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Trade War Drama Continues as Chinese Delegation Visits White House
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....
Stocks Just Had a Roller Coaster Week of Fear, Hope and Volatility
Stocks ended last week barely changed, but it was a wild ride of hope, fear and volatility. The S&P 500 crashed early on economic worries, and one point was down 3.6 percent. It quickly bounced as investors remembered some potential positives and ended just 0.3...
Streaming Wars Dominate Activity: September at TradeStation
The streaming wars came to TradeStation last month, with two of the biggest stocks in the industry dominating activity on our platform. Roku (ROKU) was the second-busiest symbol among our clients in September. The provider of media players lost one-third of its value...
What Recession? Chip Stocks Had Another Strong Quarter
Two strange things happened last quarter: Chip makers went up and health-care stocks went down. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) rose almost 7 percent between June 28 and September 30. Meanwhile the SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV) slid about 3 percent. This is...
Stocks Down as Range Tightens Before a Huge News Month
Stocks fell again last week but remain trapped in a range as investors wait for some huge news events next month. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent between Friday, September 20, and Friday, September 27. Still, the index held some key levels and remained within striking...
Market Gets a Timeline for China Talks, Just in Time for Earnings Season
Investors just got a timeline for the most important concern facing the market, President Trump's trade war with China. Last night, CNBC reported that Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington on October 10 and 11. Those are the first specific details the talks since...
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...
Call Buyers Look for a Heavily Traded Chip Stock to Start Running
Some options traders seem to think one of the market's most active stocks is ready for a rally. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has barely moved for the last month, but a surge of volume yesterday looked for a rally by the end of this week. Traders amassed more than...
Apple’s Releasing New IPhones, But a Lot More Is Happening With the Stock
Apple is expected to release new iPhones today, but a lot of other things are happening with the tech giant. Wall Street's narrative on the company has shifted toward other initiatives like services and stock buybacks. After all, AAPL's a victim of its own success now...