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By Jon D. Markman On October 22, 202103:24 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling in choppy trade after a decline in social media companies’ shares pulled the Nasdaq lower, and Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve is on track to begin tapering its...
By Jon D. Markman On October 22, 202102:00 PM Eastern
Bulls have ripped higher this week — as we expected — as Q3 earnings reports have been stronger than anticipated and crude oil has charged higher.
Over the past week, the best performing...
By Tony Sagami On October 22, 202112:58 PM Eastern
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By Mike Larson On October 22, 202112:08 PM Eastern
Your Home Depot (NYSE: HD, Rated “B”) trade has been a home run!
We estimate you took in a net credit of $164 for each November Home Depot put spread with a price range of $305-$280, which you...
By Tony Sagami On October 22, 202107:00 AM Eastern
According to the latest retail spending report, Americans are back to their old spending ways. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that retail sales rose by an unexpectedly strong 0.7% in...
By Jon D. Markman On October 22, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks began Thursday sharply lower. The S&P 500 skidded to an opening decline of 0.4% as normal profit taking prevailed following the six-day rally.
However, the selling was short-lived....
By Jon D. Markman On October 21, 202103:08 PM Eastern
Stocks are jumbled Thursday as government bond yields touched a five-month high after initial jobless claims fell to their latest low since the start of the pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial...
By Sean Brodrick On October 21, 202110:00 AM Eastern
Battery metals are doing very well with lithium leading the way higher. But there’s so much more to this megatrend than just lithium. In fact, the electric vehicle (EV) megatrend — which is...
By Sean Brodrick On October 21, 202110:00 AM Eastern
Battery metals are doing very well with lithium leading the way higher. But there’s so much more to this megatrend than just lithium. In fact, the electric vehicle (EV) megatrend — which is...
By Jon D. Markman On October 21, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 pushed to 4,536 on Wednesday, a gain of 0.4%. It was the sixth consecutive advance and it leaves the benchmark index less than a single point from its Sept. 2 record close.
If bears...