Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.6 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 4:38 a.m. …
The bulls are looking for a rally in Morgan Stanley as it consolidates slightly below its 200-day moving average.Our Heat Seeker tracking program detected the purchase of more than 14,000 March 20 calls …
The U.S. stock-market surge in January may feel to some like having reached a remote mountain peak. It was a lot of work, but there are not many people to celebrate with. The S&P 500 rose 4.4 percent in …
It’s the best start for stocks in 15 years.In what was mostly a slow and steady climb, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.4 percent in January and the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 4.4 percent, the …
The stock market lost ground Tuesday but still appeared headed for its best January finish in more than a decade. An unexpected drop in consumer confidence dragged stocks down after a strong open.The Dow …
Stocks gave up early gains to turn flat on Tuesday, weighed down by mixed corporate earnings and weaker-than-expected data on Midwest business activity and consumer confidence. Major indexes had opened …
As the SPDR S&P 500 Regional Bank Fund fell yesterday, a large put spread dominated its option activity.The KRE exchange-traded fund finished the day at $25.79, down 0.58 percent as it found support around …
While the January rally in U.S. stocks may have looked good, investors would have found even more to like in foreign markets-especially in emerging economies.
Exchange traded funds are attracting greater asset inflows as investors become more confident that the rally in stocks is for real.According to a Deustche Bank research note, exchange traded products saw …
Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn’t necessarily translate into a huge pop for a …