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Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise

Financial ETF Is Attempting a Historic Breakout as Interest Rates Rise

The SPDR Financial ETF quietly did something historic last week: It closed at the highest price ever. This is a big deal because XLF has been trapped at resistance running back to 2007 (before the subprime crisis). It was trying to break the old highs around $31...

Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market

Volatility Closes at Post-Covid Low as Confidence Sweeps the Market

The "fear index" just broke 20 for the first time in almost a year. It was one of several milestones suggesting the market sees further recovery from last year's coronavirus pandemic. Cboe's volatility index fell 0.9 point this week to 19.97. It was the lower close on...

Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs

Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs

Twitter is having its best week in six years as its advertising business finally starts to gain traction. Twitter (TWTR) is up 27 percent since Friday, February 5. That makes it the best-performing member of the S&P 500 for the period. It's also the biggest weekly...

L Brands, MGM Led the S&P 500 This Week as Reopening Optimism Spreads

L Brands, MGM Led the S&P 500 This Week as Reopening Optimism Spreads

L Brands and MGM Resorts were the top-performers member of the S&P 500 this week as economic optimism overshadowed strong earnings from Big Tech. L Brands (LB) rose 21 percent since Friday, January 29, after preannouncing better-than-expected fourth quarter...

GameStop’s Real Lesson to Investors: Beware of Crowded Trades

GameStop’s Real Lesson to Investors: Beware of Crowded Trades

GameStop's short squeeze is one of the most discussed news stories this year. Whatever you think of it, one thing is clear for investors: It shows the risk of "crowded trades." A "crowded trade" is a popular position or theme embraced by large numbers of investors. It...