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Stocks Head for Record Drop as War Escalates
The pain is growing on Wall Street as fighting escalates in the Middle East.
Key Points About Selling Credit Spreads
A previous post covered debit spreads, when you pay a debit looking for a stock or ETF to move in a certain direction. Credit spreads are just the opposite, with traders collecting premium up front in hope that the stock won’t move a certain way. What a Credit Spread...
Stocks Hold Key Levels as Breadth Recovers
New 52-week highs are outnumbering new lows again.
Data Center Boom Drives Narrow Stock Market Rally
Stocks keep rising, although most of the gains are coming from a narrow group associated with AI and data-center investment.
Is Technology The Only Game in Town?
Only 1/4 of the S&P 500’s members are up this week.
Rolling Options: Key Things for Traders to Know
“Rolling options” is a common transaction for options traders, but there are several ways to do it. This article will explain the different ways and reasons why traders might roll positions.
The Iron Condor Strategy: A Guide to Options Trading Neutral Markets
The iron condor is a commonly used strategy among experienced traders who wish to navigate neutral markets and tightly manage risk.
Technology & Communication
How Have Tech Stocks Traded Since Earnings?
Most technology companies have reported earnings, and prices are down.
Earnings From Big Tech Stocks Begin This Week
(Access the webinar slides.) First-quarter earnings season has begun with stocks facing unprecedented uncertainty because of tariffs. Major financials reported first, and attention will soon turn to large growth companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and Meta...
Chart of the Day: CrowdStrike Is in a Small Club
The broader market has been tumbling for months, but CrowdStrike has stood its ground. The first pattern on today’s chart is the March 10 low of $303.79. While the Nasdaq-100 has revisited levels from over a year ago, CRWD has held lows from a month prior. Support at...
Options Alert: Record Volume in Tech Stock
Teradyne has been plunging for almost a year, and yesterday it had record options volume. A single large transaction accounted for most of the activity in the company, which supplies testing equipment for semiconductors and robotics: Some 29,383 June 70 puts traded...
Tariff Stunner Puts Stock Buyers on Strike
Wall Street is on recession watch amid “Armageddon” and “stagflationary purgatory.”