings, but the big names came through. First and foremost, Apple (AAPL) shot to a new all-time high above $200. Not only did did the tech giant beat estimates, details of the income statement revealed a company that's evolving in a...