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Last week was dramatic for stocks but there was also big news in the futures market. Micro contracts, requiring barely one-tenth the capital of traditional futures, began trading on CME. The new product offers several potential benefits for retail investors --...
Stocks just had their most dramatic week of the year after President Trump renewed his trade war against China. The S&P 500 swung 112 points between its high and low, the biggest weekly range since markets were crashing in December. The overall decline of 2.2...
This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) rallied on news of Facebook (FB) joining the crypto industry. It...
The S&P 500 had its worst day in over a month, but one forgotten corner of the market was shining. The Invesco Solar Energy ETF (TAN) rose 2.35 percent on Tuesday, bucking a drop of 1.65 percent for the broader S&P 500. TAN's gain of almost 4.2 percent in the...
Sentiment has swung sharply bearish this week. President Trump's tariffs on China are a big part of the story, but health care's another major culprit. The biggest decliner in the S&P 500 today, for instance, was Mylan (MYL). Disappointing results, manufacturing...
Put volume is usually bearish, but that might not be the case with a huge trade yesterday. More than 177,000 puts traded in the SPDR S&P Regional Bank ETF (KRE) on Monday. That was about 65 times more than the volume in calls. Puts fix the price where a stock can...
Stocks remained near record highs last week, bolstered by a strong economy, decent earnings and low inflation. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent between Friday, April 26 and Friday, May 3. It was the fifth gain in the last six weeks, with the index holding its ground...
It's been a super busy week with events like earnings and economic data. In case you missed it, there's also been a stealth rally in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin futures (@BTC) are up more than 12 percent since last Friday. They're on pace for their biggest weekly gain...
The bears may be coming back to energy stocks as oil falters. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) fell 2 percent yesterday to its lowest close since March 8. It's also the worst-performing major sector fund in the last week, down almost 4 percent. Several negative factors are...
April began with a "golden cross" in the S&P 500. Early May could see a similar pattern in the Russell 2000. In case you don't know, a golden cross is when a chart's 50-day moving average rises above its 200-day MA. It's often viewed as a sign that momentum is...