Market Insights

Bringing you the trading news around the world.

Markets
The Nasdaq Just Had the Worst Week In a Decade, By this Measure

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

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...

An Earnings Season Like No Other Is About to Begin

An Earnings Season Like No Other Is About to Begin

Earnings season is about to start, with the coronavirus pandemic causing one of the most uncertain backdrops ever. Analysts are looking for S&P 500 earnings to decline by 43-44 percent, according to Reuters and Factset. The energy sector is expected to have the...

Bitcoin Lulls While Alt Coins Perk Up

Bitcoin Lulls While Alt Coins Perk Up

Summary Bitcoin (BTC) prices waivered this week as the hash rate hit new highs.Alt Coins showed relative strength in comparison to Bitcoin.Cryptocurrency markets reacted positively to signs of an economic recovery in China. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) continued its...

Oil and Energy Stocks Teeter as Coronavirus Cases Soar in the U.S.

Oil and Energy Stocks Teeter as Coronavirus Cases Soar in the U.S.

After a huge bounce last quarter, energy is struggling again as coronavirus keeps spreading. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) fell 9 percent between June 30 and Thursday's close. That makes it the worst-performing sector this quarter by a huge margin. It also contrasts with...

Key Options Strategies to Know as Earnings Season Begins Next Week

Key Options Strategies to Know as Earnings Season Begins Next Week

Second-quarter earnings season begins next week against one of the most uncertain backdrops ever. It's a good time to review some options strategies to manage risk in the age of coronavirus. Here are some options trading strategies we'll consider today: Long...

All of a Sudden, Investors Are Waking Up to Global Stocks

All of a Sudden, Investors Are Waking Up to Global Stocks

The U.S. dollar is under pressure, spurring interest in a whole new universe of stocks and commodities. The iShares China Large Cap ETF (FXI) flew 9.5 percent on Monday, its biggest rally in more than a decade. KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) also rose more...

Covid or no Covid, Bullish Things Keep Happening in the Stock Market

Covid or no Covid, Bullish Things Keep Happening in the Stock Market

Stocks rose again last week as one bullish chart pattern after another appeared. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 26, and Thursday, July 2. Winners outnumbered losers by more than 19-to-1. The index also registered a 1...

Market Insights’ Biggest Stories From a Dramatic First Half of 2020

Market Insights’ Biggest Stories From a Dramatic First Half of 2020

The stock market just had one of its most dramatic runs ever. It flew to new highs, crashed to multiyear lows and then bounced sharply. Coronavirus has redefined the economy and the market. The pandemic has catapulted some industries forward, and doomed others with...