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Can Stocks Keep Running With Another Big Inflation Report This Week?
Stocks fell last week as traders sold recent gainers in the technology space. They now face a potentially big test with key inflation data due tomorrow morning. The S&P 500 retreated 1.1 percent between Friday, February 3, and Friday, February 10. It was the first...
Market Action Summary: 7/16/18
Click here for the Market Action Calendar. Click here to register for the webinar. S&P 500 overview: Bullish triangle in play Consolidating, trying to break resistance at 2800 Calendar has potentially bullish bias as earnings build Factset: 47 of 109 S&P...
Big call roll detected in retailer: Options recap
Someone's apparently using options to ride the bounce in a big-box retailer. Here's a breakdown of heavy options activity detected in Target (TGT) this morning: A block of 12,000 January 72.50 calls was bought for $7.55. An equal number of July 70 calls was sold for...
Market Action calendar: 7/16/18
Click here to register for today's Market Action webinar at 4:30 p.m. ET. Disclosure: The information herein was obtained from multiple sources; we do not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. table tr:nth-child(even){background-color: #f2f2f2;} } Market Action...
Don’s Notebook July 16, 2018
President Trump and Russian Leader Vladimir Putin began their Helsinki Summit this morning. The good news on the economy keeps rushing in, even during our global trade war. Watching tariff actions and counter actions may be unsettling to some so try to focus attention...
Massive Leveraged Trade in Media Space: Options Activity
Disclosure: This post is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered a recommendation. Options trading may not be suitable for all investors. A massive, high-risk options trade is looking for upside in the takeover-frenzied media space. Here's...
Cyclicals Lead as Stocks Climb Wall of Worry
Stocks kept climbing last week, with higher-risk sectors leading the charge. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent between Friday, July 6, and Friday, July 13, to close at its highest level since February 1. The Nasdaq-100 surged even more into new record territory....
Technology & Communication
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...