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Synchrony Financial jumped on strong earnings last month, and options traders seem to think the move will continue. Call volume in the consumer-lending company spiked to a four-year high yesterday, according to TradeStation data. Two contracts were especially active...
Bearishness continues to run high in the stock market, but some traders may expect a bounce. At one moment last week, the S&P 500 was down 6.4 percent. That would have been the sharpest drop since March 2020, but it turned on Thursday afternoon and cut the loss to...
The stock market's slide worsened last week as coronavirus forced a broad shutdown of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 declined 15 percent between Friday, March 13, and Friday, March 20. It was the biggest weekly drop since the 2008 financial crisis. Less than 1/20...
Stocks held their ground last week amid a stream of positive news. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent in the holiday-shortened span between Friday, January 18, and Friday, January 25. It was the first negative week in the last five, coming amid the sharpest rally in...
Earnings remained strong in the last week, led by economically sensitive industries like semiconductors, transports and financials. Chip stock Xilinx (XLNX) is the S&P 500's biggest gainer today and in the last week after beating estimates across the board. Some...
A forgotten financial stock exploded higher yesterday, the latest positive surprise in the sector. Synchrony Financial (SYF) surged 11 percent to its highest level in almost three months. It was the sharpest rally in the history of the stock and the biggest gain for...