As we feared a week ago, that breakout move just wasn't meant to last. Between a lack of volume behind the bullish thrust and the time of year (not to mention all the lingering uncertainties), traders just couldn't muster enough mojo to really cement the surge into place. That's not to suggest stocks are back in dire straits. All things...
This Saturday marks the Preakness at the Pimlico race track in Maryland, the 2nd leg of Horse Racing's Triple Crown. Justify took home the Kentucky Derby on a sloppy track (the 6th favorite in a row to win the Derby). It's expected to be a very wet track for the Preakness as well, which I think further helps the favorite....
This Saturday marks the Preakness at the Pimlico race track in Maryland, the 2nd leg of Horse Racing's Triple Crown. Justify took home the Kentucky Derby on a sloppy track (the 6th favorite in a row to win the Derby). It's expected to be a very wet track for the Preakness as well, which I think further helps the favorite....
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC As the greenback soars to its highest levels of the year, one trader sees a couple of market areas that could ride the currency's coattails."I think we have to go with the ones that have been outperforming so far," said Frank Cappelleri, senior equity trader at Instinet, Wedsday on CNBC's "Trading Nation." The IWM small-cap Russell...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC As the greenback soars to its highest levels of the year, one trader sees a couple of market areas that could ride the currency's coattails."I think we have to go with the ones that have been outperforming so far," said Frank Cappelleri, senior equity trader at Instinet, Wedsday on CNBC's "Trading Nation." The IWM small-cap Russell...
By Rebecca Ungarino, CNBC Don't call it a comeback. The CBOE Volatility Index, considered Wall Street's "fear gauge" as a measure of swings expected in the market, has roared back this year after many months of muted moves. The index, commonly referred to as the VIX, surged as high as 50 earlier this year before trading generally between the 15 and...
By Rebecca Ungarino, CNBC Don't call it a comeback. The Cboe Volatility Index, considered Wall Street's "fear gauge" as a measure of swings expected in the market, has roared back this year after many months of muted moves. The index, commonly referred to as the VIX, surged as high as 50 earlier this year before trading generally between the 15...
It's 'the end of easy,' Morgan Stanley writes By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch For almost a decade, it's been extremely difficult to lose money in the U.S. stock market. Over the next decade, it could be hard to do anything but, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. The outlook for market returns has precipitously worsened in recent months, with analysts and...
It's 'the end of easy,' Morgan Stanley writes By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch For almost a decade, it's been extremely difficult to lose money in the U.S. stock market. Over the next decade, it could be hard to do anything but, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. The outlook for market returns has precipitously worsened in recent months, with analysts and...
Want to know the secret to making a killing trading options? It's not quite what you think. Ok, maybe to some degree it's exactly what you think – making the right call on a stock or index at the right time. But, if you think there's an end-all, be-all turn-key approach that translates in big-time success, there isn't. The so-called...