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IPOs Have Another Strong Month in June
Initial public offerings (IPOs) keep coming at their quickest pace in three years. Some $4.5 billion of stock in new companies came to market last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It was the busiest June since 2015. Click here for more stories about IPOs. The...
Some Interesting Chart Patterns as Q3 Gets Started
Stocks began July on a positive note yesterday, led by technology. Several big names are also showing some patterns that could be interesting -- especially if investors are seeking opportunities at the start of a new quarter. As usual, we started by firing up...
Traders Think Mega Bank Is Boxed In: Options Recap
The country's No. 2 lender was met with shrugs after raising its dividend last week, and now traders are looking for the stock to remain under pressure. Check out this giant transaction in Bank of America (BAC), the biggest in the entire options market yesterday: A...
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...
A Third Straight Winning Month for Stocks
Stocks declined last week, but it still felt like a gain. The S&P 500 fell 1.3 percent between Friday, June 22, and Friday, June 29. The index still managed to rise half a percent in June and almost 3 percent in the second quarter. Trade worries lingered, weighing...
Dorsey crashes the Top 10: June at TradeStation
June was another big month for social-media at TradeStation, with Twitter (TWTR) crashing the Top 10 list of busiest symbols. Jack Dorsey's micro-blogging platform rose 10 notches to No. 3 among our clients' most active stocks. The surge came as TWTR soared to new...
In search of millennial melt-ups: Sprint
Last week we reviewed a couple of "millennial melt-up" stocks. We're continuing today with a name many younger adults likely know well: Sprint (S). Remember, the goal is to find stocks trading for less than $10. They need to be easily recognizable for investors who...
Guess who’s raiding the medicine chest
News reports have seen it coming for months, but now it's official: Amazon.com (AMZN) is attacking drug distributors. AMZN announced the purchase of closely held PillPack. The smaller company caters to patients who routinely take large numbers of medicines, like for...
Basics of hedging, part 1: Puts
Market volatility is one the biggest headaches for investors. You can make very good choices on stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), researching the fundamentals and knowing their opportunities. But then a tornado of movement hits and all that hard work turns into...
IPOs Have Another Strong Month in June
Initial public offerings (IPOs) keep coming at their quickest pace in three years. Some $4.5 billion of stock in new companies came to market last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It was the busiest June since 2015. Click here for more stories about IPOs. The...
Some Interesting Chart Patterns as Q3 Gets Started
Stocks began July on a positive note yesterday, led by technology. Several big names are also showing some patterns that could be interesting -- especially if investors are seeking opportunities at the start of a new quarter. As usual, we started by firing up...
Traders Think Mega Bank Is Boxed In: Options Recap
The country's No. 2 lender was met with shrugs after raising its dividend last week, and now traders are looking for the stock to remain under pressure. Check out this giant transaction in Bank of America (BAC), the biggest in the entire options market yesterday: A...
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...
A Third Straight Winning Month for Stocks
Stocks declined last week, but it still felt like a gain. The S&P 500 fell 1.3 percent between Friday, June 22, and Friday, June 29. The index still managed to rise half a percent in June and almost 3 percent in the second quarter. Trade worries lingered, weighing...
Dorsey crashes the Top 10: June at TradeStation
June was another big month for social-media at TradeStation, with Twitter (TWTR) crashing the Top 10 list of busiest symbols. Jack Dorsey's micro-blogging platform rose 10 notches to No. 3 among our clients' most active stocks. The surge came as TWTR soared to new...
In search of millennial melt-ups: Sprint
Last week we reviewed a couple of "millennial melt-up" stocks. We're continuing today with a name many younger adults likely know well: Sprint (S). Remember, the goal is to find stocks trading for less than $10. They need to be easily recognizable for investors who...
Guess who’s raiding the medicine chest
News reports have seen it coming for months, but now it's official: Amazon.com (AMZN) is attacking drug distributors. AMZN announced the purchase of closely held PillPack. The smaller company caters to patients who routinely take large numbers of medicines, like for...
Basics of hedging, part 1: Puts
Market volatility is one the biggest headaches for investors. You can make very good choices on stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), researching the fundamentals and knowing their opportunities. But then a tornado of movement hits and all that hard work turns into...