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Stocks Try to Bounce as Yields Fall But Global Risks Increase
Stocks are trying to bounce as investors weigh potential positives against rising global risks. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, October 6, and Friday, October 13. It was the index's second straight positive week as the fourth quarter gets underway....
FANG Stocks Flying as Nirvana Spreads in the Tech Sector
Big technology stocks are ripping as a combination of favorable conditions sweep markets. The NYSE FANG+ Index ($NYFANG) index is up more than 3 percent since Friday, putting it on pace for the biggest weekly gain since the early January. The index, named after...
Bulls Just Got Another Reason to Like the Chip Sector
The good news keeps coming for chip makers, the hottest space in the market over the last month. Digitimes reported this morning that Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet, just got a flurry of orders. It's now running its...
Who’s Buying Bitcoin? Cryptos Rally After Late-Night Order
Cryptocurrencies just had their best day of the year after a late-night trade triggered a flurry of buying all session. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) rallied 16 percent on Tuesday, its biggest gain in at least a year. Offshoot Bitcoin Cash (BCHUSD) fared even better, ripping more...
Energy Bulls Still Looking for Oil Sands Breakout: Options Recap
Options traders are targeting an obscure Canadian energy stock as oil pushes to its highest level in over four months. Check out the surging call volume yesterday in Cenovus Energy (CVE), which extracts crude oil from the sands of Alberta province: Roughly 33,000...
What the Surge in Rails May Be Saying About the Economy
Economists have worried about the economy slowing, but railroads are telling a different story. The Dow Jones US Railroads Index ($DJUSRR) rose more than 2 percent today to a new all-time high. They've helped the broader transportation index ($DJT) and industrial...
Stocks Keep Climbing as Key Chart Level Holds
Stocks bounced at a key level last week as volatility keeps falling despite a lack of good news. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent between Friday, March 22, and Friday, March 29. The index just finished its best quarter in almost a decade, up 13 percent, after climbing...
Technology & Communication
The Bulls May Have An Uphill Fight with Apple, Amazon and Facebook in Congress and Issuing Results
The next two days have a ton of news on major technology stocks like Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook. There are also important things happening on the price charts. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 have some big patterns, most of which are potentially bearish. This may...