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These Were the Top Symbols at TradeStation Last Month as Stocks Nosedived

These Were the Top Symbols at TradeStation Last Month as Stocks Nosedived

Stocks just crashed because of coronavirus. Investors responded by flocking to index ETFs in a huge way. The SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund (SPY) shot back up the rankings for TradeStation's most active symbols. It not only rose two positions to reclaim the top...

Coronavirus in the Rearview Mirror? Stocks Rally Big Time

Coronavirus in the Rearview Mirror? Stocks Rally Big Time

Coronavirus kept spreading last week, but investors are trying to look past the outbreak. The S&P 500 surged 10 percent between Friday, March 20, and Friday, March 27. It was the biggest weekly rally in 11 years and followed a major drop the previous week. Every...

Are Tesla and Advanced Micro on Your List as the Market Bounces?

Are Tesla and Advanced Micro on Your List as the Market Bounces?

Is the coronavirus selloff finally ending? That was the hope this morning as Congress prepares a multi-trillion dollar bailout for the economy. The problem with huge rallies like today is that some of the biggest gainers are little more than dead-cat bounces....

One Mistake to Avoid if You Expect a Bounce at This Key Level

One Mistake to Avoid if You Expect a Bounce at This Key Level

The S&P 500 is trying to hold a key level as doctors talk about a potential coronavirus treatment. Is it market trying to bounce? If your answer is "yes," there's one potential mistake you might want to avoid: overpaying for call options. Several variables...

Tesla Retraces Epic Surge as Safety Plays Try to Lead a Bounce

Tesla Retraces Epic Surge as Safety Plays Try to Lead a Bounce

Markets remain very active as investors try to assess the damage from coronavirus. There's no shortage of headlines as forecasters and politicians brace for an economic slowdown. With so much going on, we wanted to focus in on three stories that might be of most use...

Here Are the Ways Coronavirus Is Quietly Remaking the Stock Market

Here Are the Ways Coronavirus Is Quietly Remaking the Stock Market

Coronavirus isn't just unleashing historic volatility in the stock market. The outbreak may also reshape the face of investing for years into the future. Many old-economy stocks are dwindling in value as a new flock of technology firms rise. In most cases, the trends...

Another Emotional Week, But Tech Giants Like Apple Try to Hold

Another Emotional Week, But Tech Giants Like Apple Try to Hold

Stocks crashed again last week, but it could have been a lot worse. At one point, the S&P 500 was down more than 16 percent because of coronavirus. If the index had remained there, it would have been the second-biggest drop since at least 1950. But then a...

How Much Would $1,000 Invested in Tesla’s IPO Be Worth Today?

How Much Would $1,000 Invested in Tesla’s IPO Be Worth Today?

Tesla has had an enormous price surge in 2020. The stock almost doubled since the beginning of the year and hit a record high of $968.99 in early February. But that move is tiny compared with TSLA's gain since its initial public offering (IPO) a decade ago. Did you...