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Volatility Makes a Comeback: May at TradeStation

Volatility Makes a Comeback: May at TradeStation

Stocks just had their first losing month of the year, driving activity in index funds and volatility products. ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) jumped six places in TradeStation's monthly list of busiest symbols. TQQQ's No. 3 ranking was its highest in more than a year....

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...

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

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...

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Stocks keep levitating to new highs for the year, riding a wave of Nirvana-like conditions. The S&P 500 2.9 rose percent between Friday, March 8, and Friday, March 15. Not only was it the biggest weekly advance since the end of November. The index also seemed to...

Why Stocks Move: Investor Rotation

Why Stocks Move: Investor Rotation

This post, originally published on September 19, is is part of a series about the catalysts for stock movements. Sign up for TradeStation's Master Class learning sessions next week for the complete course. Anyone who's been in the market for a while will...

Small Caps Suffer as Dow Roars to Life

Small Caps Suffer as Dow Roars to Life

Shifts in sentiment seem to be hurting small-cap stocks, one of the market's strongest areas this year. The Russell 2000 small cap ETF (IWM) is the only major index with a negative return in the last month. That marks a big change versus its performance over the...

Here Comes the Dow…

Here Comes the Dow…

The world's most famous stock benchmark has been caged up all year. Is it ready for a breakout? The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) is the best-performing major index in the last month, even though it's lagged on a year-to-date basis. (See the RadarScreen®...

Suddenly, Bulls Return to Global Markets

Suddenly, Bulls Return to Global Markets

After months of pain, global stocks and assets are trying to rebound. The last two sessions have brought a sudden flow of positive news. So far, it seems to be shifting sentiment away from trade wars and currency crises to optimism and value hunting. We're seeing that...

Big Caps Come to Life as China Blinks

Big Caps Come to Life as China Blinks

Did China just blink in its trade war against President Donald Trump? The market seems to think so. Last night, a story crossed the wires saying that Beijing would send a trade delegate to Washington this month. The news came less than a week before the U.S. was...