By Jon D. Markman On December 31, 202009:28 AM Eastern
I have been a bit reluctant to add a lot of short-term exposure going into the final days of 2020. Thin trading volume and an unusually uncertain political environment make for unpredictable...
By Jon D. Markman On December 31, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Publication note: We will not publish Friday and probably Monday due to the holiday.
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Stocks scrambled mostly higher Wednesday as investors cheered the approval of another vaccine...
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By Jon D. Markman On December 30, 202003:15 PM Eastern
Stocks are on the move gently higher today as the Treasury Department began distributing the approved $600 stimulus payments to most American families, while the fate of additional COVID-19 relief...
By Mike Larson On December 30, 202012:45 PM Eastern
What’s the best thing I can say about 2020?
As a human being, I’d say, “It’s almost over.” As an investor, I’d say, “How long can this go on?”
We’re less than 48 hours from ringing in a new...
First, Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) punched right through its prior all-time high at $20,000. Then, this week, the King of Crypto blasted above $28,000.
But amid all the hoopla and...
By Jon D. Markman On December 30, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Publication note: We will not publish Friday and possibly Monday due to the holiday.
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Stocks swept lower Tuesday after the Senate’s top Republican blocked a bid from Democrats to...
By David Dittman On December 29, 202003:45 PM Eastern
Last week, Juan Villaverde and Bruce Ng discussed Bitcoin “punching through $24,000.”
But things move fast in the crypto markets. Over the weekend, Bitcoin punched through $27,000 … and then...
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By Sean Brodrick On December 29, 202002:47 PM Eastern
We don’t have new trades this week because trading volume is very thin over the holidays. Volume will pick up again next week, and we’ll have new trades for you then.
The good news on gold is...
By Jon D. Markman On December 29, 202002:45 PM Eastern
Stocks are mostly swirling lower Tuesday as investors square up their books and handicap the odds of a big boost in pandemic relief checks for many Americans.
The House of Representatives voted...
By Jon D. Markman On December 29, 202011:15 AM Eastern
High flying technology stocks started strong on Monday after the holiday break … before running into a torrent of selling in the first hour.
That pressure did not relent until the closing...