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Options Alert: Giant Trade Thinks Automaker Is Stuck In Neutral
Traders usually buy options to position for a stock moving, but just the opposite happened in the No. 2 U.S. automaker yesterday. Check out this activity in Ford Motor (F): An investor sold 83,000 29-July 12 puts for $1.06.At the same time, he or she sold an equal...
Chart of the Day: This Drug Developer Rallied and Now It’s Pulled Back
United Therapeutics spent more than a year consolidating around its 2015 highs. Now the biotech may be attempting a breakout. Notice the surge to new all-time highs late last month. The rally followed news that the Food & Drug Administration approved its Tyvaso...
No More Mister Nice Guy? Market Sinks as Jerome Powell Brings Out the Big Guns
Stocks plunged last week as the Federal Reserve got more hawkish, and there could be signs its tough policies are starting to work. The S&P 500 tanked 5.8 percent between Friday, June 10, and Friday, June 17. It was the biggest weekly decline since March 2020,...
Takeovers, Approvals, Drug Data: Positive News Grows as Biotechs Hold March 2020 Lows
Biotechnology stocks have pulled back dramatically, but positive news has been growing as the sector tries to stabilize at a historic level. Positive news has emerged on several companies in the industry, including takeovers, regulatory approvals and drug-trial data....
Options Traders Are Hedging After FedEx’s Historic Move
Big things are happening at FedEx, and one options trader is hedging against a small pullback. A block of 1,280 June 235 puts were purchased yesterday in the delivery company for $3.99. A matching number of June 225 puts were sold at the same time for $1.25, resulting...
Stocks Cross the Line Into ‘Bear Market’ as Inflation Worries Peak Before Pivotal Fed Meeting
Wall Street fell into a "bear market" on Monday as inflation worries inflicted broad damage across the S&P 500. Consider these facts about the selloff: The S&P 500 closed at 3750. That's 22 percent below its January high of 4819, crossing the 20 percent line...
Stocks Continue Lower As Inflation Spikes and the Market Looks for a More Hawkish Fed
Stocks are breaking down as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to battle a historic inflationary spiral. The S&P 500 dropped 5.1 percent between Friday, June 3, and Friday, June 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since the correction accelerated in...
Finding Stocks That Haven’t Broken Down in 2022: TradeStation Tutorial
Most stocks have been sliding along with the broader market this year, but a handful of names haven't broken down. Today we'll consider ways to find them using TradeStation's desktop platform. The basic goal is to find companies closer to their 200-day moving averages...
Chart of the Day: Is This Semiconductor Stock Rolling Over?
Nvidia had a sharp countertrend rally two weeks ago, but now the chip giant may be rolling over. Prices jumped over $183 on May 27. They remained above that level and started making lower highs on June 2. That kind of descending triangle is a potential bearish...
Options Alert: Giant Trade Thinks Automaker Is Stuck In Neutral
Traders usually buy options to position for a stock moving, but just the opposite happened in the No. 2 U.S. automaker yesterday. Check out this activity in Ford Motor (F): An investor sold 83,000 29-July 12 puts for $1.06.At the same time, he or she sold an equal...
Chart of the Day: This Drug Developer Rallied and Now It’s Pulled Back
United Therapeutics spent more than a year consolidating around its 2015 highs. Now the biotech may be attempting a breakout. Notice the surge to new all-time highs late last month. The rally followed news that the Food & Drug Administration approved its Tyvaso...
No More Mister Nice Guy? Market Sinks as Jerome Powell Brings Out the Big Guns
Stocks plunged last week as the Federal Reserve got more hawkish, and there could be signs its tough policies are starting to work. The S&P 500 tanked 5.8 percent between Friday, June 10, and Friday, June 17. It was the biggest weekly decline since March 2020,...
Takeovers, Approvals, Drug Data: Positive News Grows as Biotechs Hold March 2020 Lows
Biotechnology stocks have pulled back dramatically, but positive news has been growing as the sector tries to stabilize at a historic level. Positive news has emerged on several companies in the industry, including takeovers, regulatory approvals and drug-trial data....
