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The U.S. dollar has been sliding for months, potentially creating a different kind of market in 2021. Currency moves often change the way investors think about stocks. Company fundamentals can lose importance in favor of economics and interest rates. Commodity prices...
Stocks begin 2021 on a strong note as investors look for the global recovery to accelerate and prepare for a busy month of news and events. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Thursday, December 24, and Thursday, December 31. The...
2020 was one of the most dramatic years in the history of investing as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated key trends in the stock market. 2020's Top Performers in S&P 500Tesla (TSLA)+743%Etsy (ETSY)+302%Nvidia (NVDA)+122%PayPal (PYPL)+116%L Brands (LB)+105% The...
Electric cars remained a major theme at TradeStation in December. Traders also returned to established large-cap technology stocks. Apple (AAPL), the world's most valuable company, rose one spot as investors focused on the potential for an iPhone upgrade cycle. Large...
An international investor survey shows rising sentiment toward cryptocurrencies and optimism toward U.S. stocks. Monex, the Tokyo-based parent of TradeStation Group, just issued a poll of investors in Japan, the United States and Hong Kong. It was conducted in late...
Exchange-traded funds have become an increasingly important part of financial markets in recent years. Let's consider some basic information all investors and traders need to know. ETFs Are Thematic Exchange traded funds, commonly known as ETFs, are thematic because...
"Rolling options" is a common transaction for options traders, but there are several ways to do it. This article will explain the different ways and reasons why traders might roll positions. These are the key points we'll cover: What does it mean to roll options?Why...
Another milestone is coming for the stock market today as Tesla joins the world's most important index. TSLA is the biggest company ever added to the S&P 500, and will rank No. 5 by market cap. It will join consumer-discretionary sector, along with Amazon.com...
Bitcoin broke above $20,000 today for the first time ever, hours before the Federal Reserve readies another dose of monetary stimulus for a struggling economy. TradeStation data shows prices crossing that key line at 8:43 a.m. ET today. It was just one day less than...
Apple introduced the iPhone 12 two months ago. Now it may be starting to pay off. Japanese news service Nikkei reported early today that AAPL wants to increase iPhone production by almost 30 percent in the first half of 2021. That would entail as many as 96 million...