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Trade War Hits Stocks Again But S&P 500 Holds Key Level
Stocks extended their longest losing streak of the year as trade fears worsened, but held a key level as investors adapted to the uncertainty. The S&P 500 slipped 1.2 percent between Friday, May 17, and Friday, May 24 -- its third straight weekly decline. Perhaps...
Big Tech Beats, Big Tech Misses: Earnings This Week
Three of the biggest companies in the U.S. have reported earnings in the last week. Their results were good, so-so, and bad. Take the good news first: Apple (AAPL) is starting to move beyond its reliance on smart phones and shifting into longer-lasting businesses....
Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation
Apple (AAPL) was the most popular symbol at TradeStation in April as the technology giant kept rising for a fourth straight month. There weren't many changes to the list of most active stocks and ETFs last month. Attention continued to focus on large technology...
Know Your Options: What Earnings Mean for Volatility
One of the most predictable trends in the market is that implied volatility rises before big events. But do you know what this means and how to trade it? Here are the basics. Options price in the likelihood of a stock moving, either higher or lower. They get more...
FANG Stocks Flying as Nirvana Spreads in the Tech Sector
Big technology stocks are ripping as a combination of favorable conditions sweep markets. The NYSE FANG+ Index ($NYFANG) index is up more than 3 percent since Friday, putting it on pace for the biggest weekly gain since the early January. The index, named after...
Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation
Here's a list of TradeStation's most active symbols last month versus February: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY):The market-tracking fund kept the top position from February. Apple (AAPL): The smartphone giant rose from No. 5.Nvidia (NVDA): The chip company slipped one...
Naysayers Hapless as Worst-Case Scenarios Prove Elusive
It's hard being a stock bear now because worst-case scenarios are simply not panning out. Take the economy. It was supposed to slow down because of trade wars and the fading "sugar high" from President Trump's tax cuts. On Wednesday, that had Federal Reserve...
What are FANG Stocks? Nasdaq Growth Names on the Move
Remember FANG stocks? Investors are flocking back to major technology stocks like Facebook (FB) today. The NYSE FANG+ index ($NYFANG) is up 2.7 percent in afternoon trading, its biggest gain since late January. That's driving a big rally in the Nasdaq-100. Meanwhile...