Options Traders Are Hedging After FedEx’s Historic Move
Big things are happening at FedEx, and one options trader is hedging against a small pullback. A block of 1,280 June 235 puts were purchased yesterday in the delivery company for $3.99. A matching number of June 225 puts were sold at the same time for $1.25, resulting...
Stocks Cross the Line Into ‘Bear Market’ as Inflation Worries Peak Before Pivotal Fed Meeting
Wall Street fell into a "bear market" on Monday as inflation worries inflicted broad damage across the S&P 500. Consider these facts about the selloff: The S&P 500 closed at 3750. That's 22 percent below its January high of 4819, crossing the 20 percent line...
Stocks Continue Lower As Inflation Spikes and the Market Looks for a More Hawkish Fed
Stocks are breaking down as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to battle a historic inflationary spiral. The S&P 500 dropped 5.1 percent between Friday, June 3, and Friday, June 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since the correction accelerated in...
Finding Stocks That Haven’t Broken Down in 2022: TradeStation Tutorial
Most stocks have been sliding along with the broader market this year, but a handful of names haven't broken down. Today we'll consider ways to find them using TradeStation's desktop platform. The basic goal is to find companies closer to their 200-day moving averages...
Chart of the Day: Is This Semiconductor Stock Rolling Over?
Nvidia had a sharp countertrend rally two weeks ago, but now the chip giant may be rolling over. Prices jumped over $183 on May 27. They remained above that level and started making lower highs on June 2. That kind of descending triangle is a potential bearish...
Stocks Roar Back as Earnings Break a Negativity Bubble in the Market
Stocks rebounded sharply last week as investors rushed back to the market following a month of extreme pessimism. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent between Friday, October 8, and Friday, October 15. It was the index's biggest weekly gain in almost three months. The...
Some Inflation Hedging Stocks Are Still Down Big Despite Yesterday’s Hot Price Report
Inflation is a hot topic after consumer prices jumped yesterday. However several companies that could benefit from the trend are still down big. Producers of metals like gold, copper, steel, iron ore and silver remain below their recent highs. Others are near their...
An Electrifying Future? Carmakers Fly Amid Pent-up Demand and Zero-Emission Plans
The stock market has tumbled since Labor Day, but automakers are bucking the bearish trend. General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor (F) have gained 20 percent since the end of August, while Tesla (TSLA) is up 10 percent. In contrast, the broader S&P 500 has lost almost...
This Food Delivery Stock Has Pulled Back: Chart of the Day
DoorDash has fought its way higher since the spring on signs of widening adoption. Now the delivery company may be presenting an opportunity after a pullback. Two important things appear on the chart this week. First, DASH tested and held ... For more,...
Stocks Rebound as Inflation Drives Investors Back to Energy and Value Plays
Stocks rebounded last week as the U.S. skirted a debt crisis and investors returned to value stocks like energy and financials. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent between Friday, October 1, and Friday, October 4. It was the biggest gain since late August. Most of the...
Technical Analysis: Wall Street Giant Attempts a Breakout
Goldman Sachs hit a new high late in the summer. Now after a healthy pullback, it may be ready to keep moving. The first pattern on today’s chart is the falling trendline that began on August 30. GS tried to break that resistance twice last month. It was rejected both...
Inflation, Tapering, Cryptos, Earnings: A Busy Period Is Starting For Investors
It's a busy period moving into the holidays as companies announce results and the Federal Reserve reduces support to the economy. At least 21 members of the S&P 500 report earnings next week, led by major financials like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs...
The Pandemic Actually Helped This Travel Company. Can You Guess October’s Mystery Stock?
Few industries crashed harder than travel stocks during the pandemic. However one company benefited from the crisis as an unexpected set of catalysts drove its shares up more than 1,700 percent from the 2020 lows. The story of this month's mystery stock begins in 1946...
Nasdaq Stocks Are Teetering, Except For This One Key Company
The Nasdaq-100 is teetering, but one major index member is fighting the trend as business surges: electric-car giant Tesla. TSLA rose almost 1 percent yesterday, despite NDX sliding more than 2 percent. It managed to close at its highest price since February, even...