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Customization is Key: Loading Options Chains and Building Spreads
Building options spreads requires precision, not guess work. Learn how OptionStation® Pro may help you tailor strategies with improved accuracy. OptionStation® Pro, part of TradeStation's award-winning desktop suite, offers a comprehensive platform for options...
Technical Alert: Death Cross in Netflix
The economy is reopening. People are going back to work. It's great news for a lot of stocks, but Netflix isn't one of them. Today, the streaming-video giant's 50-day simple moving average (SMA) closed at $513.97, or $0.53 below its 200-day SMA. That "death cross" may...
Ethereum Shakes Off Bitcoin Crash as Investors Focus on Positives in July
Cryptocurrencies fell last month as investors dumped Bitcoin. But now attention could be shifting to Ethereum as a greener alternative. The No. 2 digital asset by market capitalization has already regained the levels where it began May. It's also emphasizing a key...
Reopening Stocks Surge Back as the Post-Covid Summer Begins
The reopening trade is surging back as the summer vacation season begins and coronavirus infections plummet. Investors piled into stocks like energy, cruise lines and casinos on Tuesday. Those stand to gain from increased travel and economic activity as social...
Small Caps Are Outperforming Again: Technical Analysis
QQQ vs IWM? In some ways, it’s the big debate of 2021. Will traders stick with megacap growth stocks, or ride fast-moving small caps as the economy reopens? Or will they simply rotate between the two, guided by events and price action? Right now could be a time when a...
Junior Nasdaq Beating QQQ Again as Low Volatility Draws Risk Takers Away From Apple
Big-cap technology stocks like Apple are lagging again, even as investors start buying smaller companies on the Nasdaq. The chart below compares the Invesco Nasdaq Next Gen ETF (QQQJ) with the Invesco QQQ (QQQ). It shows percentage change, with hourly bars, since the...
Options Activity Is Rising in ‘Meme’ Stocks Like AMC and GameStop
Heavily shorted stocks like AMC exploded higher in January. Now they may be moving again, with options traders jumping on board. The theater chain rallied 19 percent yesterday, following a 20 percent gain on Tuesday. AMC is up 62 percent since last Friday, its biggest...
Technology & Communication
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...