Monday’s trading session with all three major U.S. indices in the green Last week, major U.S. indices recorded the fourth straight month of gains as both the Nasdaq and S&P booked over 5% gains for July, while the Dow was up 2%. Kicking off...
Read MoreAs I write this for you early Monday morning, the Dow is set to open slightly up. Will the Dow stay up for the day or end up selling off? We shall see, but one thing is for sure – we are going to see some volatility over the next few weeks...
Read MoreVolatility retreat by half since the March lows While volatility is based on the VIX, it has retreated by half since the March lows. It still stands at a robust 25% or well above the 20-year mean of 16. And implied volatility in individual names,...
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RoboStreet – July 30, 2020 Fighting the Hack Attacks With Cyber Security Stocks Equity markets rallied strongly into second-quarter earnings season, so it should be of no surprise by investors that there’s some selling on the news as...
Read MoreThere’s a lot of fear in the market. Considering everything that is happening in the world right now, that’s not surprising. Riots, disease, small businesses falling like flies, the Fed printing money like a turbocharged Xerox...
Read MoreIncrease in interest for stock option contracts With the recent surge in new retail trading accounts, much of which has focused on highly speculative names and aggressive day trading activity, we’ve seen a concurrent increase in interest for...
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After markets finished mostly lower on Tuesday, U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday following the conclusion of the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell affirmed the Fed’s decision to leave benchmark...
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