Source: Shutterstock.com/g/ventdusud Stocks are getting a big boost on news of a NAFTA deal. But is Wall Street being too optimistic? The U.S. and Canada reached an 11th-hour deal to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement on...
Read MorePhoto Source: Flickr.com Shares of Wayfair (W), an online retailer of furniture and home goods, have been on tear, but now it looks like it’s gone too far. Here’s a low-cost way to use options trading for a pullback. On Aug....
Read MoreSource: Shutterstock.com/g/bruesw The overall market keeps marching to new highs, but one group of smart bears are making money from it. In quite a turnaround from a year ago, the most heavily shorted stocks of the S&P 1500, —those...
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Despite increasing drag of trade tariffs and swirling cross-currents of currency valuations curtailing global growth causing overseas markets in bear territory, the U.S. stock market keeps powering higher. And judging from the Volatility Index,...
Read MoreSource: Shutterstock.com Earlier this week I highlighted how bears were making money shorting stocks. But short selling can be a dangerous game, as you’re always at risk of a short squeeze inflicting large losses. A short squeeze happens...
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U.S. Markets are on the rebound today after four straight losses for the S&P and Nasdaq to end last week. The slide last week was fueled by recoil in trade-related optimism that fueled stocks to all-time highs the week before only to slump...
Read MoreShutterstock.com/g/synthex In my trading, I usually establish positions with directional bias through the purchase of puts or calls. This can provide the most leverage and biggest bang for your buck. That is assuming the move you precited...
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