Opinion: U.S. Oil Companies Did It To Themselves… Again

The past month and a half have been miserable ones for oil prices, and by extension, miserable for owns of energy stocks. Crude prices have fallen from a peak near $77 to a low near $56 per barrel – a 27% setback – marking not only a bear market for the commodity, but the biggest/fastest implosion in oil prices since...

Opinion: U.S. Oil Companies Did It To Themselves… Again

The past month and a half have been miserable ones for oil prices, and by extension, miserable for owns of energy stocks. Crude prices have fallen from a peak near $77 to a low near $56 per barrel – a 27% setback – marking not only a bear market for the commodity, but the biggest/fastest implosion in oil prices since...

Opinion: Wall Street’s herd is now much too bullish about the S&P 500

Ed Yardeni: Optimism is rich and corporate profits and revenue are thinning By Ed Yardeni, MarketWatch The latest earnings season seemed to contribute to the sharp selloff in stocks during October, as some companies reported bullish earnings that were more than offset by bearish guidance about future earnings prospects. Collectively, though, the S&P 500 results through the week ended Nov....

Opinion: Wall Street’s herd is now much too bullish about the S&P 500

Ed Yardeni: Optimism is rich and corporate profits and revenue are thinning By Ed Yardeni, MarketWatch The latest earnings season seemed to contribute to the sharp selloff in stocks during October, as some companies reported bullish earnings that were more than offset by bearish guidance about future earnings prospects. Collectively, though, the S&P 500 results through the week ended Nov....

This beaten-up group must rebound before Nasdaq can recover, investor Paul Meeks says

By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC Longtime investor Paul Meeks believes it could take months until the Nasdaq stages a sustainable comeback. Meeks, who ran the world's biggest tech fund for Merrill Lynch during the dot-com boom and subsequent collapse, predicts the correction gripping the tech-heavy index will only get deeper due a particularly hard-hit group of stocks, which doesn't include the...

This beaten-up group must rebound before Nasdaq can recover, investor Paul Meeks says

By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC Longtime investor Paul Meeks believes it could take months until the Nasdaq stages a sustainable comeback. Meeks, who ran the world's biggest tech fund for Merrill Lynch during the dot-com boom and subsequent collapse, predicts the correction gripping the tech-heavy index will only get deeper due a particularly hard-hit group of stocks, which doesn't include the...

Option Trading School: A Little Number Crunching Can Teach You a Lot

For new options traders, choosing the right strike and expiry is a significant worry. Even for veteran traders though, it's not always easy. Options can and do take on a life of their own, and even all the number-crunching in the world won't necessarily end up panning out as expected. There's good news though… the more you do it, the...

Option Trading School: A Little Number Crunching Can Teach You a Lot

For new options traders, choosing the right strike and expiry is a significant worry. Even for veteran traders though, it's not always easy. Options can and do take on a life of their own, and even all the number-crunching in the world won't necessarily end up panning out as expected. There's good news though… the more you do it, the...
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