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By Jon D. Markman On September 13, 202103:23 PM Eastern
Stocks opened higher this morning, but like Friday, all of the gains were quickly erased. Then a weak rebound ensued that has pushed the Dow and S&P 500 modestly higher and the Nasdaq 100 lower.
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Disruptors & Dominators
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By Tony Sagami On September 13, 202109:00 AM Eastern
Corporate America is flush with cash. The 500 companies that make up the S&P 500 are sitting on a collective $2.4 trillion.
Well, sitting on it isn’t quite the correct term. They are using a big...
By Jon D. Markman On September 13, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks sank for a fifth consecutive session on Friday despite solid early gains. The S&P 500 closed at 4,458, a decline of 0.8%.
For the week, the benchmark lost 1.7%, its worst weekly decline...
By Jon D. Markman On September 10, 202103:05 PM Eastern
Stocks opened sharply higher this morning only to give up all of the early gains and turn lower.
The catalyst for the rally was news that President Biden will mandate vaccines for federal...
By Mike Larson On September 10, 202112:00 PM Eastern
Two moves to make today: Buy a stock for your Bedrock Portfolio whose payout soared 25% since 2020. And buy a new ETF for your Dynamic Portfolio that’s run by people who know a thing or two about...
Weiss Tech Breakout
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By Jon D. Markman On September 10, 202111:28 AM Eastern
The Nasdaq is down 0.8% from its record high. Although that’s not a huge decline, we may see more weakness over the next couple of weeks as traders fret about September declines.
Be patient...
Let’s start this issue off with a double helping of good news:
1. You should’ve had no trouble locking down another win on the September 2021 iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM, Rated “C+”) put...
By Jon D. Markman On September 10, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks have now declined four days in a row. The S&P 500 fell to 4,493 on Thursday, a decline of 0.5%.
The weakness puts the benchmark back to the rising 20-day moving average at 4,490. The...
Strategic Options
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By Jon D. Markman On September 9, 202103:36 PM Eastern
Stocks are scuffling today as traders weigh more corporate earnings reports and concerns the Federal Reserve will soon begin to taper fixed income asset purchases.
Traders have been jittery all...
By Jon D. Markman On September 9, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks have now declined for three consecutive days, and the S&P 500 has lost 0.4% to 4,514.
I wrote on Tuesday that a test of the first important support level at 4,483 seemed inevitable. The...