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Earnings Surprises, Strong Economy Push Stocks to Another Record High
Stocks keep hitting new highs as strong megacap earnings and an accelerating economy draw money from the sidelines. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent between Friday, January 26, and Friday, February 2. It was the index's fourth straight positive week, continuing its...
Stocks Just Had Their Best Week of 2019 as Fed Drives Monster Rebound
Stocks just had their sharpest rally of the year as investors looked for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. The S&P 500 surged 4.4 percent between Friday, May 31, and Friday, June 7, its best week since late November. The surge came after buyers defended...
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." 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...
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...
Oil Leading Commodity Selloff as Tariffs Hit Sentiment
Oil's crashing as supply-and-demand worries hammer commodity prices. Crude oil futures (@CL) are down 3.2 percent in afternoon trading. If the move holds, it will be @CL's biggest decline of the year. Copper (@HG), another economically sensitive product, fell to its...
Options Trader Sees Opportunity in China Crisis: Volatility Spotlight
Semiconductors are having their worst month this decade, but one big options trader is calling a bottom in a key name. Xilinx (XLNX) has been one of the industry's top performers in the last year as investors looked for a boost from 5G networks. That same positive...
Technology & Communication
Junior Nasdaq Beating QQQ Again as Low Volatility Draws Risk Takers Away From Apple
Big-cap technology stocks like Apple are lagging again, even as investors start buying smaller companies on the Nasdaq. The chart below compares the Invesco Nasdaq Next Gen ETF (QQQJ) with the Invesco QQQ (QQQ). It shows percentage change, with hourly bars, since the...