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Bull Markets Climb a Wall of Worry, Once Again

Bull Markets Climb a Wall of Worry, Once Again

"Bull markets climb a wall of worry." The old adage proved true again today as the S&P 500 breaks out to new highs. Investors ended last week fearing higher tariffs against China before the G20 Summit in Osaka. Then President Trump withdrew the threat after...

Tech Giants Plan Videogame Showdown in the Cloud This Fall

Tech Giants Plan Videogame Showdown in the Cloud This Fall

A big showdown is coming to the video-game industry this fall as two tech giants go head to head. Microsoft (MSFT), the world's only trillion-dollar company, just said at the E3 convention that it will launch a preview version of its new xCloud service in October....

Stocks Just Had Their Best Week of 2019 as Fed Drives Monster Rebound

Stocks Just Had Their Best Week of 2019 as Fed Drives Monster Rebound

Stocks just had their sharpest rally of the year as investors looked for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. The S&P 500 surged 4.4 percent between Friday, May 31, and Friday, June 7, its best week since late November. The surge came after buyers defended...

Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation

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

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...

Bulls Just Got Another Reason to Like the Chip Sector

Bulls Just Got Another Reason to Like the Chip Sector

The good news keeps coming for chip makers, the hottest space in the market over the last month. Digitimes reported this morning that Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet, just got a flurry of orders. It's now running its...

Is Advanced Micro Devices the Latest Esports Player?

Is Advanced Micro Devices the Latest Esports Player?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) ripped to a five-month high on news it may be getting into esports. Alphabet (GOOGL) announced it will use the actively traded company's chips in its new Stadia cloud-based video-game service. That could make AMD a key player in a...

Why Stocks Move: Business Transformation

Why Stocks Move: Business Transformation

This post is part of a series about the catalysts for stock movements. It’s based on a series of talks at TradeStation’s Master Class learning sessions.  Business changes over time, and companies need to keep up. This process creates...

Big Tech Stocks Remain Favorites: February at TradeStation

Big Tech Stocks Remain Favorites: February at TradeStation

TradeStation clients kept their focus on major technology names as markets plodded higher in February. Just two symbols changed on our monthly ranking. General Electric (GE) returned to the Top 10 and was the only non-technology stock to make the cut. Video game maker...