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Disclosure: This post is intended for educational purposes only. Options may not be suitable for all investors. What happens if you want to own a stock but are worried about short-term volatility? Use options -- that seemed to be the answer from a big investor...
President Trump's trade spat with China has gained a lot of attention this week, but don't forget U.S. sanctions on Iran take effect on Monday, August 6. The measures will obviously have an impact on energy. The only trouble is no one really seems to know what it will...
In case you didn't notice, China gave emerging markets and commodities a shot in the arm yesterday by announcing a series of stimulus measures. What's going on? Why's the world's second-largest economy turning to Keynesianism at a time when the U.S. is enjoying some...
What does a Texas home builder have in common with a South American tech stock? Both saw gushes of bullish options activity on Thursday. First, DR Horton (DHI). The housing company headquartered between Dallas and Fort Worth reports earnings on July 26. Options...
News events keep pushing oil higher. Last month, Iranian sanctions were the story. Now traders are focusing on a disruption in Norway as oil workers go on strike. Libyan supplies are also being kept off the market as civil war halves the country's crude production....
The economy is strong, earnings are near and a trade war might be priced in. That kept stocks rising last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.5 percent in the holiday-abbreviated week between June 29 and July 4. More than four-fifths of of the companies in the benchmark...
One of TradeStation's most actively traded stocks is finding itself at the middle of a trade war. Micron Technology (MU) was the second-busiest symbol among our clients in May and June as management raised guidance. This month, President's Trump's trade war with China...
It's Fourth of July week, and the fireworks may have already begun. The last few days have featured even more bangs and flashes between U.S. and other countries. The spectacles continue to revolve around trade as the Trump Administration looks to narrow the gap...
Just how bad is the mess overseas? Pretty bad and likely getting worse. Global stocks are lagging domestic small caps by their worst ratio since late-2008. Just look at the TradeStation chart below comparing the iShares MSCI EFA fund (EFA) with the iShares Russell...