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Growth Stocks Are Leading Again as Inflation Worries Fade
Growth stocks like Alphabet are leading again as inflation continues to fade. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, May 5 and Friday, May 12, while the Nasdaq-100 rose 0.6 percent. It was the third consecutive week that the technology-heavy Nasdaq...
IPOs Keep Coming amid Dog Days of Summer
It might be the dog days of summer, but initial public offerings (IPOs) keep on coming. Some $4.3 billion of stock was priced in new companies last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It was the strongest July since 2014 and the second-highest total for July in...
Pharma Bulls Chase Blue-chip Breakout: Options Recap
A blue-chip drug giant beat estimates this week, and the bulls are chasing in the options market. As we mentioned on Monday's Market Action, maker Pfizer (PFE) was expected to announce positive earnings of about $0.74 per share on Tuesday morning. They crushed that...
Sentiment May Be Shifting in Oil Before Iran Sanctions
For months, the story in crude oil has been bullish. But some recent developments may show sentiment is turning. First, look at inventories. The government says they rose by 3.8 million barrels last week, while forecasters had anticipated a decline of about 2.4...
How Time Was Money on Tech Earnings: Winning Trade in Apple
Earlier this week, we outlined a potential options trade on Apple (AAPL) before earnings. That strategy hit maximum profit this morning after strong results sent the tech giant to a new all-time high. Let's take a look with TradeStation's OptionStation Pro. The green...
Don’s Notebook August 1, 2018
The big question today is, because of the strength of the economy and the question of the Fed's independence, will there be any a decision for an immediate rate hike? Today’s direction indicators favor neither bulls nor bears. The Trump administration is considering...
Riding a megabank on the cheap: Options recap
One big investor is riding a megabank on the cheap, thanks to the leveraging power of options. Bank of America (BAC) has been on the move since late 2016. A large call roll yesterday seemed to show that a money manager is using options as a surrogate for owning...
Technology & Communication
FANG Gets Disrupted as the Dow Strikes Back
Two major "FANG" stocks are getting disrupted as members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average take business back into their own hands. First, Nike (NKE) announced it will stop selling merchandise on Amazon.com (AMZN). Second, Walt Disney's (DIS) new Disney+ service got...