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In search of millennial melt-ups: Fitbit

In search of millennial melt-ups: Fitbit

Earlier this week we highlighted GoPro (GPRO) as a "millennial melt-up" stock. Today's name is Fitbit (FIT). Before discussing FIT, here's what we're looking for: Stocks under $10 that younger investors can afford. Companies that younger investors would recognize. No...

Crude oil may be stabilizing before OPEC

Crude oil may be stabilizing before OPEC

Disclosure: This post is intended for educational purposes and should not be considered a trade recommendation. Energy may be stabilizing, even as OPEC prepares to increase supply. Crude oil futures (@CL) have remained in a range between about $64 and $66 all month,...

Seeking opportunities in crisis

Seeking opportunities in crisis

It's often said that Chinese has the same word for "crisis" and "opportunity." While this saying appears to be more of an urban legend than a correct translation, it's still a good reminder for investors. And, Warren Buffett's expressed a similar sentiment by saying...

In search of millennial melt-ups: GoPro

In search of millennial melt-ups: GoPro

A reader recently asked for stocks that might interest younger investors. Instead of responding in private, we wanted to share the results with the entire TradeStation community. Here are the two criteria given to us: The stocks had to be under $10 a share. The reader...

Social giant sneaks to new high

Social giant sneaks to new high

Something important happened last Thursday, and few people seemed to notice. Facebook (FB) hit a new 52-week high above its February peak of $195.32. The social media giant sat quietly above that level on Friday and is now proceeding to new highs this week. Sentiment...

Oil bears double downside bet in key ETF: Options recap

Oil bears double downside bet in key ETF: Options recap

Disclosure: This post is intended for educational purposes only. Options trading may not be suitable for all investors. We just wrote about the drop in oil as the market braces for potential supply increases at next week's OPEC meeting. Almost simultaneously, a big...

Fear sweeps energy market before OPEC meeting

Fear sweeps energy market before OPEC meeting

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming... coming back to the energy market that is. Crude oil futures (@CL) fell almost 3 percent today, their biggest drop this month, as traders brace for OPEC's next meeting a week from now. The big worry is Russia wanting...

Twitter’s meteoric rise continues

Twitter’s meteoric rise continues

Twitter (TWTR) was added to the S&P 500 index last week, and the money keeps pouring in. The social-media stock traded within a few cents of $44 early this morning, the highest level in more than three years. It's thoroughly outperformed larger rival Facebook (FB)...

China’s challenge to Silicon Valley

China’s challenge to Silicon Valley

Chinese tech stocks warmed up this spring. Will they have an even hotter summer? Iqiyi (IQ), the "Netflix of China," is up more than 60 percent in the last month. Mobile-based social network Momo (MOMO) rose 38 percent and e-commerce service provider Baozun (BZUN) has...