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S&P 500 Challenges Falling Trendline: Market Trends This Week
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Guess who’s raiding the medicine chest
News reports have seen it coming for months, but now it's official: Amazon.com (AMZN) is attacking drug distributors. AMZN announced the purchase of closely held PillPack. The smaller company caters to patients who routinely take large numbers of medicines, like for...
Basics of hedging, part 1: Puts
Market volatility is one the biggest headaches for investors. You can make very good choices on stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), researching the fundamentals and knowing their opportunities. But then a tornado of movement hits and all that hard work turns into...
Don’s Notebook June 28, 2018
The US Department of Commerce reported that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) price index came in at 2.2 percent which is above expectations which were fixed at 1.9 percent. The GDP core, however, remains unchanged in the third estimate at 2.6 percent. The GDP price index...
Bulls pivot back to energy: Midweek sector check
The S&P 500 is bouncing at its 50-day moving average as the market drifts into the dog days of summer. Here's a breakdown of the best- and worst-performing industries so far this week. Winners: Energy is surging with life as crude oil (@CL) rallies to a new...
Medical device giant targeted for breakout: Options recap
Medical-device giant Medtronic (MDT) has gone nowhere for the last two years, but options traders are looking for a breakout. About 25,000 August 90 calls were bought on Tuesday for $0.74 -- pretty noteworthy for a company that averaged only 10,000 contracts per...
How a bull’s playing sneaker earnings: Options recap
Last quarter iconic sneaker maker Nike (NKE) surprised to the upside. One big options trader seem to expect more good news tomorrow night. Here's a breakdown of the complex, high-risk complex strategy that appeared yesterday afternoon: 4,100 6-July 73.50 calls were...
Technology & Communication
Why Apple Is Sailing to New Highs Two Weeks Before Earnings
The world's biggest company keeps getting more valuable as investors look for a mix of positive forces to keep it moving upward. Apple (AAPL) hit new all-time highs the last two sessions and has risen for seven of the last eight weeks. That's established it firmly...