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5 Sports Betting Stocks to Watch Before Football Season Begins
Barely two years ago, sports betting was legalized in the United States. Now investors are getting excited about sports-betting stocks with football season less than a month away. Roundhill Sports Betting ETF (BETZ) hit a record price yesterday and has made new...
Stocks Are Snoozing as the Dog Days of Summer Begin
Stocks drifted higher last week as investors nibbled on lagging sectors. Still, activity is slowing as the summer lull begins. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent between Friday, August 7, and Friday, August 14. It was the third straight positive week. The index has now...
Bullish Options Trade in Mall Retailer as Market Looks for America to Reopen from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Is the coronavirus pandemic ending? Investors increasingly seem to think so. In the last week, money has pivoted sharply toward airlines, banks, cruise ships, retailers and energy. Those are the same groups that rallied on the previous reopening surge in late May. One...
Big Shifts Could Be Happening as the Stock Market Keeps Climbing a Wall of Worry
Stocks began August on a strong footing, with some potentially big changes happening in the market. The S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent between Friday, July 31, and Friday, August 7. The index has now retraced its entire decline since the coronavirus selloff began in...
Reopening 2.0? Small Caps Gain Traction as Covid Cases Trend Lower
Some new trends are emerging as the market potentially looks for the coronavirus pandemic to ease. Small caps, industrials and retailers are showing signs of relative strength so far in August -- a big change from last month. Those sectors have lagged since the crisis...
These Were the Top Symbols on TradeStation in July as the Nasdaq Flew to New Highs
The Nasdaq-100 flew to new highs in July, and TradeStation clients focused on some of the most prominent names. Electric-car maker Tesla (TSLA) returned to the No. 1 position for the first time since March. The surge of activity came with TSLA surging much as 65...
Crypto Breakouts Gain Traction
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) took out the $10,000 level for the first time in 6 weeks.Ethereum (ETH) and BTC prices surpassed long-term resistance. Market Trends This Week Last week, Ethereum (ETH) took a leadership position breaking-out of the recent low volatility period...
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, AMD Beat Expectations in the Biggest Week for Big Tech Earnings
The most important week of earnings season is over, with giant technology stocks like Apple and Amazon.com more than satisfying Wall Street's lofty expectations. Both companies shot past expectations thanks to strong demand and shining execution of their business...
Sports Betting Lifts Penn National, Boyd Jumps on Strong Reopening. Are Casinos Back in Play?
Some casino stocks are moving as investors focus on sports betting and the economy reopening. However certain key names are lagging. Penn National Gaming (PENN) led the rally with a 13 percent gain. It jumped into sports betting by moving to acquire David Portnoy's...
5 Sports Betting Stocks to Watch Before Football Season Begins
Barely two years ago, sports betting was legalized in the United States. Now investors are getting excited about sports-betting stocks with football season less than a month away. Roundhill Sports Betting ETF (BETZ) hit a record price yesterday and has made new...
Stocks Are Snoozing as the Dog Days of Summer Begin
Stocks drifted higher last week as investors nibbled on lagging sectors. Still, activity is slowing as the summer lull begins. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent between Friday, August 7, and Friday, August 14. It was the third straight positive week. The index has now...
Bullish Options Trade in Mall Retailer as Market Looks for America to Reopen from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Is the coronavirus pandemic ending? Investors increasingly seem to think so. In the last week, money has pivoted sharply toward airlines, banks, cruise ships, retailers and energy. Those are the same groups that rallied on the previous reopening surge in late May. One...
Big Shifts Could Be Happening as the Stock Market Keeps Climbing a Wall of Worry
Stocks began August on a strong footing, with some potentially big changes happening in the market. The S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent between Friday, July 31, and Friday, August 7. The index has now retraced its entire decline since the coronavirus selloff began in...
Reopening 2.0? Small Caps Gain Traction as Covid Cases Trend Lower
Some new trends are emerging as the market potentially looks for the coronavirus pandemic to ease. Small caps, industrials and retailers are showing signs of relative strength so far in August -- a big change from last month. Those sectors have lagged since the crisis...
These Were the Top Symbols on TradeStation in July as the Nasdaq Flew to New Highs
The Nasdaq-100 flew to new highs in July, and TradeStation clients focused on some of the most prominent names. Electric-car maker Tesla (TSLA) returned to the No. 1 position for the first time since March. The surge of activity came with TSLA surging much as 65...
Crypto Breakouts Gain Traction
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) took out the $10,000 level for the first time in 6 weeks.Ethereum (ETH) and BTC prices surpassed long-term resistance. Market Trends This Week Last week, Ethereum (ETH) took a leadership position breaking-out of the recent low volatility period...
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, AMD Beat Expectations in the Biggest Week for Big Tech Earnings
The most important week of earnings season is over, with giant technology stocks like Apple and Amazon.com more than satisfying Wall Street's lofty expectations. Both companies shot past expectations thanks to strong demand and shining execution of their business...
Sports Betting Lifts Penn National, Boyd Jumps on Strong Reopening. Are Casinos Back in Play?
Some casino stocks are moving as investors focus on sports betting and the economy reopening. However certain key names are lagging. Penn National Gaming (PENN) led the rally with a 13 percent gain. It jumped into sports betting by moving to acquire David Portnoy's...
AR, AI on stage at Apple event this week
Never mind the iPhones. Augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) will be the big themes at Apple's (AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference this week. After all, that's where other tech giants like Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) are...
IPOs keep on coming in May
Initial public offerings had their best May since 2013 and remain firmly ahead of last year’s pace.
Micron inches past Apple: May at TradeStation
The smart-phone maker and chip stock pushed Facebook and Nvidia down the rankings last month.
Cup and Handle in the QQQs?
Several high-profile technology stocks seem to be forming a classic bullish pattern.
Don’s Notebook May 30, 2018
The national employment report from Automated Data Processing Inc. is computed from ADP records that represent approximately 400,000 U.S. business clients and approximately 23 million U.S. employees. ADP hasn't been getting much attention lately, but earlier it issued...
Get Ready for the Dog Days of Summer
The S&P 500 inched higher last week as tech and transports bounced. Still it was the tightest range of the year.
Transports Jump as Oil Retreats
Airlines were the best subgroup in the market yesterday and railroads closed at a new record high.
FANG Fave in Triangle Breakout?
Netflix, one of the most active names on TradeStation, is pushing above its previous all-time high in March.
Global Takes a Beating: Midweek Sector Check
Political risk and economic data are hammering foreign stocks, but headlines have been more positive for U.S. regional banks.