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Bitcoin Retests Critical Support Zone
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) fell for a third straight week to test support.Precious metals rose slightly then surrendered gains for the week.The Nasdaq 100 (@NQ) fell as much as 5% on Thursday. Market Trends This Week U.S equity markets saw a change of character this week....
What’s Behind the Boom in DeFi and Cryptocurrencies?
Stocks aren't the only market setting new records these days. There's also a huge boom taking place in decentralized finance or DeFi. More than $9 billion in transactions were in the DeFi market today, according to the website DeFi Pulse. That's up more than 700...
How Much Is Zoom Video Up Since its IPO?
Zoom Video Communications just rallied to new record highs after the coronavirus pandemic fueled one of the most dramatic growth stories ever. ZM closed at $457.67 today. That's 1,171 percent above the $36 price where it went public just 16 months ago on April 18,...
Tesla and Apple Leap After Stock Splits. Will Amazon.com Follow?
Apple and Tesla jumped to new highs today after splitting their stocks. Will other big Nasdaq companies like Amazon.com follow? AAPL rose more than 3 percent and TSLA spiked over 13 percent. Their gains helped lift the the Nasdaq-100 to its ninth record level in the...
5 Big Milestones Last Week as Stocks Flew to New Highs
Stocks rose again last week as investors focused on technology companies and looked for the economy to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 rose 3.3 percent between Friday, September 21, and Friday, September 28. It was the biggest weekly gain since...
Cryptocurrencies Digest Recent Gains
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) drifted lower after multi-week gains.Precious metals and cryptocurrencies continued to trade in lockstep. Market Trends This Week Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) saw some selling pressure early this week before rallying to...
Apple and Tesla Are Splitting Their Shares. Here Are Key Details for Stock and Options Traders
Apple and Tesla are about the split their shares. Here are the key details you need to know. Both operations take effect using the official closing price on Friday, August 28. (The cutoff is technically 8 p.m. ET.) Investors with positions in the stock or options will...
Explanation of the Stock to Flow Model as Bitcoin Pulls Back
Bitcoin is having its worst week in over three months. Is it a bargain? Let's review a common valuation model for perspective -- the "stock to flow" model. The Stock-to-Flow model attempts to value BTC in a way similar to other scarce assets like gold and silver. Its...
Stocks Reclaim Old Highs, Led by Breakouts in Apple and Tesla
Stocks pushed back above their pre-Covid highs last week, with big technology companies like Apple and Tesla leading the charge. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, August 14, and Friday, August 21. It was the index's fourth straight positive week,...
Bitcoin Retests Critical Support Zone
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) fell for a third straight week to test support.Precious metals rose slightly then surrendered gains for the week.The Nasdaq 100 (@NQ) fell as much as 5% on Thursday. Market Trends This Week U.S equity markets saw a change of character this week....
What’s Behind the Boom in DeFi and Cryptocurrencies?
Stocks aren't the only market setting new records these days. There's also a huge boom taking place in decentralized finance or DeFi. More than $9 billion in transactions were in the DeFi market today, according to the website DeFi Pulse. That's up more than 700...
How Much Is Zoom Video Up Since its IPO?
Zoom Video Communications just rallied to new record highs after the coronavirus pandemic fueled one of the most dramatic growth stories ever. ZM closed at $457.67 today. That's 1,171 percent above the $36 price where it went public just 16 months ago on April 18,...
Tesla and Apple Leap After Stock Splits. Will Amazon.com Follow?
Apple and Tesla jumped to new highs today after splitting their stocks. Will other big Nasdaq companies like Amazon.com follow? AAPL rose more than 3 percent and TSLA spiked over 13 percent. Their gains helped lift the the Nasdaq-100 to its ninth record level in the...
5 Big Milestones Last Week as Stocks Flew to New Highs
Stocks rose again last week as investors focused on technology companies and looked for the economy to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 rose 3.3 percent between Friday, September 21, and Friday, September 28. It was the biggest weekly gain since...
Cryptocurrencies Digest Recent Gains
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) drifted lower after multi-week gains.Precious metals and cryptocurrencies continued to trade in lockstep. Market Trends This Week Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) saw some selling pressure early this week before rallying to...
Apple and Tesla Are Splitting Their Shares. Here Are Key Details for Stock and Options Traders
Apple and Tesla are about the split their shares. Here are the key details you need to know. Both operations take effect using the official closing price on Friday, August 28. (The cutoff is technically 8 p.m. ET.) Investors with positions in the stock or options will...
Explanation of the Stock to Flow Model as Bitcoin Pulls Back
Bitcoin is having its worst week in over three months. Is it a bargain? Let's review a common valuation model for perspective -- the "stock to flow" model. The Stock-to-Flow model attempts to value BTC in a way similar to other scarce assets like gold and silver. Its...
Stocks Reclaim Old Highs, Led by Breakouts in Apple and Tesla
Stocks pushed back above their pre-Covid highs last week, with big technology companies like Apple and Tesla leading the charge. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, August 14, and Friday, August 21. It was the index's fourth straight positive week,...
Bulls stick with copper bigwig: Options recap
Only a week ago, Freeport McMoRan (FCX) was the target of a large bullish options trade. Today the copper giant is seeing more of the same. Activity hit fast and furious in FCX's July 16 calls out of the gate this morning. Large blocks changed hands for $2.20 to...
Options traders see fireworks in beaten down tech stock
Options traders seem to expect a hot summer from a forgotten tech stock. More than 19,000 July 29 calls traded in Juniper Networks (JNPR) on Friday. Buyers initially paid $0.56 and kept nibbling as the stock moved higher. Pretty soon they doubled to $1.15 and even...
Retail giving tech a run for its money
After a violent rally in retail, can the consumer dethrone Tech? Five of the 10 best performing members of the S&P 500 this week are retailers or apparel names: Under Armour (UA) Kohl's (KSS) Macy's (M) Hanesbrands (HBI) Gap (GPS) ETFs tracking the space, like...
Feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches: Options recap
The world's top burger joint has gone nowhere all year. But yesterday news of a corporate shakeup triggered a feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches. McDonald's (MCD) ripped 4.37 percent to $169.48, its highest close since early February. Investors supersized positions...
The Shocking Truth About IPOs
For years, initial public offerings performed poorly. But that seems to be changing right before our eyes. Several companies have ripped higher since going public in the last few months. Technology has dominated the trend, including some prominent names from China....
Big techs battle over privacy: WWDC review
Maybe we should have guessed it. After all, Tim Cook spent most of the last month bashing Facebook (FB) for collecting user data. Now it turns out there's some bark to his bite. Apple (AAPL) is in the midst of its annual WWDC conference, begun with Cook's keynote...
Safe havens slammed as bulls charge: Midweek sector check
The S&P 500 is showing signs of a breakout as investors pile into higher-risk stocks. Meanwhile, safe havens are getting slammed. Here's a breakdown of the best- and worst-performing industries over the last five sessions. Winners: Technology is leading the...
Why furniture bulls may expect an earnings pop
Will a high-end furniture stock go higher? At least one big trader seems to think so. RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, peddles four-figure sofas, rugs and cabinets. Yesterday someone bought 5,000 June 110 calls for $5.75 and sold an equal number of June 120...
Is Dorsey the new Bezos?
Technology's all about change. There's even change in the hottest CEO. Sure Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com (AMZN) might be the richest man in the world. And, sure, Tim Cook of Apple (AAPL) may run the most valuable company. And sure, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (FB) is...