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It's the most important week in earnings season. Now's a great time to review one of the most important options strategies -- the vertical spread. Our previous post covered how to profit from stocks going nowhere after a big event. This one considers just the...
The stock market is entering one of its most important weeks in years, with the S&P 500 parked at a key level. Traders may be watching for a breakout. Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon.com (AMZN) -- the three trillion-dollar companies -- report earnings....
Stocks are back to key levels as the market looks for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression to fade. The S&P 500 rose 3 percent between Friday, April 10, and Friday, April 17. The index closed above its 50-day moving average for the first time since...
Stocks are falling early Wednesday following relief rallies from the major indexes. Small-cap stocks have lagged so far this week as large-cap technology continues to shine. Coming into Wednesday the major index ETFs performance is as follows: the Russell 2000 ETF...
Coronavirus kept spreading last week, but investors are trying to look past the outbreak. The S&P 500 surged 10 percent between Friday, March 20, and Friday, March 27. It was the biggest weekly rally in 11 years and followed a major drop the previous week. Every...
Something weird is happening in the market: Transportation stocks are dead in the water as almost everything else rallies. This pattern runs contrary to "Dow Theory," one of the most cherished concepts in the history of investing. Created by journalist Charles Dow in...
Santa came early this year, giving stock investors their tenth positive week in the last 11. High-profile technology stocks led the charge. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent between Friday, December 13, and Friday, December 20. The index continued its breakout into new...
Some big technology stocks have reported earnings in the last week, but investors mostly shrugged so far. The big gainer is Tesla (TSLA), which ripped 17 percent after showing a big turnaround in profitability. The improvement in its margins and cash flow give the...
Key talks with China begin today, and things are already off to a crazy start. Last night, reports from Asia said the meetings had pretty much failed before they even started. Stock futures crashed immediately, then roared back after the White House denied the story....