Stocks continued their recent strength into the Thanksgiving holidayIt was another up day for stocks, as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all hit new highs yet again. While upside was somewhat limited in the pre-holiday trading, there was still plenty of data for traders to consider, including a solid update on third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP). Retailers also made big moves again, including...Read More

Implied volatility on MYL options is at historically low levelsMylan NV (NASDAQ:MYL) hit a five-month low of $16.79 on Nov. 8, but has since added 11.1% -- up 2.2% today at $18.71, thanks to an upgrade to "hold" from "sell" at CFRA. This rebound could be short-lived, though, with MYL now trading near a trendline that's had bearish implications in the past.Specifically, MYL is running into its 50-d...Read More

A Medicaid setback is weighing on Evolent Health stockStocks are hovering around record highs as the Thanksgiving holiday nears. Among the names making notable moves today are athleisure name Under Armour (NYSE:UAA), as well as biotech concerns Evolent Health Inc (NYSE:EVH), and cybersecurity name Onconova Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONTX). Here's a quick look at what's moving the shares of UAA, EVH,...Read More

The November jobs report is due out on FridayCyber Monday will kick off another busy stretch for retailers next week. Earnings from a number of big names -- including AutoZone (AZO), Five Below (FIVE), and RH (RH) -- will also be in focus. Wall Street will also be eyeing a number of economic reports ahead of the mid-December Fed meeting. While no rate cut is expected this time around, Wall Street...Read More

It's definitely not retail, based on historical dataRetail has been the main focus of Wall Street ahead of the holiday season, but it turns out the retail sector has not been a top performer in December during the past 10 years. Instead, the media sector, represented by the PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio ETF (PBS) has done well in the month, according to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitat...Read More

Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAThe precious metals sector remains in a correction. The miners have shown some positive signs but are not ready to move yet because the metals likely have more correction ahead.Technical support levels can provide us with low risk buy opportunities but combine that with sentiment data and we increase our odds of success.One reason why the sector is stuck in a correction...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold could see another wave to the downside if the low of yesterday does not hold:Read More

The range trade in gold and silver which has been there in November will be broken in December. Volatility will rise. A new trend should be formed in December. I expect the US dollar Index to crash. Brexit, US jobs numbers and actual signing of the US-China trade deal should be market mover or market shaker in December. Gold managed to trade over $1448 and needs to trade over $1448 to try and ri...Read More

Amazon is one of the worst S&P stocks for December With the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season kicking off during Black Friday, investors might be interested to see which stocks tend to do the best, and which are notorious underperformers next month. One name that could come as a surprise is Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). In fact, the e-commerce giant is the only FAANG name to show u...Read More

The precious metals sector remains in a correction. The miners have shown some positive signs but are not ready to move yet because the metals likely have more correction ahead. Technical support levels can provide us with low risk buy opportunities but combine that with sentiment data and we increase our odds of success. One reason why the sector is stuck in a correction is because the net specul...Read More

There's a lot of pessimism around THC to be unwound The shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) are up 2% to trade at $32.56 today, just a chip-shot off Monday's annual high of $32.89. There's reason to believe more highs are on the horizon, with the healthcare stock flashing a bullish signal for the final month of 2019. More specifically, THC's Monday high comes amidhistorically low implied...Read More

Third-quarter GDP was better than expectedStocks are little changed at midday, as traders look ahead to tomorrow's Thanksgiving Day holiday. While the price action is muted, there's plenty of economic data to digest, including a stronger-than-anticipated reading on third-quarter gross domestic product (GPD) and an eighth straight monthly rise in consumer spending in October. At last check, the Dow...Read More

VMware posted third-quarter earnings and revenue that both beat analysts' estimates The shares of software concern VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) are up 2.3% to trade at $168.75 this morning, after the firm posted third-quarter profits of $1.49 per share, and revenue of $2.46 billion -- both of which beat analysts' estimates. VMware cited strengthening sales for its Hybrid Cloud subscription and SaaS.Ana...Read More

DE is set to breach a key trendline todayA notable earnings loser this morning is Deere & Company (NYSE:DE). Although the machinery company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates, Deere issued a full-year profit forecast that fell short of analyst expectations. CEO John May cited "lingering trade tensions" and severe harvesting conditions as catalysts for the dr...Read More

Options traders have taken a put-focused approachPVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) has been one of a number of retailers to report earnings in recent days, with Monday's post-close report initially sending the shares higher in yesterday's trading -- only to see them ultimately close 0.5% lower at $100.05. The round-number $100 price point seems to be acting as a magnet for the stock, after previously representi...Read More

Upbeat trade comments from Trump have stock futures pointed higher this morning Stock futures are pointing to a positive open ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday,as U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and China are in the "final throes of a very important deal." The comments followed a phone call between the two nations in which negotiations were discussed, and an agreement to keep working thr...Read More

Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) started its own steel production last week, the company told Fastmarkets at the sidelines of the Arab Iron & Steel Union (AISU) annual summit in Tunisia on Wednesday November 27. The company used to import steel billet, but a source at the company told Fastmarkets: "We have stopped importing semis some time ago, continuing with re-rolling billet from stocks imported ear...Read More

How Black Friday has been a signal for stocks in the past 30 years Thanksgiving is upon us tomorrow, followed by one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Black Friday, evidently, isn't necessarily the busiest shopping day of the year as retailers run deals earlier and online shopping has become more popular. It still marks the unofficial beginning of holiday shopping. Next week, reports of Bl...Read More

Anglo American has sold a 12% interest in the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, Australia, to a consortium of Japanese companies, including steelmaker Nippon Steel, it said on Wednesday November 27.Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to a number of conditions prior to completion, Anglo American will receive cash proceeds of approximately $141 million in respect of the 12% minority...Read More

Global crude steel production totaled 151.49 million tonnes in October, down by 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Tuesday November 26.Chinese steelmakers contributed 81.52 million tonnes to that amount, a decrease of 0.6% from the 82.01 million tonnes they produced in October 2018.Indian...Read More