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This Chart Shows Just How Bearish Tech Has Gotten

This Chart Shows Just How Bearish Tech Has Gotten

Most clients know technology stocks are getting hammered. But just how bad is the selling? Pretty bad, it turns out, according to TradeStation's award-winning platform. This chart compares the Select Technology Index ($XLK.IV) to the Select Consumer Staples Index...

Brazil Bull Looks for Carnival Rally: Options Recap

Brazil Bull Looks for Carnival Rally: Options Recap

Someone's looking for a Carnival rally in Brazil's top bank, with the help of an unusual options strategy. Shortly after lunch on Friday, a trader sold 10,180 June 17 puts in Itau Unibanco (ITUB) for $3.58. At the same second, he or she bought exactly the same number...

These Guys Are Spending a Lot of Money

These Guys Are Spending a Lot of Money

Cannabis stocks, all the rage in September, just issued their results. And they're spending a ton of money. Just look at Tilray (TLRY), which rose more than a 1,000 percent after going public in the heart of the marijuana frenzy. Its revenue from growing pot rose 85...

Potential Support Zone at Play in Tech Giant

Potential Support Zone at Play in Tech Giant

America's biggest stock has taken a beating this month, but now some key support come into play. Apple (AAPL) is down 15 percent since the end of October. It started falling after CEO Tim Cook said he would stop disclosing the number of iPhones sold, and kept dropping...

Are There Winners from the Selloff in Oil?

Are There Winners from the Selloff in Oil?

Oil just had its biggest drop in at least four years, and winners may be emerging. Airlines are one of the best-performing groups recently, according to TradeStation's uber-useful RadarScreen® app. They've risen 3 percent in the last week and 6 percent in the last...

Bears Are Digging for Downside in This Space

Bears Are Digging for Downside in This Space

Bears are digging for downside in gold miners, one of the worst-performing major industry groups this year. More than 23,000 December 11 puts were bought yesterday in Barrick Gold (ABX). The first blocks changed hands for $0.10 but premiums rose to $0.12 as the bids...

Showdowns in Tech: Let the Ad Wars Begin

Showdowns in Tech: Let the Ad Wars Begin

Amazon.com (AMZN) has disrupted plenty of industries, and now the e-commerce giant is challenging major players in Silicon Valley. We're talking about digital advertising, a field long dominated by Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB). While those two companies control...

The Real Winner of Midterms May Be This Sector

The Real Winner of Midterms May Be This Sector

Less than a week after the mid-term elections, health-care stocks have emerged as winners. Health care was a top issue ahead of the election, with voters demanding a response to drug prices and the cost of care. Maybe that's why stocks in the sector had their best day...

Bright Spots as Big Tech Disappoints: Earnings This Week

Bright Spots as Big Tech Disappoints: Earnings This Week

The last week of quarterly results featured bad news from some high-profile stocks, but other names rose in prominence. Right off the bat, Apple (AAPL) had disappointing iPhone sales and stunned investors by saying it would stop reporting unit volumes on its flagship...