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China Trade War Sends Chip Giant on Wild Ride

China Trade War Sends Chip Giant on Wild Ride

One of TradeStation's most actively traded stocks is finding itself at the middle of a trade war. Micron Technology (MU) was the second-busiest symbol among our clients in May and June as management raised guidance. This month, President's Trump's trade war with China...

Are We Seeing Fireworks on Trade?

Are We Seeing Fireworks on Trade?

It's Fourth of July week, and the fireworks may have already begun. The last few days have featured even more bangs and flashes between U.S. and other countries. The spectacles continue to revolve around trade as the Trump Administration looks to narrow the gap...

Just How Bad Is the Mess Overseas?

Just How Bad Is the Mess Overseas?

Just how bad is the mess overseas? Pretty bad and likely getting worse. Global stocks are lagging domestic small caps by their worst ratio since late-2008. Just look at the TradeStation chart below comparing the iShares MSCI EFA fund (EFA) with the iShares Russell...

The scramble for China continues

The scramble for China continues

Google is joining the scramble for China. The Silicon Valley-based search giant bought a 1 percent stake in JD.com (JD), China's No. 2 e-commerce company. JD's products will soon appear in on Google Shopping results for users in U.S., Europe and non-Chinese parts of...

Here come the central banks

Here come the central banks

Now that the North Korean summit is finished, attention turns to major central bank meetings on both sides of the Atlantic. Both are expected to push interest rates higher. The U.S. Federal Reserve gets things started at 2 p.m. ET today. Forecasts across the board...

Don’s Notebook May 29, 2018

Don’s Notebook May 29, 2018

In today’s Morning Market Briefing, presenter Fausto Pugliese of CyberTrading University cautioned about “forcing” trades today since he expected a slower market following the Memorial Day market holiday. “Do not be aggressive today” was his warning. The S&P Core...

Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018

Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018

Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018 Producer prices open three straight days of inflation data. Today’s announcement, the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the prices received...

Don’s Notebook May 4, 2018

Don’s Notebook May 4, 2018

Payrolls rose 164,000 after an upwardly revised 135,000 advance,  according to the Labor Department data announced earlier today. The jobless rate fell to 3.9 percent, the lowest since December 2000, after six months at 4.1 percent. Average hourly earnings increased...

Don’s Notebook May 3, 2018

Don’s Notebook May 3, 2018

Don’s Notebook May 3, 2018 March looks to have been a very good month for the trade balance, the month when tariffs and trade wars first hit the news. The trade deficit fell in March to $49.0 billion with the Chinese deficit, narrowing to $25.9 billion from February's...