By Jon D. Markman On May 10, 201803:22 PM Eastern
I’m on the road today but keeping a close eye on your positions. And things are looking pretty good from here.
Your Visa, SPY and Microsoft calls are doing nicely, with gains of up to 32.5%,...
By Jon D. Markman On May 10, 201805:26 AM Eastern
Stocks swept higher this Wednesday, led by oil drillers, as market participants looked past the disruption that might be caused by the U.S. exit from the Iran nuclear deal. President Trump...
By Jon D. Markman On May 9, 201803:27 PM Eastern
Stocks are trading higher this afternoon, led by energy shares, as markets breathe a sigh of relief that anxiety over the direction of the Iran nuclear deal has diminished. A rise in oil prices...
By Sean Brodrick On May 9, 201810:54 AM Eastern
Two weeks ago, I recommended you bank half-gains on Ring Energy (Nasdaq: REI). Today, most energy stocks are up. Heck, your Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) position is roaring. But Ring Energy is down....
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 9, 201810:31 AM Eastern
Small Community Banks Dominate, Taking 11 of 12 Spots
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL (May 9, 2018) – Weiss Ratings, the nation’s leading independent provider of ratings and analysis of financial service...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 9, 201808:55 AM Eastern
With geopolitical crisis on the horizon, the economies of the world have a problem: They’re too reliant on an ever-growing pile of debt, both private and public.
In 2008, it was the private debt...
By Mike Larson On May 9, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I look at dozens of charts each week. Some are incredibly valuable. Some are less so. And some are just pure garbage.
But what I’m about to show you is a chart that I believe to be one of the...
By Jon D. Markman On May 9, 201805:12 AM Eastern
Stocks careened around Wall Street again yesterday like trucks skidding on ice, spending most of the Tuesday session in the red before just barely eking out a gain.
The proximate cause for...
By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 201802:24 PM Eastern
U.S. stocks and oil prices were in modest retreat today following President Trump’s decision to ditch the Iran nuclear deal.
Through 2:15 pm ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 65...
By Sean Brodrick On May 8, 201812:12 PM Eastern
The action in the broader stock market is sideways lately. This is frustrating, especially from a trading perspective. Meanwhile, oil surged to its highest level since 2014 yesterday. This is...