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Disclaimer: This post is intended for educational purposes and is not a trade recommendation. Options trading may not be suitable for all investors. It was once the world's biggest company, but bears are circling. General Electric (GE) got cut in half last year, and...
It's often said that Chinese has the same word for "crisis" and "opportunity." While this saying appears to be more of an urban legend than a correct translation, it's still a good reminder for investors. And, Warren Buffett's expressed a similar sentiment by saying...
A reader recently asked for stocks that might interest younger investors. Instead of responding in private, we wanted to share the results with the entire TradeStation community. Here are the two criteria given to us: The stocks had to be under $10 a share. The reader...
Something important happened last Thursday, and few people seemed to notice. Facebook (FB) hit a new 52-week high above its February peak of $195.32. The social media giant sat quietly above that level on Friday and is now proceeding to new highs this week. Sentiment...
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...
Despite a lot of news, last week was the quietest of the year. The S&P 500 moved less than 30 points between its low and high, the narrowest range since Christmas. The index still managed to close slightly positive, its fourth straight weekly gain. The big...
Someone wants to turn iron into gold with options. Here's the large bullish trade detected yesterday in Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF): 25,000 August 8 calls bought for $1.29. 25,000 August 8 puts sold for $0.28. 25,000 June 7 calls sold for $1.96 as an existing position...
The S&P 500 is up fractionally on the week as investors target some newer areas of the market. Here's a breakdown of the best- and worst- performing industry groups at the half-way point: Winners: Media is the biggest gainer, led by 10 percent surges in...
Last week Zscaler (ZS) ripped to a new high on strong earnings. Today, it's Pivotal Software's (PVTL) turn. PVTL rose about 25 percent in morning trading to a new high after subscription revenue shot up 69 percent. Profit beat. Revenue beat. Guidance wowed. Never...
Twitter (TWTR) was added to the S&P 500 index last week, and the money keeps pouring in. The social-media stock traded within a few cents of $44 early this morning, the highest level in more than three years. It's thoroughly outperformed larger rival Facebook (FB)...