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Will Stocks Bounce at This Key Level After Last Week’s Hard Fall?

Will Stocks Bounce at This Key Level After Last Week’s Hard Fall?

Stocks fell hard last week. Now they may need to hold a key level. The S&P 500 declined 4.8 percent between Friday, June 5, and Friday, June 12. It was the biggest weekly drop since the market started rebounding from coronavirus in late-March. The index briefly...

The Fed May Take New Steps to End the Coronavirus Recession

The Fed May Take New Steps to End the Coronavirus Recession

The Federal Reserve may get creative as it looks to revive the economy from its worst crisis of the modern era. Central bank watchers expect interest-rate controls and increased asset purchases when new policies are announced tomorrow afternoon. The goal is to...

Tesla Suddenly Has Competition in the Electric Car Space

Tesla Suddenly Has Competition in the Electric Car Space

Just like that, electric vehicles are emerging as a strong group in the stock market. Most readers know about Tesla (TSLA), which has more than doubled from its mid-March low. Some people have seen Nio (NIO), its smaller Chinese rival that's up 56 percent in the last...

FANG 2.0? A New Generation of Tech Stocks Is Breaking Out

FANG 2.0? A New Generation of Tech Stocks Is Breaking Out

The stock market has yet to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but a new generation of technology stocks has already broken out. Software companies like Twilio (TWLO), Okta (OKTA) and Datadog (DDOG) hit new record highs last month. Service providers like Zoom...

These Were the Top Symbols on TradeStation in May as the Nasdaq Surged

These Were the Top Symbols on TradeStation in May as the Nasdaq Surged

The Nasdaq-100 rallied in May, and TradeStation clients played the move with several stocks and exchange-traded funds. Seven of the 10 most popular symbols on our platforms this month traded on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange or tracked its index. Some were new to the list....

E-Commerce and the Cloud Have Taken Over the World: Earnings Season Recap

E-Commerce and the Cloud Have Taken Over the World: Earnings Season Recap

Earnings season is pretty much finished, and the main story wasn't Covid-19. Instead, it was the complete dominance of e-commerce and cloud computing. Megacap Internet companies like Amazon.com (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL) climbed on strong results. They...

Tech Keeps Beating Estimates as Lockdown Drives Growth: Earnings This Week

Tech Keeps Beating Estimates as Lockdown Drives Growth: Earnings This Week

Technology stocks continue to lead a small group of companies doing well amid the coronavirus lockdown. Cisco Systems (CSCO), Square (SQ), Logitech (LOGI) and Datadog (DDOG) all reported strong quarterly results over the last week. Several are direct beneficiaries of...

Worried About a Pullback? Here Are Three Go-To Options Strategies

Worried About a Pullback? Here Are Three Go-To Options Strategies

Sentiment has turned more negative this week as investors worry the economy will keep struggling with coronavirus. Let's consider some ways to protect your investments with options. Managing Risk with Collars The first strategy is known as a collar. Say you purchased...