By Jon D. Markman On April 29, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks wandered around like dogs looking for a lost bone this Tuesday, scratching around the unchanged line, following a dismal decline in consumer confidence just as businesses around the country...
By Jon D. Markman On April 28, 202001:45 PM Eastern
Stocks are desperately seeking direction today, switching between gains and losses following a dismal decline in consumer confidence just as businesses around the country slowly restart operations...
By Sean Brodrick On April 28, 202012:22 PM Eastern
I have a couple of trading ideas for you today.
First, we are seeing gold and silver pull back today. This is countertrend to the big rally in metals. It may be due to profit taking, or perhaps...
By Sean Brodrick On April 28, 202011:18 AM Eastern
Last week, I recommended you bank three rounds of gains.
If you acted on my recommendation, you should have grabbed half gains on Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE: KGC), Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM)...
By Jon D. Markman On April 27, 202003:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are rising today as investors saw some local governments moving toward loosening restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Through 2:30 p.m. Eastern, the Dow was up 315...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 27, 202009:37 AM Eastern
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is one of the few institutions in Washington that’s still nonpartisan.
Its forecasts are objective and impartial.
But right now, they’re also...
By Jon D. Markman On April 27, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks got off to a slow start Friday, plunging into the red midday before buyers swarmed the barricades and pushed indexes to solid gains that closed just short of Thursday’s highs.
The Dow...
By Tony Sagami On April 24, 202005:46 PM Eastern
The banks are in trouble.
With 22 million Americans out of work and unable to pay their bills, banks are seeing delinquencies rise. And banks with more exposure to high-risk loans are really...
By Jon D. Markman On April 24, 202003:10 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling with an upside bias today, as investors appear optimistic but cautious. This was a losing week, marked by dismal economic data stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and a plunge...
You should have had no trouble adding June Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) put options to your portfolio during Wednesday’s market rally. That’s a nice downside hedge for a rounded...