In this week’s episode what I’d like to do with your share with you What is Beta and How Can You Use Beta on the Stock Market Tables to make trading decisions or investment decisions for your personal portfolio. Knowing what Beta is First off before we even get into what is Beta more important
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Half a year ago, Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) was a relatively small software marketing company that wasn’t on many investors’ radars. But SPT stock has since been one of the market’s biggest winners, rising as much as 160% over the past six months as demand for the company’s social media brand management tools soar. If only
Investors freaked out last week as the S&P 500 fell 3.5% from an all-time high. Source: Shutterstock Investors freaked out last week as the S&P 500 fell 3.5% from an all-time high. But not us. Regular and loyal MoneyWire readers know that pullbacks happen all the time … and we welcome them with open arms.
The logo of trading app Robinhood is displayed on a smartphone. Olivier Douliery | AFP via Getty Images A U.S. consumer watchdog saw a surge in complaints regarding Robinhood last week, with some clients claiming they were unable to liquidate holdings and move to other brokerage firms. The Federal Trade Commission received more than 100
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Blowout earnings are forcing analysts to up estimates for 2021. With a little more than half of companies reporting, earnings are proving to be a pleasant surprise for the trading community. The GameStop/Robinhood fiasco is turning out to be a minor blip in
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a closed restaurant as snow falls in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images January’s jobs report shows that Covid’s grip on the economy is relentless, but there are signs that pent-up demand and hiring could improve as the vaccine
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are FedEx Corp., Jabil Circuit Inc., and Red Hat Inc. FedEx FDX, +6.55% is projected to post fourth-quarter earnings of $2.36 a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. Analysts at Nomura said they will look
I understand bulls’ theories on Switchback Energy (NYSE:SBE) stock. But the problem is the stock’s valuation. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com Indeed, ChargePoint, with which Switchback is merging (likely next month),has huge potential. It seems likely that electric-vehicle adoption is going to accelerate (pardon the pun) in coming years. Certainly, the equity market is pricing
The pandemic served as a tailwind for Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and the gains were reflected in the company’s blowout fourth-quarter earnings. But despite the results, Facebook stock is up just a little over 20% for the year and underperformed Nasdaq’s 45% spike. Source: fyv6561 / Shutterstock.com The weak rally can be attributed to “significant uncertainty” in its future
It’s been a quiet week for the markets as we head into a few major earnings reports to watch. In fact, all three major indices have traded mostly sideways. This includes the S&P 500, which actually has fallen more than 1% over the past four trading sessions. That said, it may well stay quiet. The
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said top regulators should be looking at the GameStop trading saga and how it is impacting markets. However, she said the situation isn’t impacting how she approaches monetary policy and doesn’t see the Fed making any adjustments in reaction to the Wall Street uproar. “I don’t think it’s something
Pedestrians pass in front of Pinterest signage displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Pinterest — Shares of the image-sharing company were up 8.1% on the back of quarterly earnings that were higher than analysts expected as the
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are BlackBerry Ltd., Oracle Corp., and Kroger Co. BlackBerry US:BBRY BB, -1.66% is projected to report a loss of 27 cents a share in the first quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. The Canadian smartphone
More than 80% of college students today receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, or low-interest loans. Scholarships are one of the most attractive types of aid because they don’t have to be repaid—unlike loans, which eventually do. Here is what you need to know about both need-based and merit scholarships and how
Green energy stocks have been rallying as the Joe Biden administration continues to push its eco-friendly policies forward. And leading fuel-cell solutions provider, FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), is among the biggest beneficiaries of that improved investor sentiment. Basically, the green-energy mania has taken FCEL stock and others parabolic. Source: Kaca Skokanova/Shutterstock In the last three months,
In the stock market, the questions that flash through every trader’s mind when the S&P 500 has a bearish week go something like this: “What if this is it?” “What if this is the end of the bullish rally?” “What if the bears are waking up and taking control?” Those questions flashed through the minds
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Cup and Handle Pattern: -It is a continuation pattern. -Discovered in 1988 by William O’Neil. I recommend his book How to Make Money in Stocks. -You need a previous trend in order to have a continuation pattern. -When the pattern trickles down the “handle” the volume will be slowly declining. -Once it breaks the “handle,”
Kevin Matras goes over the benefits of a bull call spread and how it can help you earn big profits on relatively small moves. Listen to Kevin Matras explain options trading further in our podcast! https://soundcloud.com/zacks-investment-research/zacks-market-edge-podcast-31
Arguably no other sector better represents the profound changes that we’ll see during the Roaring 2020s than electric vehicles (EVs). For more than a century, the combustion engine has defined personal transportation. But its obvious limitations — dirty emissions and complex architecture leading to multiple fail points — will play a huge role in companies
As you know, GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) have been under the spotlight these past two weeks following the big Reddit short squeeze. I’ll discuss far more in-depth about the Reddit Revolution in my Breakthrough Stocks February Monthly Issue tomorrow, but today I’d like to spend some time discussing one of the biggest short
A Starlink user terminal installed on the roof of a building in Canada. SpaceX Boxes containing Starlink kits, with user terminals and Wi-Fi routers. Starlink Starlink is SpaceX’s ambitious project to build an interconnected internet network with thousands of satellites, known in the space industry as a constellation, designed to deliver high-speed internet to consumers anywhere on the
Wall Street is concerned about the Yellen regulator super-summit, and with good reason, market watchers say. “The Street should be worried,” Jamie Selway, former head of electronic brokerage at ITG and now an investment advisor, told me. “There’s clearly questions about gamification, and whether a lot of these approaches are suitable and inducing unnecessary trading
Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery Food Specialist Megan Catarious, prepares a crepe at the crepe bar at the Wyomissing Restaurant and Bakery on Penn Ave in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, January 22, 2021. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Reading Eagle via Getty Images January’s employment picture appears to have improved over December, but how much so depends
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Oracle Corp., Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Family Dollar Stores Inc. After Thursday’s closing bell, Oracle ORCL, -0.09% said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell to $3.65 billion from $3.81 billion a year earlier. Per-share earnings
Is the current rally in cannabis producer Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL) stock legit? That’s the question investors are struggling to determine as the Canadian penny stock breaks out. Source: Shutterstock Since Jan. 26, SNDL stock has more than doubled in price from $0.56 to around $1.21 a share. The move higher has been cheered by investors who
As we discussed last week — besides the fundamental economic issues the market is dealing with — the uncertainty around election day and Covid-19 have and will continue to contribute to increased volatility in the short term. Source: Shutterstock And unfortunately, all three of those issues remain unresolved after election day. Now, we understand these
The novel coronavirus pandemic greatly disrupted economies last year. Yet, in the worst economic situation in recent memory, the stock market is holding pretty steady thanks, in part, to FAANG stocks, which make up about 15% of the S&P 500 and act as an economic indicator. In fact, the S&P 500 and Dow both closed
To stock traders, California-headquartered Romeo Power (NYSE:RMO) might look like a flash in the pan. That’s because RMO stock was the flavor of the month in December, only to lose investors’ interest in January. Source: Shutterstock Actually, I should clarify that it wasn’t actually RMO stock last year. The stock traded under the ticker symbol RMG