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By Jon D. Markman On April 19, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication note: We might skip a day or two this week.
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The indexes continued to push higher on Friday as cyclical stocks moved back into a leadership role.
The rotation back...
By Jon D. Markman On April 16, 202103:15 PM Eastern
Stocks held onto early gains broadly in midday trading on Friday amid falling bond yields, pushing two key indexes higher into record territories as the economic recovery picked up pace.
The Dow...
Great news! You should have had no trouble grabbing a nice income payday on your April JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM, Rated “B-”) put spread with a price range of $135-$120.
I estimate you got...
By Sean Brodrick On April 16, 202112:00 PM Eastern
In the mid-month update, we discussed positions that should do well after President Joe Biden gets his $2.25 trillion infrastructure bill through Congress. To be sure, Biden’s plan is just a plan...
By Jon D. Markman On April 16, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Stocks surged on Thursday to record closing levels across the board. There is a theme at work: We are in a runaway bull market and all pullbacks are being bought.
There are still plenty of...
By Jon D. Markman On April 16, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks stormed Thursday to fresh record highs. The Dow Jones topped 34000 for the first time and the S&P 500 jumped to 4,170, a gain of 1.1%.
As we expected, tech stocks paced the rally, an...
By Jon D. Markman On April 15, 202102:50 PM Eastern
Stocks rose while government bond yields declined after a stronger-than-expected jump in retail sales in March coincided with a drop in jobless claims to the lowest in a year and as first-quarter...
By Jon D. Markman On April 15, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks soared and swirled and swooned and basically made a hodgepodge Wednesday. Cyclical sectors like banks, industrials, metals, and energy pushed higher, while technology stocks were mostly...
By Jon D. Markman On April 14, 202102:40 PM Eastern
Stocks came off early highs in midday trading on Wednesday as top banks kicked off quarterly reports with rising profits on the back of a recovering U.S. economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial...
By Sean Brodrick On April 14, 202112:11 PM Eastern
Let’s grab two quick rounds of gains, then add a new pick in cybersecurity.
First, it’s time to sell Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE: SQM). This lithium mining stock is trending...