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Options Alert: Calls Surge After Chinese Travel Stock Reverses Off Lows
Chinese stocks have struggled lately as tension grows between Washington and Beijing. However, at least one trader seems bullish on travel stock Trip.com. Heavy volume was detected in the November 38 calls, with more than 24,000 contracts changing hands for $0.15....
Stocks Remain Trapped as Market Waits for More Information
Stocks failed to break out last week as investors keep worrying about major global events like trade and Brexit. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent between Friday, October 11, and Friday, October 18. Still, it hit resistance at the psychologically important 3,000 level...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: October 18
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) dipped below support at $8,000 before reboundingSeven...
Big Banks and Netflix Surprise to the Upside: Earnings This Week
Earnings season started on a strong foot as major banks reported surprising growth in their core businesses. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and PNC Financial (PNC) all beat estimates in the last...
No More Growth? Triple Downgrade Rocks Software Space
Software stocks have been growth darlings for years, but doubts are growing on Wall Street. Yesterday three different investment banks made bearish calls on three different companies: Citi downgraded Adobe Systems (ADBE) to "neutral." The analyst thinks recurring...
Inverted Heads & Shoulders Appearing Across the Market
A potentially bullish reversal pattern is appearing across the market: inverted heads and shoulders. This chart formation involves two higher lows on either side of a lower low. It's the opposite of a bearish head and shoulders, and is sometimes viewed as a sign that...
FireEye Rallies from Lows, Just in Time for Cybersecurity Month
October is cybersecurity month, and a pioneering stock in the industry has come to life. FireEye (FEYE) has rallied 15 percent in the last two weeks and is having its best month in more than two years. A combination of takeover speculation, improved results and...
Technology & Communication
Facebook or Alibaba? Next Week Could Bring the Market’s Next Trillion Dollar Company
Facebook or Alibaba. One -- or both -- of the tech giants could become the market's next trillion dollar company next week. Facebook (FB), the world's top social media platform and fifth busiest website in the world, reports earnings. It's jumped the last two...