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Volatility Makes a Comeback: May at TradeStation

Volatility Makes a Comeback: May at TradeStation

Stocks just had their first losing month of the year, driving activity in index funds and volatility products. ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) jumped six places in TradeStation's monthly list of busiest symbols. TQQQ's No. 3 ranking was its highest in more than a year....

Is Anything Weirder Than the Economy Right Now?

Is Anything Weirder Than the Economy Right Now?

Gross domestic product (GDP) is due tomorrow. It's a good time to examine just how weird the economic situation has gotten. Things look increasingly negative from one perspective, but surprisingly positive from another vantage point. It's confounding experts, but may...

Big Tech Beats, Big Tech Misses: Earnings This Week

Big Tech Beats, Big Tech Misses: Earnings This Week

Three of the biggest companies in the U.S. have reported earnings in the last week. Their results were good, so-so, and bad. Take the good news first: Apple (AAPL) is starting to move beyond its reliance on smart phones and shifting into longer-lasting businesses....

Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation

Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation

Apple (AAPL) was the most popular symbol at TradeStation in April as the technology giant kept rising for a fourth straight month. There weren't many changes to the list of most active stocks and ETFs last month. Attention continued to focus on large technology...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: April 26

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: April 26

This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin's (BTC) continued to gain as it drew capital from various altcoins. That...

Can Internet ETF Break Out as Big Tech Stocks Announce Earnings?

Can Internet ETF Break Out as Big Tech Stocks Announce Earnings?

Major Internet stocks are running as investors prepare for a crowd of earnings. The First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF (FDN) is challenging its old highs from 2018, hours before Facebook (FB) and PayPal (PYPL) announce quarterly results. Other big names like...

FANG Stocks Flying as Nirvana Spreads in the Tech Sector

FANG Stocks Flying as Nirvana Spreads in the Tech Sector

Big technology stocks are ripping as a combination of favorable conditions sweep markets. The NYSE FANG+ Index ($NYFANG) index is up more than 3 percent since Friday, putting it on pace for the biggest weekly gain since the early January. The index, named after...

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

Here's a list of TradeStation's most active symbols last month versus February: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY):The market-tracking fund kept the top position from February. Apple (AAPL): The smartphone giant rose from No. 5.Nvidia (NVDA): The chip company slipped one...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 29

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 29

This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) started the week soft amid worries about the global economy. But...