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Bullish, Neutral, Even Bearish: 3 Ways Options Traders Can Use Covered Calls
Covered calls are one of the most common strategies for options traders. While many investors have heard of them, they may not realize that covered calls are highly versatile. This article will cover how the method can be bullish, neutral and even bearish. First,...
Indexes Rule the Roost Amid Volatility Surge: October at TradeStation
Clients returned to exchange-traded funds in October as volatility shifted attention to the broader indexes. Five of the 10 most active symbols on TradeStation last month were ETFs. That's a big difference compared with tranquil September, when there was only one....
This Week’s Market Action: October 29
Did you miss this week's Market Action webinar with David Russell and Don Pratl? Here's a link to the summary, and the replay is found below. Market Action is fast-paced, all-encompassing breakdown of big trades, sectors, trends, equities, derivatives and events. It's...
Guess Which Blue Chip is Popping Today
Stocks attempted a rebound this morning after yesterday's explosive session, while some big earnings announcements got off to good starts. Pfizer (PFE) bettered earnings estimates but lowered its revenue guidance, while Coca-Cola (KO) beat earnings expectations and...
Bulls Clean Up with Consumer Giant: Options Recap
Someone's cleaning up as consumer staples defy the market selloff. Just look at Procter & Gamble (PG), whose brands include Tide laundry detergent, Bounty paper towels and Dawn dish-washing liquid. It's one of the best-performing members of the Dow Jones...
Have Jobs Become a Lagging Indicator?
Employment reports usually get a lot of attention, but they might have lost some of their importance as economic data points. Today we'll suggest that common job numbers may have become more of lagging indicators than leading indicators. It's worth considering this...
Market Action Summary: 10/29/18
Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P Overview: No Clear Signals Yet Momentum still very bearish, with no clear sign yet of longer-term bottoming. June low of 2692 is level to watch for rebound. Risk of continued selling toward...
Technology & Communication
Apple, Tesla and the Economy Starts to Reopen: This Week Has It All
The stock market is entering one of its most important weeks in years, with the S&P 500 parked at a key level. Traders may be watching for a breakout. Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon.com (AMZN) -- the three trillion-dollar companies -- report earnings....