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Measuring the Summer Calm With TradeStation’s Custom Functionality
Stocks have enjoyed a calm drift higher since the beginning of May. But just how smooth has the ride been? Today we'll answer that question using TradeStation's award-winning platform. One approach is to measure the amount of time since the S&P 500 last had a...
Harpoon Going Public as Market Waits for Uber IPO
Initial public offerings have faced a double-whammy of challenges, but now experts expect a pickup. First, the stock market ended 2019 with its worst quarterly drop in over seven years. Volatility like that is a challenge for any company going public, but it was...
Options Recap: Traders See Maximum Altitude for Key Airline
Someone seems to think a major carrier may have reached its maximum altitude for now. Check out the large options trade yesterday in American Airlines (AAL): A block of 37,778 March 36 puts was bought for $1.37. At the same time, a matching number of March 37 calls...
Market Action Summary: 2/4/19
S&P 500 Overview: Melt-up underway, with no clear resistance until 2800. VIX lowest since early October. S&P 500 just had best month since October 2015. Next 2 weeks has positive calendar bias amid earnings. Risk may return 2/15 (shutdown), 3/1 (China...
Stocks Keep Climbing as Negativity Lifts
Stocks keep rising as the fourth quarter's gloom continues to lift. The S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent between Friday, January 25, and Friday, February 1. It was the fifth gain in the last six weeks, with every major sector and index moving higher. Good economic news...
Good News Still Coming for the U.S. Economy
Some big reports last week showed widening improvements for the U.S. economy. In case you missed them, let's take a look at the big themes. First, employment growth continued unabated. ADP's private-sector payrolls and the Labor Department's non-farm payrolls both...
Big Nasdaq Names Lead the Charge: January at TradeStation
TradeStation clients kept their focus on the Nasdaq in January, with stocks on the exchange enjoying their biggest rally in three years. Nine of the 10 busiest symbols on our platform last month were listed on the Nasdaq. Most of the top names were prominent large-cap...
Technology & Communication
Tesla Results Come Through and Housing Surges: Earnings This Week
This week's earnings featured a huge quarter from electric-car maker Tesla and several positive surprises in the housing space. TSLA's earnings and revenue beat estimates in the second quarter, despite coronavirus shuttering some factories. Its manufacturing practices...