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Guess What? The Yield Curve Is Steepening

Guess What? The Yield Curve Is Steepening

The yield curve flattened over the summer as fear swept the market. But now as it goes the other way, sentiment may improve in major banking stocks. The yield curve is the relationship between the two-year and 10-year Treasury notes. People buy 10-year notes when...

Stocks Remain Trapped as Market Waits for More Information

Stocks Remain Trapped as Market Waits for More Information

Stocks failed to break out last week as investors keep worrying about major global events like trade and Brexit. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent between Friday, October 11, and Friday, October 18. Still, it hit resistance at the psychologically important 3,000 level...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: October 18

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: October 18

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) dipped below support at $8,000 before reboundingSeven...

Inverted Heads & Shoulders Appearing Across the Market

Inverted Heads & Shoulders Appearing Across the Market

A potentially bullish reversal pattern is appearing across the market: inverted heads and shoulders. This chart formation involves two higher lows on either side of a lower low. It's the opposite of a bearish head and shoulders, and is sometimes viewed as a sign that...

FireEye Rallies from Lows, Just in Time for Cybersecurity Month

FireEye Rallies from Lows, Just in Time for Cybersecurity Month

October is cybersecurity month, and a pioneering stock in the industry has come to life. FireEye (FEYE) has rallied 15 percent in the last two weeks and is having its best month in more than two years. A combination of takeover speculation, improved results and...

Emotions Flip Away From Safe  Havens as Earnings Season Begins

Emotions Flip Away From Safe Havens as Earnings Season Begins

Emotions seem to be flipping away from caution as earnings season begins. Safe-haven sectors including utilities, consumer staples, bonds and precious metals are all lagging this week. Meanwhile "risk-on" groups like financials, semiconductors and industrials are...

Stocks Break Three Week Losing Streak as Trade War Moves Toward Resolution

Stocks Break Three Week Losing Streak as Trade War Moves Toward Resolution

Stocks just broke a three-week losing streak as President Trump and China made progress to end a trade war between the world's two largest economies. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent between Friday, October 4, and Friday, October 11. The index also held some important...

Stocks Follow Expected Script as Trump Approaches Trade Deal With China

Stocks Follow Expected Script as Trump Approaches Trade Deal With China

Investors had a plan going into today's big meeting with China, and they stuck to it. Economically sensitive stocks like banks, materials and industrials led the rally on Friday. Semiconductors and Chinese Internet stocks also had some of their bigger gains in recent...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: October 11

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: October 11

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 today. Summary...