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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...
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. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) slipped under $10,000 as investors shifted funds...
Options confuse a lot of investors because several factors impact their value. Unlike stocks, they don't just go up and down based on supply and demand. This post will explain three of the most important concepts you need to get started: time, volatility and intrinsic...
The Federal Reserve's expected to cut interest rates today, but next month's the real question. Will the central bank follow with a second rate cut on October 30? If you asked CME's FedWatch tool in mid-August, odds were at least two-thirds in favor. But they've...
Trading volumes surged across the energy space yesterday after a drone attack clobbered the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry. Crude oil futures (@CL) traded more than 1.3 million contracts, the busiest session in at least a decade. Several other securities...
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,...
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. Due to the difference in time zone, we’re able to share Friday’s report...
Stocks keep grinding higher, and one trader is inching up protection on the small-cap index. Check out this morning's options activity in the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM): 52,825 September 145 puts were sold for $0.1252,825 September 142 puts were bought for...
Apple is expected to release new iPhones today, but a lot of other things are happening with the tech giant. Wall Street's narrative on the company has shifted toward other initiatives like services and stock buybacks. After all, AAPL's a victim of its own success now...