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Who’s Buying Bitcoin? Cryptos Rally After Late-Night Order

Who’s Buying Bitcoin? Cryptos Rally After Late-Night Order

Cryptocurrencies just had their best day of the year after a late-night trade triggered a flurry of buying all session. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) rallied 16 percent on Tuesday, its biggest gain in at least a year. Offshoot Bitcoin Cash (BCHUSD) fared even better, ripping more...

Energy Bulls Still Looking for Oil Sands Breakout: Options Recap

Energy Bulls Still Looking for Oil Sands Breakout: Options Recap

Options traders are targeting an obscure Canadian energy stock as oil pushes to its highest level in over four months. Check out the surging call volume yesterday in Cenovus Energy (CVE), which extracts crude oil from the sands of Alberta province: Roughly 33,000...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 29

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 29

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) started the week soft amid worries about the global economy. But...

Homebuilders Gaining as Market Looks for Brighter Future

Homebuilders Gaining as Market Looks for Brighter Future

Housing stocks are on the move as Wall Street looks for a rebound in the industry. The iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) is up more than 2 percent in the last week. That makes it one of the best-performing major industry exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over that...

Why Stocks Move: Strategic Actions

Why Stocks Move: Strategic Actions

This is the final post in a seven-part series on the catalysts for stock movements. It’s based on a series of talks at TradeStation’s Master Class learning sessions.  Companies are not just businesses. They're also corporate entities with financial...

Energy Bears Chase Downside in Ocean Driller: Options Recap

Energy Bears Chase Downside in Ocean Driller: Options Recap

Someone seems to think the downside will continue in a debt-laden energy stock. McDermott (MDR), a provider of services like offshore drilling and engineering, has lost about two-thirds of its value in the last year. Today a large options transaction looked for the...

Gold Miner ETF Shines With Market Dreading a Slowdown

Gold Miner ETF Shines With Market Dreading a Slowdown

The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is rallying as investors worry about growth and interest rates fall. GDX is up about 2 percent since last Friday, making it one of the best-performing major exchange-traded funds (ETF). The big move occurred on Wednesday after...

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 22

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: March 22

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) followed a quick rally in Bitcoin cash (BCH) early in the week. It...

Bears Place Bets Against Macau Casino: Options Recap

Bears Place Bets Against Macau Casino: Options Recap

A Chinese casino operator is struggling at resistance, and bearish options traders are betting on a drop. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has been trapped around $23.50 for the last month. That level was also a peak in June 2017, which could make some chart...