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Chart of the Day: More Downside in the Greenback?
The U.S. Dollar Index began 2025 with a dramatic slide. Now, after a period of consolidation, some traders may see further downside risk.
Stocks Rebound as Inflation Drives Investors Back to Energy and Value Plays
Stocks rebounded last week as the U.S. skirted a debt crisis and investors returned to value stocks like energy and financials. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent between Friday, October 1, and Friday, October 4. It was the biggest gain since late August. Most of the...
Technical Analysis: Wall Street Giant Attempts a Breakout
Goldman Sachs hit a new high late in the summer. Now after a healthy pullback, it may be ready to keep moving. The first pattern on today’s chart is the falling trendline that began on August 30. GS tried to break that resistance twice last month. It was rejected both...
Inflation, Tapering, Cryptos, Earnings: A Busy Period Is Starting For Investors
It's a busy period moving into the holidays as companies announce results and the Federal Reserve reduces support to the economy. At least 21 members of the S&P 500 report earnings next week, led by major financials like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs...
Big Fish ‘Hodling,’ Brazilian Interest, ETF In the Works? Why Bitcoin Jumped Today
Bitcoin flew back above $55,000 today on renewed hopes of the digital asset becoming a mainstream store of value. No single event triggered the move. But recent stories suggest the cryptocurrency is on its way to broader adoption. The first big news was last Friday....
The Pandemic Actually Helped This Travel Company. Can You Guess October’s Mystery Stock?
Few industries crashed harder than travel stocks during the pandemic. However one company benefited from the crisis as an unexpected set of catalysts drove its shares up more than 1,700 percent from the 2020 lows. The story of this month's mystery stock begins in 1946...
Nasdaq Stocks Are Teetering, Except For This One Key Company
The Nasdaq-100 is teetering, but one major index member is fighting the trend as business surges: electric-car giant Tesla. TSLA rose almost 1 percent yesterday, despite NDX sliding more than 2 percent. It managed to close at its highest price since February, even...
Technology & Communication
Technical Analysis: Netflix Shares Are Inching Toward a Big Price Gap
Does anyone remember Netflix? After losing three-quarters of its value between November and May, the streaming-video stock may be trying to claw its way back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bearish price gap on April 20 after the business unexpectedly lost...
China’s challenge to Silicon Valley
Chinese tech stocks warmed up this spring. Will they have an even hotter summer? Iqiyi (IQ), the "Netflix of China," is up more than 60 percent in the last month. Mobile-based social network Momo (MOMO) rose 38 percent and e-commerce service provider Baozun (BZUN) has...
Options traders see fireworks in beaten down tech stock
Options traders seem to expect a hot summer from a forgotten tech stock. More than 19,000 July 29 calls traded in Juniper Networks (JNPR) on Friday. Buyers initially paid $0.56 and kept nibbling as the stock moved higher. Pretty soon they doubled to $1.15 and even...
Big techs battle over privacy: WWDC review
Maybe we should have guessed it. After all, Tim Cook spent most of the last month bashing Facebook (FB) for collecting user data. Now it turns out there's some bark to his bite. Apple (AAPL) is in the midst of its annual WWDC conference, begun with Cook's keynote...
Is Dorsey the new Bezos?
Technology's all about change. There's even change in the hottest CEO. Sure Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com (AMZN) might be the richest man in the world. And, sure, Tim Cook of Apple (AAPL) may run the most valuable company. And sure, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (FB) is...