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Stocks ended last week barely changed, but it was a wild ride of hope, fear and volatility. The S&P 500 crashed early on economic worries, and one point was down 3.6 percent. It quickly bounced as investors remembered some potential positives and ended just 0.3...
The streaming wars came to TradeStation last month, with two of the biggest stocks in the industry dominating activity on our platform. Roku (ROKU) was the second-busiest symbol among our clients in September. The provider of media players lost one-third of its value...
Two strange things happened last quarter: Chip makers went up and health-care stocks went down. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) rose almost 7 percent between June 28 and September 30. Meanwhile the SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV) slid about 3 percent. This is...
Stocks fell again last week but remain trapped in a range as investors wait for some huge news events next month. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, September 20, and Friday, September 27. Still, the index held some key levels and remained within striking...
A potentially big change tried to continue in the market yesterday. Two weeks ago, a new kind of stocks began to rally: banks, industrials, retailers and small caps. Meanwhile previous outperformers including technology, gold miners and real-estate investment trusts...
Stocks halted on the verge of a breakout last week as investors wait for more news about a potential trade deal with China. The S&P 500 fell 0.5 percent between Friday, September 13, and Friday, September 20. It was the first negative week in the last four and...
Stocks shifted gears dramatically last week, but kept driving toward record highs. Simply put, investors liquidated safe havens that had been rallying -- especially bonds and gold. They then poured money into value stocks that had been struggling -- especially banks,...
Stocks kept climbing last week as President Trump and China moved closer to a trade deal -- potentially as soon as next month. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent between Friday, August 30, and Friday, September 6. The index also managed to get back above its 50-day...
Stocks just broke a four-week losing streak as trade tensions with China eased. The S&P 500 rose 2.8 percent between Friday, August 23, and Friday, August 30. Gains were extremely broad, with more than 90 percent of the index's member stocks advancing. Every major...