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Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation

Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation

Apple (AAPL) was the most popular symbol at TradeStation in April as the technology giant kept rising for a fourth straight month. There weren't many changes to the list of most active stocks and ETFs last month. Attention continued to focus on large technology...

Stocks Keep Climbing as Market Enters a Huge Week for Events

Stocks Keep Climbing as Market Enters a Huge Week for Events

Stocks keep climbing amid bullish news as we enter a super-busy week of events. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent between Friday, April 19, and Friday, April 26. The index also closed at a new all-time high of 2940, with technology and the Nasdaq-100 still leading the...

Stocks Flirt With Highs Amid Strong Economy and Earnings

Stocks Flirt With Highs Amid Strong Economy and Earnings

Stocks flirted with new highs last week as the economy improved and earnings season got underway. The S&P 500 was little changed in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, April 12, and Thursday, April 18. At one point, the index touched its highest level...

Earnings Flashback: Highlights From the Fourth Quarter

Earnings Flashback: Highlights From the Fourth Quarter

First-quarter earnings season gets moving in a big way this week, with over 50 members of the S&P 500 slated to report. Analysts are negative in terms of growth, estimating that profits will shrink more than 4 percent. If that plays out as forecast, it would be...

What’re the Big Stories This Year? Here’s the Best of Market Insights

What’re the Big Stories This Year? Here’s the Best of Market Insights

2019 is already a year for the record books, with the biggest quarterly rally in almost a decade and the best job market in nearly 50 years. Investors have shaken off huge volatility while navigating unprecedented political uncertainty. Market Insights always strives...

Stocks Drift Higher, Almost Erasing Fourth-Quarter Selloff

Stocks Drift Higher, Almost Erasing Fourth-Quarter Selloff

Stocks rose again last week, erasing the fourth quarter's violent drop, as worst-case scenarios keep falling apart. The S&P 500 rose 2 percent between Friday March 29, and Friday, April 5. It was the twelfth gain in the 15 weeks since Christmas. About 80 percent...

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

Here's a list of TradeStation's most active symbols last month versus February: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY):The market-tracking fund kept the top position from February. Apple (AAPL): The smartphone giant rose from No. 5.Nvidia (NVDA): The chip company slipped one...

Stocks Keep Climbing as Key Chart Level Holds

Stocks Keep Climbing as Key Chart Level Holds

Stocks bounced at a key level last week as volatility keeps falling despite a lack of good news. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent between Friday, March 22, and Friday, March 29. The index just finished its best quarter in almost a decade, up 13 percent, after climbing...

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Stocks keep levitating to new highs for the year, riding a wave of Nirvana-like conditions. The S&P 500 2.9 rose percent between Friday, March 8, and Friday, March 15. Not only was it the biggest weekly advance since the end of November. The index also seemed to...