By Jon D. Markman On March 7, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Following the peak of the pandemic last March, investors clung to companies that could survive in a bear market ... and even a recession.
Now, with cash flowing into the economy — thanks to...
By Jon D. Markman On March 5, 202102:46 PM Eastern
Stocks recovered from an early sell-down in choppy midday trading on Friday after a strong jobs report last month pointed to further recovery prospects.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
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Remember that interest rate problem we talked about last week? Well, Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and his subordinates had the opportunity over the last few days to push back against it. To...
By Sean Brodrick On March 5, 202111:05 AM Eastern
Tech stocks have been taking it on the chin the last couple weeks. As a result, your ProShares UltraShort QQQ (NYSE: QID) has about a 13% open gain. Nice! Today, we’re going to grab HALF that gain...
By Sean Brodrick On March 5, 202110:50 AM Eastern
Tech stocks have been taking it on the chin the last couple weeks. As a result, your ProShares UltraShort Technology (NYSEARCA: REW) ETF has about a 10% open gain. Today, we’re going to grab HALF...
By Jon D. Markman On March 5, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Last week in this section I wrote about the reverse J. Wellington Wimpy market. It’s the idea that investors are paying up today for the possibility of really big businesses in the future.
I...
By Jon D. Markman On March 5, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication note: We might publish just three days next week, depending on volatility.
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Stocks melted down again on Thursday, sending the S&P 500 to 3,768, a decline of 1.3%. The...
By Tony Sagami On March 5, 202106:00 AM Eastern
“Stonks” only go higher, right?
That’s the main takeaway from the craze around red-hot names like GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC), popularized by the...
By Jon D. Markman On March 4, 202103:16 PM Eastern
Stocks are falling and government bond yields are jumping even as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a buildup of some inflationary pressures in the economy was unlikely to result in a...
By Jon D. Markman On March 4, 202111:31 AM Eastern
Stocks were largely smashed on Wednesday in synch with renewed fears of inflation, pounding the S&P 500 to 3,819, a decline of 1.3%.
That level dovetails with the rising 50-day moving average....