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Another Record for Stocks in February on Earnings, Economic Growth
Stocks just rose for the fourth straight month, powered by strong earnings and economic growth. The S&P 500 climbed 5.2 percent between December 31 and February 29. Two-thirds of the index's members advanced, along with every major sector. The Nasdaq-100 rose 5.2...
How to Trade Futures With Powerful Tools: Key Lessons from Market Expert
Whether you trade S&P 500 e-mini futures, Nasdaq-100 e-mini futures or commodities like crude oil, this video’s for you. Learn powerful charting and analysis tools for on TradeStation's award-winning futures-trading...
Stocks Reclaim Old Highs, Led by Breakouts in Apple and Tesla
Stocks pushed back above their pre-Covid highs last week, with big technology companies like Apple and Tesla leading the charge. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, August 14, and Friday, August 21. It was the index's fourth straight positive week,...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Hit Milestone Levels
Summary Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) continue to maintain strong uptrends.Precious metals are in focus as BTC and gold (@gc) show correlation. Market Trends This Week Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), the two largest cryptocurrencies, continued their bullish...
E-Commerce Breakouts! Target and JD.com Explode Higher: Earnings This Week
If you want to know the week that e-commerce officially took over the world, this might have been it. Companies including Minneapolis-based Target (TGT), Beijing-based JD.com (JD) and Singapore-based Sea (SE) rode strong digital trends to new record highs. Meanwhile,...
5 Sports Betting Stocks to Watch Before Football Season Begins
Barely two years ago, sports betting was legalized in the United States. Now investors are getting excited about sports-betting stocks with football season less than a month away. Roundhill Sports Betting ETF (BETZ) hit a record price yesterday and has made new...
Summer Reading List: Mark Douglas’ Classic Guide to Trader Psychology
On August 18, 2020, we posted a book review, authored by David Russell, of Mark Douglas’s “Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude.” After posting this review, we were informed by the co-author of the book that some of...
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Technology and the Nasdaq Turn Negative for the Year as Reopening Triggers Broad Rotation in the Stock Market
The Nasdaq-100 just sank into negative territory for the year as investors dump the same technology stocks that boomed during the pandemic. The index is now 1.6 percent below its closing price on December 31. That dragged on two important exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...