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Five Reasons Why Stocks Began November With a Giant Blastoff

Five Reasons Why Stocks Began November With a Giant Blastoff

Stocks began November with a monster rally, and there are at least five reasons why. The S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each had their biggest weekly gains since March. Technology stocks led the charge, along with health care and precious...

Crypto Bull Market Continues to Roar Higher

Crypto Bull Market Continues to Roar Higher

Summary Cryptocurrencies fluctuated in reaction to the U.S election but finished higher.Bitcoin Cash (BCH) plans to carry out a hard fork (11/15) Bitcoin (BTC) traded in a volatile manner due to uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election and rising COVID-19...

What Are the Top Stocks for Options Trading?

What Are the Top Stocks for Options Trading?

It's been a record year for options trading. But not all stocks are equal in the eyes of options traders. Some symbols are incredibly active, with hundreds of thousands of transactions per day. Others barely trade at all, even if they're large or well-known companies....

Coronavirus High Flier: Tupperware Finds New Life in the Stay-Home Trade

Coronavirus High Flier: Tupperware Finds New Life in the Stay-Home Trade

The coronavirus pandemic has lifted all kinds of technology stocks. But it's also fueled rallies in a handful of old-economy stocks. Tupperware is one of them. The maker of plastic containers entered the crisis with years of falling share prices. It lost about 99...

Trump or Biden? Options Traders Are the Real Winners This Year

Trump or Biden? Options Traders Are the Real Winners This Year

Regardless of who wins today's elections, options traders are the winners this year. Some 583.7 million calls and puts traded in the U.S. last month, according to TradeStation data. It was a new record for the options market, inching past the volatility-fueled surge...

Uncertainty Runs High in the Stock Market as a Huge Week Begins

Uncertainty Runs High in the Stock Market as a Huge Week Begins

There's huge uncertainty in the stock market as investors enter one of the biggest weeks in recent history. The Presidential Election tomorrow won't just determine who sits in the White House. Outcomes in Congress could also have a major impact on fiscal stimulus at...

These Were The Busiest Symbols at TradeStation in October

These Were The Busiest Symbols at TradeStation in October

Tesla was the busiest symbol at TradeStation Securities in October, keeping the No. 1 spot for the fourth straight month. The rankings were little changed this month. Traders continued to focus more on individual stocks than index-based products. Chinese electric-car...

Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook

Amazon Earnings Are Tonight, Along With Apple and Facebook

It's a huge day for the Nasdaq-100, with some of the biggest and most important stocks issuing results. Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOGL), three of the market's four companies worth at least $1 trillion, report earnings this afternoon. Facebook...