PayPal and two other tech stocks to buy amid sector breakout

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Software stocks are leading the tech sector, and broader market, in a strong start to 2019. The XSW S&P software and services ETF has surged 7 percent in the past two weeks, better than the 3 percent gain on the XLK tech ETF and 4 percent advance on the S&P 500. Ari Wald, head of technical...

FANG Stocks Check-In: The Best Bet Isn’t the One You Think It Is

Tuesday's leader isn't even in question. On the heels of news that it was raising its prices, Netflix (NFLX) shares have jumped more than 7% today. Other FANG stocks are taking that lead, but none are even a close-second. The next-biggest gain comes from Alphabet (GOOGL), though it's only up a little less than 3%. Not all bullish thrusts are...

FANG Stocks Check-In: The Best Bet Isn’t the One You Think It Is

Tuesday's leader isn't even in question. On the heels of news that it was raising its prices, Netflix (NFLX) shares have jumped more than 7% today. Other FANG stocks are taking that lead, but none are even a close-second. The next-biggest gain comes from Alphabet (GOOGL), though it's only up a little less than 3%. Not all bullish thrusts are...

Weekly Market Outlook – ALMOST the Rally We Were Hoping to See

All in all, the bulls don't have too much to complain about. The rally slowed down as the week wore on, but most rallies would which they reached the 10% mark. If nothing else, the buyers need to take a breather. The question is, how long (and how big) does that breather need to be? If not very big, stocks...

Weekly Market Outlook – ALMOST the Rally We Were Hoping to See

All in all, the bulls don't have too much to complain about. The rally slowed down as the week wore on, but most rallies would which they reached the 10% mark. If nothing else, the buyers need to take a breather. The question is, how long (and how big) does that breather need to be? If not very big, stocks...

Trading School: Keep the Use of Bollinger Bands Simple

Sometimes, traders – and option traders in particular – make things more difficult than they need to be. That’s not to suggest this game is easy, or that people playing it shouldn't take it seriously. But, there’s something of a tendency to conflate ‘complicated’ with ‘effective.’ If that’s you, it’s not entirely your fault. This industry has gotten pretty good...

Trading School: Keep the Use of Bollinger Bands Simple

Sometimes, traders – and option traders in particular – make things more difficult than they need to be. That’s not to suggest this game is easy, or that people playing it shouldn't take it seriously. But, there’s something of a tendency to conflate ‘complicated’ with ‘effective.’ If that’s you, it’s not entirely your fault. This industry has gotten pretty good...

The stock market is too damaged for a sustained rally, strategist warns

– Morgan Stanley's Wilson: Too much resistance in stock market for a 'straight up' recovery – By Sue Chang, MarketWatch   The stock market is in the midst of its longest winning streak in months, but at least one Wall Street strategist is not convinced that investors are out of the woods yet. Mike Wilson, equity strategist at Morgan Stanley,...

The stock market is too damaged for a sustained rally, strategist warns

– Morgan Stanley's Wilson: Too much resistance in stock market for a 'straight up' recovery – By Sue Chang, MarketWatch   The stock market is in the midst of its longest winning streak in months, but at least one Wall Street strategist is not convinced that investors are out of the woods yet. Mike Wilson, equity strategist at Morgan Stanley,...

A Test is Brewing, But Don’t Overreact to its Arrival (It’s the Little Things)

The 10% rebound since Christmas, if most traders are being honest with themselves, came as a bit of a surprise. Indeed, even more surprising is that despite a nasty tumble on Thursday, January 3rd, didn’t kill the budding rebound effort. The buyers came back more convinced than ever the very next day to carry stocks to even higher highs. Now, fearing...
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