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Options Alert: Long-Term Position Stays Bullish on Chip Giant
Will Broadcom be the next company to achieve a $1 trillion valuation? One big options trader may think so. Check out this unusual activity yesterday in AVGO, which is up more than 50 percent so far this year: 7,000 December 200 calls were purchased for $5.40. 7,000...
Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride
Stocks are making wild moves as investors pivot from worries about rate hikes to bank failures. The S&P 500 dropped 4.5 percent between Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since mid-September. Ninety seven percent of of the...
Stocks Bounce as Investors Focus on Stronger Economic Growth
Stocks are bouncing at potential support as investors focus on stronger global growth. The S&P 500 rose 1.9 percent between Friday, February 24, and Friday, March 3. It was the index's first gain in the last four weeks. Cyclical sectors like materials and...
Chart of the Day: Exxon Mobil Has Pulled Back
Exxon Mobil has steadily advanced for more than a year, and its current pullback may interest trend followers. The first pattern on today’s chart is $104.76, XOM’s previous all-time high from 2014. Notice how this level was ... For more,...
Stocks Tumble as Inflation Worries Surge Back to Wall Street
What if inflation isn't defeated as hoped? That was the big fear on Wall Street last week. The S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 24. It was the biggest weekly drop since early December, returning...
What Are the Top Contracts for Futures Traders?
(This post was updated March 20, 2023.) Futures are derivatives that track products like the S&P 500, crude oil, Treasury bonds and gold. Traders use futures to position for rallies and drops, with the ability to place orders most times of the day. These extended...
The Stock Market Is Tightening Into a Range as Traders Wait for More Fed News
Stocks are squeezing into a tight range as investors weigh the risks of inflation and more interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, February 10, and Friday, February 17. It was the index's second straight negative week after hitting a...
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Stocks Pause Near Record Highs Before Inflation, Earnings
Stocks are pulling back as traders wait for key inflation data and the start of earnings season. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, December 29, and Friday, January 5. It was the first drop in 10 weeks, ending the index's...
IPOs, iPhones and Fed Tapering: Stocks Enter the Home Stretch for 2021
The U.S. economy took a hit last month, but investors may find new opportunities as they come back from the summer. A wave of initial public offerings (IPOs), changes in Federal Reserve policy and technology news could prove catalysts in coming weeks. We'll consider...
E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day
Amazon.com rallied into its last earnings report, and crashed on a very weak outlook. Now traders may need to mind the price gap that resulted. So far, AMZN hasn't even tried to fill that chasm, which creates the risk that it will become a longer-lasting scar on the...
Investors Move Back to Cyclicals, Looking for a Hotter Economy Into Yearend
Another rotation toward value stocks could be underway as investors look for a stronger economy into yearend. Financials, industrials and materials have gained momentum in the last week. (The key tracking ETFs for all three have broken above their 50-day moving...
Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO
Roblox was a prominent IPO in the spring. Now, after a rally and pullback, the bulls seem to be returning. Options traders purchased about 12,000 short-term 13-August 85 calls this morning. Premiums started at $0.40 and quickly shot above $2 as the orders piled in....