Puts, calls, strike prices, expiration dates… the lexicon can be intimidating to a newcomer. But, trading options isn't the wizardry it may appear to be from the outside. In fact, with just a few minutes worth of reading a trader interested in capitalizing on the power and benefit of options can be ready to do so. An option, in simplest...
It took more than a month to get over the hump, but it finally happened — the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally cleared the ballyhooed 20,000 mark. Oh, there wasn't a shred of follow-through, but the headlines were plenty dramatic. What's next? Good question. While the indices are overbought and stocks are overvalued, that doesn't matter until it does… and...
It took more than a month to get over the hump, but it finally happened — the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally cleared the ballyhooed 20,000 mark. Oh, there wasn't a shred of follow-through, but the headlines were plenty dramatic. What's next? Good question. While the indices are overbought and stocks are overvalued, that doesn't matter until it does… and...
On Thursday evening of this week, BigTrends' Price Headley appeared on CNBC World's Street Signs to discuss the impact President Donald Trump has already had on the market, and the impact he's likely to make in the foreseeable future. The assessment? The wall of worry built by, for, and around Trump is the very same wall the bulls are climbing,...
On Thursday evening of this week, BigTrends' Price Headley appeared on CNBC World's Street Signs to discuss the impact President Donald Trump has already had on the market, and the impact he's likely to make in the foreseeable future. The assessment? The wall of worry built by, for, and around Trump is the very same wall the bulls are climbing,...
By Alex Rosenberg, CNBC A quarter of a century after the great market crash of 1929, the Dow Jones industrial average finally broke above the highs of that portentous year. And what happened next could provide a roadmap for what stocks are set to do in the years ahead, according to technical analyst Matt Maley. Late in 1929, the Dow...
By Alex Rosenberg, CNBC A quarter of a century after the great market crash of 1929, the Dow Jones industrial average finally broke above the highs of that portentous year. And what happened next could provide a roadmap for what stocks are set to do in the years ahead, according to technical analyst Matt Maley. Late in 1929, the Dow...
By all superficial accounts, carmaker Ford Motor (F) should be celebrating. Last year was a record-breaking year for auto sales, domestic and abroad, and the iconic company maintained its market share relative to 2015's levels… an impressive feat in light of the fact that rival General Motors (GM) seems to be – no pun intended – firing on all cylinders....
By all superficial accounts, carmaker Ford Motor (F) should be celebrating. Last year was a record-breaking year for auto sales, domestic and abroad, and the iconic company maintained its market share relative to 2015's levels… an impressive feat in light of the fact that rival General Motors (GM) seems to be – no pun intended – firing on all cylinders....
Bets against stocks were revealed briefly on AFM’s website, ‘human error’ blamed for publication of positions back to 2012 By Ellen Proper and Colin McClelland, Bloomberg Some of hedge fund billionaire George Soros’s short positions dating back to 2012 were published on the Dutch financial market regulator’s website this week due to “human error,” according to the regulator AFM. The...
