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The Bulls May Have An Uphill Fight with Apple, Amazon and Facebook in Congress and Issuing Results
The next two days have a ton of news on major technology stocks like Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook. There are also important things happening on the price charts. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 have some big patterns, most of which are potentially bearish. This may...
Here’s Your Ultimate Guide to Trading the Weak Dollar
A perfect storm of forces is lining up against the U.S. dollar. Here are some key things for investors to know. First, even if you don’t trade currencies (and most people don't), they can have a big influence on the stock market. Moves in the foreign-exchange markets...
Stocks Pause Ahead of Fed Meeting, Major Technology Earnings
Stocks are pausing with several important and uncertain events looming this week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 percent between Friday, July 17, and Friday, July 24. It was the first decline in four weeks and occurred at the same level where the coronavirus correction...
Ethereum, Precious Metals Soar
Summary U.S Treasury (UST) okays crypto custody for U.S banks after drawn-out debate. Ethereum (ETH) prices exploded out of recent price consolidation.Precious metals rocketed higher, led by Silver. Market Trends This Week Ethereum (ETH) saw fireworks late this week...
Silver ETF Makes Historic Move with Massive Options Volume
Silver shined yesterday like it hasn't done in years. The iShares Silver ETF (SLV) not only flew 9 percent on Wednesday -- its biggest gain since 2008. It also traded more than 2 million options contracts, its highest total since May 2011. SLV even outpaced other...
Chip Stocks Are Trying to Break Out Before AMD, Intel Earnings
Semiconductors are starting to outperform as investors prepare for results from firms like Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) broke out to new record highs on July 6 and have held their ground since. Its relative strength...
Tesla Reports This Week, More FANG Stocks Next Week: Key Things to Know
The most important part of earnings season is about to begin as major technology stocks like Tesla, Microsoft and Facebook present their numbers. TSLA and MSFT get the ball rolling Thursday afternoon. FB, Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) follow...
The Nasdaq Just Had the Worst Week In a Decade, By this Measure
Stocks rose again last week, flirting with post-pandemic highs, even as major technology names declined. The S&P 500 rose 1.25 percent between Friday, July 10, and Friday, July 17. It was the index's third straight weekly gain, with more than four-fifths of its...
3 Reasons Why Stocks May Be on the Verge of a Breakout
Stocks climbed again last week as investors kept piling into the technology sector. Is a breakout coming next? The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent between Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 10. The index closed at its highest level in a month as the economy improved and...
The Bulls May Have An Uphill Fight with Apple, Amazon and Facebook in Congress and Issuing Results
The next two days have a ton of news on major technology stocks like Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook. There are also important things happening on the price charts. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 have some big patterns, most of which are potentially bearish. This may...
Here’s Your Ultimate Guide to Trading the Weak Dollar
A perfect storm of forces is lining up against the U.S. dollar. Here are some key things for investors to know. First, even if you don’t trade currencies (and most people don't), they can have a big influence on the stock market. Moves in the foreign-exchange markets...
Stocks Pause Ahead of Fed Meeting, Major Technology Earnings
Stocks are pausing with several important and uncertain events looming this week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 percent between Friday, July 17, and Friday, July 24. It was the first decline in four weeks and occurred at the same level where the coronavirus correction...
Ethereum, Precious Metals Soar
Summary U.S Treasury (UST) okays crypto custody for U.S banks after drawn-out debate. Ethereum (ETH) prices exploded out of recent price consolidation.Precious metals rocketed higher, led by Silver. Market Trends This Week Ethereum (ETH) saw fireworks late this week...
Silver ETF Makes Historic Move with Massive Options Volume
Silver shined yesterday like it hasn't done in years. The iShares Silver ETF (SLV) not only flew 9 percent on Wednesday -- its biggest gain since 2008. It also traded more than 2 million options contracts, its highest total since May 2011. SLV even outpaced other...
Chip Stocks Are Trying to Break Out Before AMD, Intel Earnings
Semiconductors are starting to outperform as investors prepare for results from firms like Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) broke out to new record highs on July 6 and have held their ground since. Its relative strength...
Tesla Reports This Week, More FANG Stocks Next Week: Key Things to Know
The most important part of earnings season is about to begin as major technology stocks like Tesla, Microsoft and Facebook present their numbers. TSLA and MSFT get the ball rolling Thursday afternoon. FB, Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) follow...
The Nasdaq Just Had the Worst Week In a Decade, By this Measure
Stocks rose again last week, flirting with post-pandemic highs, even as major technology names declined. The S&P 500 rose 1.25 percent between Friday, July 10, and Friday, July 17. It was the index's third straight weekly gain, with more than four-fifths of its...
3 Reasons Why Stocks May Be on the Verge of a Breakout
Stocks climbed again last week as investors kept piling into the technology sector. Is a breakout coming next? The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent between Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 10. The index closed at its highest level in a month as the economy improved and...
Don’s Notebook May 23, 2018
New homes have been one of the strongest areas of the economy, however today's April New Homes Sales Report is expected to show a decrease from the March total. A related announcement from the Mortgage Bankers' Association already out is that purchase applications for...
In Case You Missed All the IPOs
Technology has dominated IPOs recently, but some energy names and a yoga-themed hotelier have also surged of late.
Industrials May Be on the Mend
Economic news has been positive as the SPDR Industrial ETF (XLI) breaks resistance.
Where Traders Hope to Clean up after Sports-Betting Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court opened up sports betting with its decision on Monday, and traders were quick to put their chips on the table in a handful of stocks. Scientific Games (SGMS) led the charge with a 13 percent gain. Wall Street saw the news directly adding to...
Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018
Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018 Producer prices open three straight days of inflation data. Today’s announcement, the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the prices received...
Don’s Notebook May 4, 2018
Payrolls rose 164,000 after an upwardly revised 135,000 advance, according to the Labor Department data announced earlier today. The jobless rate fell to 3.9 percent, the lowest since December 2000, after six months at 4.1 percent. Average hourly earnings increased...
Don’s Notebook May 1, 2018
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM report) came in lower than Street consensus at 57.3 (vs. estimates of 57.5-60.) This survey asks purchasing managers about the general direction of production, new orders, order backlogs, their own inventories, customer...
Could have been worse: Earnings this week
It could have been worse. That's the good news for investors sifting through earnings this week. Just look at Facebook (FB). The social media giant got slammed by reports of data breeches last month, but it seemed to have little impact on first-quarter results last...
Once again, stocks hit resistance
For the second week in a row, stocks advanced but stalled at a key level. This time it was the 50-day moving average, a seemingly magical level on the S&P 500 that everyone uses as a trend indicator. The index pushed above it on Tuesday, stayed there for the next...