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Quadruple Witching Dates for 2026: How Can They Impact Stock and Futures Trading?
Quadruple witching is an event in financial markets when four different sets of futures and options expire on the same day.
Banks, Airlines Drive Rotation as Earnings Progress: Market Trends
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Is Bitcoin Starting to Move Before the U.S. Election?
Bitcoin could be coming to life as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates and the U.S. election approaches. The cryptocurrency began 2024 with a sharp rally followed by a long pullback and consolidation. However some traders could see the potential for prices to...
Stocks Break Out as Technology and Cyclicals Come Back to Life
Stocks broke out to new highs last week, led by technology and cyclicals like financials and cruise ships. The S&P 500 rose 1.1 percent between Friday, October 4, and Friday, October 11. It was the fifth straight positive...
AI Agents, Travel Stocks and Financial Earnings: Market Trends This Week
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Software Powers Growth-Stock Comeback as 4th Quarter Begins
2024 is entering its homestretch, and large-cap growth stocks could be making a comeback. Technology, communications and consumer discretionaries are the three best-performing sectors in the last month, according to TradeStation data. That's important for at least two...
AMD Has Lagged in the AI Race. Could It Catch Up This Week?
Advanced Micro Devices was an early mover in the AI boom. Now, after a long period of stagnation, traders may see potential for the chip stock to play catch-up. Thursday, October 10, could be a pivotal session. That's when CEO Lisa Su plans to unveil the company's...
Technology & Communication
Product Breakthrough? Intel’s Call Activity Surges
Intel is surging on signs of a product breakthrough, and options traders are piling in.
Stocks Are Climbing an Epic Wall of Worry as Earnings Blow Past Estimates
An old adage states that "bull markets climb a wall of worry." It's especially true now. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent last Monday, its worst drop in over two months. But it immediately rebounded, and climbed the next four sessions. That resulted in gain of almost...
Earnings Season Begins on a Strong Note, Thanks to Snap and Chipotle
Earnings season is off to a bullish start as companies like Snap, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Coca-Cola blitz past estimates. That variety of companies -- social media, casual dining and hospitals -- highlights the breadth of the stock market's earning power. It shows...
Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk
Yesterday was big for cryptocurrencies as Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey spoke publicly about Bitcoin. The event also triggered a wave of bullish options activity in Dorsey's payments company, Square. Most of the volume focused on the short-term 23-July 255 calls. Buyers...
A Certain Chart Pattern Keeps Popping Up as Smaller Tech Stocks Come to Life
Last year saw dramatic rallies in smaller technology stocks like Nio and Snap. This month, several of those same companies have the same potentially bullish chart pattern. The table below lists companies whose 50-day moving averages recently crossed above their...