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Ethereum’s Supply Is Getting Squeezed as Fee Burning Kicks In

Ethereum’s Supply Is Getting Squeezed as Fee Burning Kicks In

One week ago, Ethereum implemented an upgrade to control fees and limit supply. It's already having an effect. About 3 Ethereum are getting "burned" each minute, according to Etherchain.org. That's more than 33,000 coins, or about $100 million. A separate analysis by...

E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day

E-Commerce Giant Struggles After Bearish Price Gap: Chart of the Day

Amazon.com rallied into its last earnings report, and crashed on a very weak outlook. Now traders may need to mind the price gap that resulted. So far, AMZN hasn't even tried to fill that chasm, which creates the risk that it will become a longer-lasting scar on the...

Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO

Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO

Roblox was a prominent IPO in the spring. Now, after a rally and pullback, the bulls seem to be returning. Options traders purchased about 12,000 short-term 13-August 85 calls this morning. Premiums started at $0.40 and quickly shot above $2 as the orders piled in....

Technical Analysis: Coffee Giant Breaks Out, Then Pulls Back

Technical Analysis: Coffee Giant Breaks Out, Then Pulls Back

Restaurant stocks had a big surge last month thanks to Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG) monster quarter. Starbucks (SBUX) went along for the ride and has now pulled back. The main thing on today’s chart is SBUX’s gentle retest of $118. That was an old high from April....

Climbing a Wall of Worry, Stocks Just Did Something Highly Unusual

Climbing a Wall of Worry, Stocks Just Did Something Highly Unusual

The S&P 500 just did something highly unusual: It had two consecutive "outside days." That's when prices make a lower low and a higher high than the previous session. It's often considered a reversal pattern, which makes the activity so interesting. It was only...

Coronavirus High Flier: Tupperware Finds New Life in the Stay-Home Trade

Coronavirus High Flier: Tupperware Finds New Life in the Stay-Home Trade

The coronavirus pandemic has lifted all kinds of technology stocks. But it's also fueled rallies in a handful of old-economy stocks. Tupperware is one of them. The maker of plastic containers entered the crisis with years of falling share prices. It lost about 99...

Uncertainty Runs High in the Stock Market as a Huge Week Begins

Uncertainty Runs High in the Stock Market as a Huge Week Begins

There's huge uncertainty in the stock market as investors enter one of the biggest weeks in recent history. The Presidential Election tomorrow won't just determine who sits in the White House. Outcomes in Congress could also have a major impact on fiscal stimulus at...

These Were The Busiest Symbols at TradeStation in October

These Were The Busiest Symbols at TradeStation in October

Tesla was the busiest symbol at TradeStation Securities in October, keeping the No. 1 spot for the fourth straight month. The rankings were little changed this month. Traders continued to focus more on individual stocks than index-based products. Chinese electric-car...

Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook

Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook

It's a huge day for the Nasdaq-100, with some of the biggest and most important stocks issuing results. Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL), three of the market's four companies worth at least $1 trillion, report earnings this afternoon. Facebook...

FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level

FANG Stocks Prepare Earnings as Market Holds Key Level

Stocks are holding key support as a major week of news begins. All four of the market's trillion dollar companies will report earnings: Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL). We'll also get the first reading on last quarter's gross...

Why Are Stocks Called Equities?

Why Are Stocks Called Equities?

If you've been investing for a while, you've probably heard the term "equities." Let's explore what it means and why people call stocks "equities." Start with the equity in a house. If your home is worth $400,000 and you owe $320,000 on the mortgage, it has $80,000 of...