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By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks were mixed as forced liquidation of a hedge fund’s positions after it failed to meet margin calls on Friday hit broader investor sentiment and government bond yields rose.
The Dow Jones...
By Sean Brodrick On March 29, 202110:18 AM Eastern
The market continues to churn, and one of the victims is Fox Corp. (Nasdaq: FOXA). Fox is hardly blameless — the company spread lies about voting machines before and after the election, and now a...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Friday was a really bad day for bears, who are getting sloppy and may be losing their nerve.
The S&P 500 built on the reversal Thursday from critical support at 3,870. By the close on Friday,...
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 202102:30 PM Eastern
Stocks are holding onto early gains in midday trade on Friday as key data pointed to benign inflation for now, while bank stocks benefited from an easing in share buyback and dividend...
By Sean Brodrick On March 26, 202112:38 PM Eastern
Everything in your portfolio is rallying today — except one position: Americas Gold and Silver Corp. (NYSE: USAS). It just fell below our 30% active stop.
This makes no sense to me. Why is this...
By Tony Sagami On March 26, 202112:00 PM Eastern
The best investments are often quiet ones. They don’t need flash to generate interest — their performance speaks for itself. This month, I’ve got two picks that may have slid under your radar...
Three things happened in the model portfolio last Friday …
First, your March Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN, Rated “B”) put spread with a price range of $220-$205 expired without value as anticipated....
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 202107:28 AM Eastern
Tech stocks have been in a funk most of the past six weeks. Beginning next week and the months after, I’m expecting better price performance. Let me explain.
Stock prices do not move in a...
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Bears mounted a full-blown attack on Thursday at the open. The S&P 500 quickly lost almost 1%, falling through critical support at 3,870.
In theory, that weakness should have led to panic...
By Jon D. Markman On March 25, 202103:16 PM Eastern
Stocks are churning after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly mentioned the possibility of tapering asset purchases if the economy rebounds strongly, while oil slumped as concern...