By Sean Brodrick On April 8, 202110:40 AM Eastern
The broad indices are making new highs, but struggling to do so. And if you look underneath the hood, it’s apparent that big, “tentpole” stocks are making most of the gains, while most stocks are...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Despite remarkably dull trade, the S&P 500 squeaked on Wednesday to yet another new high.
Some are concerned the rally is losing momentum. Don’t be that investor. Pauses are not only normal...
By Kelly Green On April 8, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Everybody loves a good scandal.
Well, as long as you’re not in the middle of it.
But generally, everybody loves a good scandal when it involves a celebrity or when it makes for good...
By Alex Benfield On April 7, 202103:00 PM Eastern
The cryptocurrency market is down a bit today. What does that mean in the context of the current bull run?
• Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) is testing its 21-day moving average for...
By Jon D. Markman On April 7, 202102:40 PM Eastern
Stocks are whipping around in midday trading on Wednesday amid a calmer bond market ahead of the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting.
The Dow Jones...
By Sean Brodrick On April 7, 202112:48 PM Eastern
If you acted on my recommendation a month ago to buy June 18 VanEck Vectors Steel ETF (SLX) call options with a strike price of $55, I hope you acted on my recommendation to take gains on half the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 7, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks started Tuesday slightly lower and that is how most of the indexes finished. The S&P 500 drifted to 4,074 — a loss of only 0.10% — while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost half as much.
In all...
By Mike Larson On April 7, 202106:00 AM Eastern
One is a distributor of key products used in housing and commercial construction, with a dividend yield that’s almost double that of the S&P 500 Index.
Another is a Canada-based planning,...
By Alex Benfield On April 6, 202103:30 PM Eastern
Ethereum (ETH, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) surged to new all-time highs earlier today, but that isn’t even one of the biggest altcoin stories of the day. Let’s talk about three altcoins that are...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 202101:56 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling with a modest upside bias Tuesday while government bond yields fell and oil futures climbed as the International Monetary Fund lifted its growth outlook for 2021.
The Dow...