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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...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 20

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 20

This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Block Insight, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Both equities and Bitcoin (BTC) rose 10% on the week after a large...

Find Options Trading Strategies During Times of Volatility

Find Options Trading Strategies During Times of Volatility

Trading options? This spring brings new trading tools for constructing your trades in these volatile times. Today we'll show how to choose an options strategy in TradeStation Web Trading based on your market outlook. You can find option trades not only in up and down...

Understanding Volatility if You’ve Never Encountered It Before

Understanding Volatility if You’ve Never Encountered It Before

The last month has been one of the most volatile in the history of the stock market. Here are some things to know if you're new to investing and it scared you. Volatility Increases When the Market Drops Volatility measures how much stocks move. The more they jump...

The Selloff Worsened Last Week as Coronavirus Shut Down the U.S. Economy

The Selloff Worsened Last Week as Coronavirus Shut Down the U.S. Economy

The stock market's slide worsened last week as coronavirus forced a broad shutdown of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 declined 15 percent between Friday, March 13, and Friday, March 20. It was the biggest weekly drop since the 2008 financial crisis. Less than 1/20...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 20

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 20

This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Block Insight, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) prices stabilized and rose more than 30%BTC prices...

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...

19 Biggest Losers of COVID-19

19 Biggest Losers of COVID-19

It's hard to miss news headlines about COVID-19. The coronavirus outbreak has brought the world to its knees. Schools have closed, workplaces have shuttered, and many worry about the far-reaching effects of the virus on financial markets. As governments around the...

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...