Individuals Institutional

Call toll-free 800.328.1267

Market Insights

Opportunity knocks for those with trading in their DNA.
Curiosity creates opportunity. Insights create strategy. Born traders create their destiny.

XLK
Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Chip Stocks

Technical Analysis: Don’t Forget About Chip Stocks

The Nasdaq is trying to stabilize, which could draw buyers back to semiconductors. Chip stocks like NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Broadcom (AVGO) and Lam Research (LRCX) were some of the biggest gainers in the Nasdaq-100 last week. That helped push NDX ahead of the...

Podcast: Looking Beyond Tech for 2020

Podcast: Looking Beyond Tech for 2020

Software makers and semiconductors have come under pressure recently as investors question their multiples. But unlike a year ago, new sectors like financials and industrials may be coming into favor.

What You Need to Know as Money Rotates Back to Value Stocks

What You Need to Know as Money Rotates Back to Value Stocks

A potentially big change tried to continue in the market yesterday. Two weeks ago, a new kind of stocks began to rally: banks, industrials, retailers and small caps. Meanwhile previous outperformers including technology, gold miners and real-estate investment trusts...

Chinese Tech Stocks Are Crushing the Nasdaq

Chinese Tech Stocks Are Crushing the Nasdaq

Forget about trade wars. The big story with China this year may be the runaway rally in the country's technology sector. The Golden Dragon Index ($HXC) has surged 9 percent in the last month and is up 28 percent so far in 2019. That's more than twice the gains of the...

Your Favorite Sector’s Getting Reshuffled

Your Favorite Sector’s Getting Reshuffled

Everyone loves tech. Did you know the sector's about to get reshuffled? Over the years, "technology" has become an increasingly ambiguous term. What do semiconductors have in common with phone companies? Why should routers and photocopiers get lumped alongside social...

Not All Tech is Rolling Over

Not All Tech is Rolling Over

Earlier today, Market Insights highlighted the general weakness in technology. But there's one huge exception to that statement: Apple (AAPL). Tim Cook's smart-phone behemoth made a new high this morning, and has set new records in nine of the 13 trading sessions this...

Strong Results Keep Flowing: Earnings This Week

Strong Results Keep Flowing: Earnings This Week

As earnings season marches on, investors remain happy with results. Most of the big companies that have reported in the last week beat estimates, including some well-known retail and media names. Take Dish Network (DISH) for instance. The satellite-TV company...