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Will the Fed Signal a Pause? Investors Are Waiting
Stocks could be tightening into a range as investors wait for another big Federal Reserve meeting. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent between Friday, September 8, and Friday, September 15. It was the second straight negative week, and the second consecutive week that...
Oil Back Over $60 as Bearish Story Fades
Oil crashed less than two months ago as bearish factors piled up. Now the process seems to be going into reverse. Crude oil futures (@CL) held above $60 on Wednesday for the first time since May 22. The price also rallied through its 50- and 200-day moving averages in...
IPO Insider: Market Set for Busy Summer Following Big Quarter
The initial public offerings (IPOs) are surging as a new generation of technology and health-care stocks join the market. Roughly $32.5 billion of deals priced between April and June, according to ClickIPO. That made it the most active quarter since July-September of...
Jerome Powell Has to Walk a Fine Line in Congress Today
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of testimony in Congress today. It will be closely watched with some key issues at stake. The event begins at 10 a.m. ET. Leading members of the Financial Services Committee such as Maxine Waters are likely to...
Trio of FANG Stocks Flirts With Breakouts as Big Events Approach
Remember FANG stocks? Three members of this elite club may be flirting with breakouts before some big events. Netflix (NFLX), Facebook (FB) and Amazon.com (AMZN) are less than 1 percent from their highs for the year. The trio has quietly outperformed the broader...
Stocks Begin July With a Bang as Fears Keep Getting Proven Wrong
Stocks kept rising last week as one bearish narrative after another vanished. The S&P 500 climbed 1.65 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, June 28, and Friday, June 5. It was the fourth gain in the last five weeks and saw the index push above...
Options Trader Looking for Volatility Spike in Key Airline
Someone thinks activity is going to get more interesting in the world's biggest airline. Options activity spiked in American Airlines (AAL) yesterday, with one transaction accounting for more than half the volume. Here's what happened in a single second during the...
Technology & Communication
These Were the Top Stocks on TradeStation in August
Tesla dominated activity on TradeStation's platform last month, and no other stock even came close. The electric-car maker held the No. 1 spot on our monthly ranking, outpacing runner-up Apple (AAPL) by a huge margin. Other major technology stocks remained highly...