Stocks ended 2021 on a strong note as investors found opportunities in new sectors like health care and real estate. The S&P 500 rose 4.7 percent in December, rebounding from worries about the Federal Reserve and omicron variant of coronavirus. The index climbed...
The stock market includes thousands of companies in scores of industries and groupings. While they may go up and down for any reason any day, there are underlying patterns behind price movement. This article reviews an earlier series on Market Insights explaining...
Tesla has been on anything but autopilot since peaking above $1,240 in early November. The EV giant first made a lower high near $1,200, followed by a lower low under $900 yesterday. Taking a step back, the price action is starting to resemble a downward channel. This...
Stocks remained under pressure last week as the Federal Reserve got hawkish and coronavirus made a comeback in the U.S. The S&P 500 slid 1.9 percent between Friday, December 10, and Friday, December 17. It was the third decline in the last four weeks, with risk-on...
Utilities broke out to new highs yesterday, and an option trader targeted the biggest company in the sector. Check out the call unusual volume in NextEra Energy (NEE): A block of 17,919 December 90 calls traded for $1.A block of 17,919 March 100 calls changed hands at...
High-multiple growth names crumbled again yesterday as investors brace for tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. Using TradeStation's extensive library of fundamental and technical data, we compared S&P 500 members that fell at least 1 percent on...
Johnson & Johnson is often a dull stock, but it had some exciting price action yesterday. The health care giant dropped 1 percent in the initial seconds of trading, undercutting Friday's low. Buyers immediately came out of the woodwork, driving the stock to its...
The S&P 500 fell yesterday, but a new kind of stock seems to be breaking out. Consumer staples, real estate investment trusts and utilities hit new 52-week highs on Monday, based on analysis of the SPDR funds tracking each sector. Meanwhile economically sensitive...
Stocks just had their best week since February as buyers defied worries about the omicron variant, amassing technology stocks and reopening plays. The S&P 500 rose 3.8 percent between Friday, December 3, and Friday, December 10. The index established a new...