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Earnings Flashback: Highlights From the Fourth Quarter

Earnings Flashback: Highlights From the Fourth Quarter

First-quarter earnings season gets moving in a big way this week, with over 50 members of the S&P 500 slated to report. Analysts are negative in terms of growth, estimating that profits will shrink more than 4 percent. If that plays out as forecast, it would be...

What’re the Big Stories This Year? Here’s the Best of Market Insights

What’re the Big Stories This Year? Here’s the Best of Market Insights

2019 is already a year for the record books, with the biggest quarterly rally in almost a decade and the best job market in nearly 50 years. Investors have shaken off huge volatility while navigating unprecedented political uncertainty. Market Insights always strives...

Stocks Drift Higher, Almost Erasing Fourth-Quarter Selloff

Stocks Drift Higher, Almost Erasing Fourth-Quarter Selloff

Stocks rose again last week, erasing the fourth quarter's violent drop, as worst-case scenarios keep falling apart. The S&P 500 rose 2 percent between Friday March 29, and Friday, April 5. It was the twelfth gain in the 15 weeks since Christmas. About 80 percent...

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...

Stocks Keep Climbing as Key Chart Level Holds

Stocks Keep Climbing as Key Chart Level Holds

Stocks bounced at a key level last week as volatility keeps falling despite a lack of good news. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent between Friday, March 22, and Friday, March 29. The index just finished its best quarter in almost a decade, up 13 percent, after climbing...

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Stocks keep levitating to new highs for the year, riding a wave of Nirvana-like conditions. The S&P 500 2.9 rose percent between Friday, March 8, and Friday, March 15. Not only was it the biggest weekly advance since the end of November. The index also seemed to...

Stocks Retreat From Key Level Amid Bad News

Stocks Retreat From Key Level Amid Bad News

Stocks just had their worst week of the year, retreating from a key resistance level amid a string of bad news. The S&P 500 fell 2 percent between Friday, March 1, and Friday March 8. It was the biggest drop since the crescendo of selling before Christmas. The...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 8

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 8

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. Owning to the difference in time zone, we're able to share Friday's report today....

Retailers Rebound as Tech Traders Sell the News: Earnings This Week

Retailers Rebound as Tech Traders Sell the News: Earnings This Week

The last week of earnings saw big rallies by old-fashioned retailers. Software companies also beat estimates, but failed to advance. Foot Locker (FL) led the charge by crushing consensus on its top and bottom lines. Same-store sales, a key metric showing the...