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Why $9,000 May Be in the Cards for Bitcoin

Why $9,000 May Be in the Cards for Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) has more than doubled this year and is now around $7,800, nearing the $9,000 level observed at the start of May. Its market capitalization is now around $275 billion -- roughly the size of a small, developed country's stock market.Bitcoin's audience has...

Federal Reserve Joins the Global Flock of Dovish Central Bankers

Federal Reserve Joins the Global Flock of Dovish Central Bankers

Stocks just had their second-biggest rally of the year, partially because of the Federal Reserve. It's worth recapping what happened. The story actually began on Monday, when James Bullard of the St. Louis Fed said a rate cut "may be warranted soon." Then yesterday,...

Record Options Volume in New Tech Stock Before Earnings

Record Options Volume in New Tech Stock Before Earnings

Someone's looking for a strong earnings report from a new technology stock. Docusign (DOCU), a provider of online contracts and e-signatures, went public in April 2018. Earnings beat estimates the first three times it reported. And, yesterday a large options trader...

‘Sell in May and Go Away’ — Is the Saying True This Year?

‘Sell in May and Go Away’ — Is the Saying True This Year?

"Sell in May and go away." Will the old adage work this year? The S&P 500 fell 6.6 percent in May as geopolitical fears and weak earnings hammered sentiment. It was the first losing month of 2019, and included four consecutive negative weeks. Virtually every...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: May 31

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: May 31

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) inched higher early in the week before accelerating to over...

Retail ETF Spirals Downward with Brick-and-Mortar on the Skids

Retail ETF Spirals Downward with Brick-and-Mortar on the Skids

A perfect storm of bearishness is sweeping retail stocks, making them one of the weakest links in a teetering market. The SPDR Retail ETF (XRT) has lost 6 percent in the week ending yesterday, and is mired in the midst of its longest losing streak since early October....

Trade War Hits Stocks Again But S&P 500 Holds Key Level

Trade War Hits Stocks Again But S&P 500 Holds Key Level

Stocks extended their longest losing streak of the year as trade fears worsened, but held a key level as investors adapted to the uncertainty. The S&P 500 slipped 1.2 percent between Friday, May 17, and Friday, May 24 -- its third straight weekly decline. Perhaps...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: May 24

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: May 24

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) moved sharply since the start of the week. It briefly pushed over...