It's one of those things even many veteran option traders ignore, dismissing it as a distraction rather than helpful. And truth be told, if you never gave it a second thought, that would be ok. If you want to give yourself a surprising options-trading edge, however, vega can help. Here's why. Vega is one of several so-called "greeks" often used...
It's one of those things even many veteran option traders ignore, dismissing it as a distraction rather than helpful. And truth be told, if you never gave it a second thought, that would be ok. If you want to give yourself a surprising options-trading edge, however, vega can help. Here's why. Vega is one of several so-called "greeks" often used...
Several days ago we compared the performance of all the major market cap and style groups, pointing out traders were falling in love with small and mid caps at the expense of large caps, and traders were favoring value over growth. The only real concern at the time was turbulence that was impacting all these groups. It posed the threat...
Several days ago we compared the performance of all the major market cap and style groups, pointing out traders were falling in love with small and mid caps at the expense of large caps, and traders were favoring value over growth. The only real concern at the time was turbulence that was impacting all these groups. It posed the threat...
— Spotify is getting hit hard on earnings, dipping into a key support zone. If it fails to hold, more selling could be around the corner. Let's check the chart. — By Bret Kenwell, TheStreet.com Spotify (SPOT) stock is not reacting well — it's down about 9% — to the music-streaming company's earnings report. The stock is retesting this month's...
— Alphabet has been the best-performing FAANG holding over the last six months and in 2021. Can it maintain momentum after earnings? — By Bret Kenwell, TheStreet.com Alphabet (GOOGL) has been an excellent performer over the last several quarters. Investors are hoping the company's upcoming earnings report will help propel the stock to new heights. Alphabet's earnings are due up...
With just a superficial glance it looks like the market's rolling again, led by the FANG stocks. The NASDAQ Composite jumped 0.87% on Monday, and while that doesn't carry the tech-heavy index to record highs, the S&P 500 accomplished that feat in today's action. Equally telling is that the Dow lost ground, implying traders are turning in their blue chips...
With just a superficial glance it looks like the market's rolling again, led by the FANG stocks. The NASDAQ Composite jumped 0.87% on Monday, and while that doesn't carry the tech-heavy index to record highs, the S&P 500 accomplished that feat in today's action. Equally telling is that the Dow lost ground, implying traders are turning in their blue chips...
By Lizzy Gurdus, CNBC The FAANG stocks are in for an eventful week. Every high-profile technology stock in the group except Netflix is set to report earnings in coming days. Alphabet will report on Tuesday, Apple and Facebook on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday. Netflix's post-earnings drop raised some concerns about how FAANG would fare this earnings season, but analysts...
The broad market technically ended the week in the red, but just barely. The S&P 500 gave up 0.12% of its value last week thanks to Friday's bullishness, and perhaps more important, ended the week on a high note that could set the tone for the start of this week. Nevertheless, challenges linger ahead. Stocks remain overbought, overextended, and arguably...
