Of the twenty-five countries I have explored, the most memorable trip I’ve made so far has been to the city of Amritsar. It is the religious center of the Sikhs and border town to Pakistan in India. It is a place of beauty and adventure. Here I had one of the most profound experiences of my life.Walking the streets of every city in the world, you will come across the homeless. You see pover...Read More
Fundamental data is all about news and economic events, press releases andearnings reports. Whether you are a technical traders or have your own system ignoring fundamental data can easily turn a good trade into a losing trade as it will spark volatility. News trading can also offer great profits because it does set of volatility. Learning how to analyze these events and building strategies to cap...Read More
After wrapping up its longest quarterly win streak in two decades, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) kicked off the fourth quarter with a bang, rallying triple digits to assail record heights. Not to be outdone, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) also roared to all-time peaks, as stock traders applauded encouraging economic data. Outside of Wall Street, however, investors tu...Read More
Shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) are popping today, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced a plan to make it easier to market complex generic drugs. At last check, TEVA stock was up 5.1% to trade at $18.49. Options traders are targeting even more upside in the near term, with roughly 48,000 calls traded -- two times what's typically seen at this point in th...Read More
Small-cap stocks have been on a quest for record highs, as evidenced by the recent price action of the Russell 2000 Index (RUT). However, while we recently analyzed the best small-cap stocks to buy in October and the fourth quarter, today we decided to look at some of the small-cap stocks that could dip heading into 2018, if history is any indicator. Below are the 25 worst small-cap stocks to own...Read More
U.S. stocks are trading higher this afternoon, with manufacturing and construction data sending indexes to fresh record highs. Cable provider Altice USA Inc (NYSE:ATUS) and tech stock CyberOptics Corporation (NASDAQ:CYBE), are trending in opposite directions, while automaker General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is trading at all-time highs. Here's a quick look at what is moving shares of ATUS, C...Read More
Options trading has been extraordinarily heavy on steel stock U.S. Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) and rail industrial company Trinity Industries Inc (NYSE:TRN) in recent weeks. Here's a closer look at how options traders have been placing their bets on X and TRN stocks.The 20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest total mid-cap options volume during the past 10 trading days. Data...Read More
Gun stocks are soaring today, after last night's fatal shooting in Las Vegas -- which is being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The attack has increased expectations that gun sales will skyrocket ahead of a possible revived gun control debate in Washington. Among the names participating in the sector-wide surge are American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ:AOBC) and Sturm Ruger & Com...Read More
As Wall Street continues to monitor the fallout surrounding the deadly shooting in Las Vegas, stocks are starting the fourth quarter off bullishly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), and S&P 500 Index (SPX) have each touched an all-time high today, carrying over their momentum from the third quarter. As such, the SPX is extending its lead above the crucial 2,500...Read More
Morgan Stanley has revised its outlook on a number of stocks today, including a huge price-target hike for Sarepta Therapeutics. Analysts there also raised their outlook on video game stock Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) and review site Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP). We'll take a closer look at the analyst attention below and how shares of ATVI and YELP are reacting. Morgan Stanley Bullish on...Read More
U.S. stocks are seeing a higher start to the fourth quarter this morning, despite news of the Las Vegas mass shooting.Among the stocks making moves this morning are casino company MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), immunotherapy concern Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX), and tech stock Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of M...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT), automotive pricing site TrueCar Inc (NASADQ:TRUE), and computer graphics company Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of SRPT, TRUE, and NVDA.Morgan Stanley Sees Strong Drug Sales For Sarepta TherapeuticsSarepta Therapeutics stock is up...Read More
Analysts are weighing in on athletic apparel retail stock The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:FINL), gene therapies specialist bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE), and Chinese e-commerce name Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of FINL, BLUE, and BABA.Susquehanna Downgrades Finish Line StockShares of Finish Line are down 5.4% to trade at...Read More
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are signaling a positive start to the fourth quarter, though pre-market gains are modest following a mass shooting in Las Vegas overnight -- and with at least 50 people dead and more than 400 injured, it's the deadliest gun attack in U.S. history. And while several Las Vegas-related casino stocks are sinking ahead of the bell, futures on the S&P 500 Inde...Read More
"We enter this week's trading with multiple benchmarks trading at psychological round-number levels that have historically marked hesitation points or profit-taking levels...perhaps the benchmark on most radars is the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 2,502.22), which took out the round 2,500 century mark to begin last week's trading, but eventually retreated back below it Friday morning, closing the week just...Read More
With three full quarters of 2017 now in the books, General Electric (NYSE:GE) has cemented its standing as the worst-performing Dow component (by several orders of magnitude). At Friday's close, GE was sitting on a year-to-date decline of 23.5%, even as the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has gained upwards of 13% since the calendar turned to 2017. (GE's closest competition for biggest...Read More
Well that didn't take long. The U.S. Mint sold the entire 2017 American Palladium Eagle mintage after launching the coin just days ago. Silver, on the other hand, just reached a new milestone bottom in sales. Here's a breakdown...The American Palladium Eagle coin has sold out at the U.S. Mint just days after the release of the first ever palladium coin: So much for the whole "sufficient quant...Read More
SD Monday Outlook: Time to talk support. We're gonna need it...Yesterday, what can perhaps be called "the biggest event" since the Euro currency was born took place. Before anybody is quick to shout "Brexit", let's understand that the British voted in favor of Brexit in June of 2016, and just last month, PM May laid out plans to work on a two-year transition. On the other hand, on Sunday, 89% of C...Read More
Puerto Rican authorities are blaming the White House for not properly responding to the disaster caused by Hurricane Maria. Trump, in turn, tweeted that about the poor leadership within Puerto Rico and claimed the politicians were just trying to score political points.There have been unverified reports that officials in Puerto Rico were, in fact, holding back supplies unless there were accompanyi...Read More