By Mike Larson On February 3, 202103:39 PM Eastern
The Scottish poet and journalist Charles Mackay wrote 180 years ago about the “popular delusions and the madness of crowds” — how “whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and...
By Jon D. Markman On February 3, 202103:25 PM Eastern
Stocks were spinning sideways with an upward bias in midday trade on Wednesday, with Alphabet (GOOGL) outshining Amazon.com (AMZN) following Jeff Bezos’ announcement that he will be leaving his...
By Sean Brodrick On February 3, 202111:25 AM Eastern
It has been a crazy couple of weeks in the markets, as Redditors and Wall Street hedge funds slug it out, first in GameStop Corp. (Nasdaq: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC)...
By Jon D. Markman On February 3, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks blasted higher again Tuesday as investors focused on progress with the COVID-19 stimulus talks and tuned out distractions such as the Reddit squeeze mob and impeachment.
The Dow kissed...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 202103:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are ripping higher again while Treasuries decline ahead of key technology earnings and investors weigh the progress in pandemic stimulus talks.
Through midday, the Dow advanced by 576.74,...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 202102:27 PM Eastern
Trade has been choppy. Investors fear disruption from organized mobs of smaller online traders. The heighted anxiety is probably a buying opportunity for most shares. For others it’s time to tread...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 202102:22 PM Eastern
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By Sean Brodrick On February 2, 202101:18 PM Eastern
Today, silver and silver miners are giving back most, if not all, of their gains from yesterday. This is heartbreaking for anyone who bought yesterday.
But we didn’t buy yesterday — we’re...
By Mike Larson On February 2, 202108:00 AM Eastern
I’d have to call last week one of the most “interesting” I’ve seen in a long, long time …
Traders getting together online and ganging up on short sellers to drive certain stocks to the moon …
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By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 202106:30 AM Eastern
Yeah, this might be the craziest market action I’ve seen in the 20-plus years since I went pro ...
It’s not scientific, and the original poster’s following certainly skews younger, but Charlie...