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...
By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch The U.S. stock market may feel particularly risky right now, as major indexes have been volatile throughout 2018 and there are a number of headwinds that investors are monitoring, but things may not be as bad as they seem. There are multiple signs of equity strength going on below the surface of the major indexes, which...
By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch The U.S. stock market may feel particularly risky right now, as major indexes have been volatile throughout 2018 and there are a number of headwinds that investors are monitoring, but things may not be as bad as they seem. There are multiple signs of equity strength going on below the surface of the major indexes, which...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Markets already know the Federal Reserve will deliver more rate hikes this year. They're just not prepared for how much it will hurt, according to Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer of Bleakley Advisory Group. "The Fed is trying to ease the effect of their rate hike cycle by being very transparent," Boockvar told CNBC's "Futures Now"...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Markets already know the Federal Reserve will deliver more rate hikes this year. They're just not prepared for how much it will hurt, according to Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer of Bleakley Advisory Group. "The Fed is trying to ease the effect of their rate hike cycle by being very transparent," Boockvar told CNBC's "Futures Now"...
A week ago, stocks were only toying with the idea of a break above some major resistance levels. As of the end of last week, they punched through that ceiling. It was a tepid effort, and so far hasn't attracted any meaningful follow-through. The volume behind the move has been pretty pathetic too. We're also at a time of year...
A week ago, stocks were only toying with the idea of a break above some major resistance levels. As of the end of last week, they punched through that ceiling. It was a tepid effort, and so far hasn't attracted any meaningful follow-through. The volume behind the move has been pretty pathetic too. We're also at a time of year...
– The VIX is on track for its fifth straight weekly decline – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch There is a lot of uncertainty in the U.S. stock market right now, but not nearly as much fear as there used to be. Based on one popular metric for volatility in the equity market, investor anxieties seem to have dropped precipitously of...
– The VIX is on track for its fifth straight weekly decline – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch There is a lot of uncertainty in the U.S. stock market right now, but not nearly as much fear as there used to be. Based on one popular metric for volatility in the equity market, investor anxieties seem to have dropped precipitously of...
– Despite all the profit and sales beats, estimates for the second quarter have remained stubbornly static – By Ciara Linnane, MarketWatch As the first-quarter earnings season heads toward a close, analysts are cheering the strong growth recorded by S&P 500 companies-with one small caveat. Despite all the profit and sales beats, estimates for the second quarter have remained stubbornly...
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