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Semiconductor ETF Reclaiming Leadership in Technology

Semiconductor ETF Reclaiming Leadership in Technology

Chip stocks began April with a bang, potentially ending a year of underperformance against other parts of the technology sector. The Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up about 7 percent in the last week, making it the best-performing major fund in the entire...

FANG Stocks Flying as Nirvana Spreads in the Tech Sector

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

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...

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation

Here's a list of TradeStation's most active symbols last month versus February: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY):The market-tracking fund kept the top position from February. Apple (AAPL): The smartphone giant rose from No. 5.Nvidia (NVDA): The chip company slipped one...

Confidence Keeps Spreading in this Favorite Corner of Tech

Confidence Keeps Spreading in this Favorite Corner of Tech

Semiconductors are ripping as evidence keeps suggesting a rebound is coming soon. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ($SOX) has surged almost 9 percent since the beginning of last week. That's more than twice the gain of the broader S&P 500 over the same period....

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Market Keeps Levitating amid Nirvana Conditions

Stocks keep levitating to new highs for the year, riding a wave of Nirvana-like conditions. The S&P 500 2.9 rose percent between Friday, March 8, and Friday, March 15. Not only was it the biggest weekly advance since the end of November. The index also seemed to...

What are FANG Stocks? Nasdaq Growth Names on the Move

What are FANG Stocks? Nasdaq Growth Names on the Move

Remember FANG stocks? Investors are flocking back to major technology stocks like Facebook (FB) today. The NYSE FANG+ index ($NYFANG) is up 2.7 percent in afternoon trading, its biggest gain since late January. That's driving a big rally in the Nasdaq-100. Meanwhile...

Big Tech Stocks Remain Favorites: February at TradeStation

Big Tech Stocks Remain Favorites: February at TradeStation

TradeStation clients kept their focus on major technology names as markets plodded higher in February. Just two symbols changed on our monthly ranking. General Electric (GE) returned to the Top 10 and was the only non-technology stock to make the cut. Video game maker...

New Names Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

New Names Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Unusual companies advanced following their quarterly results in the last week, continuing a trend this earnings season. Consider Garmin (GRMN) and Arista Networks (ANET), the two biggest gainers in the S&P 500 since our last review. GRMN, a one-time leader in GPS...