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Two Very Different Automakers Were Popular At TradeStation Last Month

Two Very Different Automakers Were Popular At TradeStation Last Month

Two very different automakers were among the most popular stocks at TradeStation in April. Tesla (TSLA), the 16-year old innovator from Silicon Valley, remained the second-most popular symbol on our platform. Ford Motor (F), founded a century before, rose one position...

Apple, Tesla and the Economy Starts to Reopen: This Week Has It All

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....

Netflix, Chipotle Stand Out as Others Struggle: Earnings This Week

Netflix, Chipotle Stand Out as Others Struggle: Earnings This Week

The coronavirus shutdown continues to weigh on quarterly results. However, a few stocks are immune or benefiting from the pandemic. Companies like Coca-Cola (KO) and Hershey (HSY) have lost sales because of the disease. Target (TGT) enjoyed a surge of online orders,...

Stocks Are Back to This Major Level. Here’s What to Watch Next

Stocks Are Back to This Major Level. Here’s What to Watch Next

Stocks are back to key levels as the market looks for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression to fade. The S&P 500 rose 3 percent between Friday, April 10, and Friday, April 17. The index closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time since...

Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds

Earnings Off to Weak Start as Banks Fill Rainy Day Funds

Earnings season began on a weak note as major banks set aside billions for credit defaults after coronavirus shut down the U.S. economy. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) took more than $19 billion of combined loan-loss...

Stocks Just Had a Monster Rally. Now Comes the Hard Part

Stocks Just Had a Monster Rally. Now Comes the Hard Part

Stocks just had their biggest rally in 45 years on hopes the coronavirus crisis is ending. Now comes the hard part. The S&P 500 rose 12.1 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, April 3, and Thursday, April 9. It was the biggest weekly gain since...

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...

Here’s Where the Market Is Looking After Its Worst Quarter in 11 Years

Here’s Where the Market Is Looking After Its Worst Quarter in 11 Years

Stocks just had their worse quarter since the financial crisis. Now that it's over, where are investors looking next? First, a brief review of the rocky few weeks we've just endured: At one point the S&P 500 was up 5 percent for the year. Then investors realized...