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Will the Punch Bowl Return Next Year? Market Trends This Week
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Bitcoin Plunges and Recovers Amid Halving
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) sank 20% as the halving approached, then quickly recovered.BTC price rebounded as investors saw the halving as having a limited impact on the mining network. Market Trends This Week Bitcoin (BTC) completed the much-anticipated halving event on...
Tech Keeps Beating Estimates as Lockdown Drives Growth: Earnings This Week
Technology stocks continue to lead a small group of companies doing well amid the coronavirus lockdown. Cisco Systems (CSCO), Square (SQ), Logitech (LOGI) and Datadog (DDOG) all reported strong quarterly results over the last week. Several are direct beneficiaries of...
Worried About a Pullback? Here Are Three Go-To Options Strategies
Sentiment has turned more negative this week as investors worry the economy will keep struggling with coronavirus. Let's consider some ways to protect your investments with options. Managing Risk with Collars The first strategy is known as a collar. Say you purchased...
Why Interest Rates and Treasury Bonds Could Be the Next Big Things to Watch
Interest rates crashed to record lows because of coronavirus. But will they stay there? The U.S. Treasury Department is preparing to flood the market with new bonds as it pays for trillions of dollars in stimulus. Several economic reports this week could also have an...
Stocks Rally on Strong Breadth, Hopes for Lockdown Ending
Stocks rallied last week on signs of the coronavirus crisis winding down. The S&P 500 began on a weak footing but held a key level from last summer. The index then turned higher and ended up 3.5 percent, its first positive week in the last three. More than...
Bitcoin Maintains Strong Bid as Halving Looms
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) soared 15% on the week as the BTC halving approaches.BTC investors will be watching the psychologically important $10,000 level. Market Trends This Week Bitcoin (BTC) took on a glass-half-full view this week as cryptocurrency investors await the...
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Facebook Crashes as Energy Soars: This Chart Shows the Massive Rotation Happening in the Market
Stocks have barely moved this week. You almost wouldn't guess how much drama is swirling beneath the surface. Major stocks like Facebook (FB), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) have drifted sideways or lower. Meanwhile former laggards in the energy, financial and...