Our Weekly Options Countdown trading service targets six trades with a lifespan of just one week, and such a short shelf life forces our traders to take a much different approach compared to longer-term strategies. For example, Schaeffer's Senior Trading Analyst Bryan Sapp noted that he gave strong consideration to a bullish options play on Dow stock Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), but such a near-te...Read More

Bullish options betting is picking up on the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) today, with the global exchange-traded fund (ETF) up 1% at $47.49. At last check, 165,000 EEM calls were on the tape -- two times what's typically seen at this point in the day -- compared to around 64,000 puts, about half the expected intraday amount. It looks like one trader is betting on an extended surge for e...Read More

Stocks are trading at record highs, still buzzing on solid Cyber Monday sales stats. Among the names making big movesare communications company CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), RV manufacturer Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), and Chinese software concern Momo Inc (NASDAQ:MOMO). Here's a quick look at what's moving shares of CTL, WGO, and MOMO.CTL Falls on MoffettNathanson Price CutShares of...Read More

December is right around the corner, with the Dow and S&P on pace to end an eighth straight month in the black. One stock that historically outperforms in December is semiconductor concern NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Here's a closer look at NVDA stock's performance lately, and how analysts and options traders have been playing the chip stock.According to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantit...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are all trading at record highs once again, as retail stocks continue to outperform. Aside from more data pointing toward record-setting Cyber Monday sales, investors are digesting a consumer confidence number for November that struck a 17-year high, on top of a better-than-expected S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...Read More

Luxury jewelry maker Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) is joining its fellow retail stocks in the spotlight today, as Wall Street digests Cyber Monday sales that are estimated to be a record high $6.59 billion. This comes just ahead of TIF's third-quarter earnings report, which is set to released before tomorrow's open. Tiffany stock was trading down 0.8% at $92.56 at last check, but if past is precedent,...Read More

Shares of Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 8.7% to trade at $50.55 -- earlier hitting a record high of $50.90 -- after Adobe Analytics said the company's streaming devices were among the top sellers on Cyber Monday. This follows the stock's nearly 18% pop on Monday, thanks to a $22 price-target hike to $50 at Needham, which said ROKU stock is "materially cheaper" than rival Netflix (NFLX). As such, R...Read More

"Investors pulled $6.8 billion from high yield bond funds over the past week, their third largest outflows on record, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) said on Friday, as the sell off in junk debt accelerated." -- Reuters, Nov. 17, 2017 As the article linked above details, it's been a rough ride for junk bonds since the European Central Bank (ECB) announced in late October its intent to taper b...Read More

U.S. stocks are trading higher on the heels of record-breaking Cyber Monday retail sales. Three stocks making moves today are sports bar and restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), tech giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and medical device company Apollo Endosurgery Inc (NASDAQ:APEN). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of BWLD, AMZN, and APEN.Buffalo Wild Wings Stock Soar...Read More

CyberArk Software Ltd (NASDAQ:CYBR) has underperformed on the charts this year, adding a meager 3% in 2017 and shedding 10% year-over-year. The software stock rallied after hitting an annual low of $39.34 on Aug. 30, but is still badly underperforming the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and Russell 2000 Index (RUT). Plus, the stock is now staring up at a formidable challenge in the $48 area; the security...Read More

Analysts are weighing in drug stocks Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT), Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of ICPT, BIIB, and REGN.Leerink Sees Risks for Intercept Pharmaceuticals StockLeerink cut its price target for Intercept Pharmaceuticals stock to $60 from $66, saying a poten...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on RV manufacturer Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO), media stock Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP), and Puerto Rican financial concern Popular Inc (NASDAQ:BPOP). Here's what's moving shares of THO, MDP, and BPOP. THO Stock Touches Record High After EarningsThor Industries stock is up 11.5% to trade at an all-time high of $152.49, after the company last night posted a fiscal...Read More

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are cautiously higher this morning, after the index touched a record high yesterday. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also pointed higher, with the indexes hoping to extend their recent journey into uncharted territory. Traders are digesting data on Cyber Monday sales, which are estimated around $6.6 billion -- the largest eve...Read More

I wrote my first renewable energy outlook in 2006.It didn't go over so well.Here are just a few responses I received after writing it:"Solar is a scam. You're an idiot!""I don't take investment advice from hippie treehuggers. Sorry."And my all-time favorite:"You should be fired for giving this kind of irresponsible advice!"I won't lie.Those comments did throw me. But I knew I was right.I did the r...Read More

"More important though is the simple greed factor as another $1 move up in price would be a $350MM paper loss..."by Craig Hemke via SilverSeekThe Bullion Bank trading desks, which are routinely short thousands of metric tonnes of digital silver, are once again attempting to keep price below the 200-day moving average.And why is this so important to The Banks? For the most basic reasons of all...gr...Read More

The miners are having a hard time again, and some of them are getting out of the silver mining business all together. Here's why...Eric Dubin and Jason Burack are back with new episode: Welcome to Dystopia Episode 38During Episode 38 of Welcome to Dystopia Jason Burack and Eric Dubin discuss how while gold and silver are stuck (capped/manipulated) Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and oth...Read More

Gold was hit as well but has recovered all of the smash. Here's an update...UPDATE 1: Gold has recovered all the price smash and then some:******Oversold means that the move is likely running out of steam.Silver is more than oversold. It's pushing "extremely oversold":Both the RSI and the MACD are indicating it's a great time to buy some physical.Gold is oversold but not to the same degree:Specifi...Read More

Employment Ain’t What It Used to BeThe 9-5 is on it's way out.You can’t ignore the facts. That traditional model of employment so many Americans sought in the past, is giving way to something new. Fueling that change: dissatisfaction, loss of opportunities, and stagnation. Each forces people and the economy to adapt. The expectations people have for a job have changed as well.People w...Read More

Employment Ain’t What It Used to BeThe 9-5 is on it's way out.You can’t ignore the facts. That traditional model of employment so many Americans sought in the past, is giving way to something new. Fueling that change: dissatisfaction, loss of opportunities, and stagnation. Each forces people and the economy to adapt. The expectations people have for a job have changed as well.People w...Read More

The Rockefeller UniversityCELEBRATING SCIENCE BenefitFebruary 13, 2013Speaker: Robert H. Lustig, M.D.Professor of Clinical PediatricsUniversity of California, San FranciscoRead More