Gary Gensler, then-chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images New Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. This is the third House hearing focused on GameStop, but this is Gensler’s first appearance as chairman before the Committee.
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In this article .DFII Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE The NYSE is adjusting its Covid protocols and will allow more people on its trading floor. Beginning Monday, members of the floor community who have been fully vaccinated will be exempt from certain restrictions, including
Traders on the NYSE, May 3, 2021. Source: NYSE It’s not just about earnings anymore: Dividends and huge inflows are helping stocks power forward. April trading data is in, and it shows two surprises: an increase in dividends, and huge inflows into equities that are even stronger than the first three months of the year.
People crowd outdoor seating at a restaurant as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., April 4, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters A new book by Nobel Economics Prize winner Daniel Kahneman asks, why does everyone make such bad decisions and what can we do about it? Why do we all
What does inflation do to stock prices? Stocks are reacting negatively this week to modestly higher inflation figures, but it’s not at all clear that the current figures are a long-term negative for stocks. Higher inflation is usually looked on as a negative for stocks, because it increases borrowing costs, increases input costs (materials, labor),
In this article VIAC GS MS The Viacom office in Hollywood, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. fell sharply last week, after several weeks in correction mode. A trader who participated in some of the wild trading in Chinese internet stocks on Friday confirmed that the primary cause of the
In this article KWEB Chinese and U.S. flags outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuterss A new Securities and Exchange Commission rule that will require foreign companies to submit documentation about government affiliations and government influence is causing headaches for China investors. It’s one of
It was a bad day for Cathie Wood. And it was a very strange trading day. For weeks, stocks have been held hostage to Treasury yields, particularly the 10-year. As yields moved up, stocks, particularly high-multiple megacap stocks, moved down. If yields dropped, tech rallied. That relationship has broken down. Yields have been down three
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE It’s the anniversary of the big drop: What’s changed? Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday. It’s the one-year anniversary
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Are you confused about what is going on in the markets? Traders sure are. “We all got comfortable thinking Covid was done or manageable, and it may turn out to still be a wild card,” Peter Tchir from Academy Securities told me. ”Nobody wants another
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images March 16, 2020 was the day when Covid got very real for market investors. It was the week everyone realized that we would be in for a prolonged shutdown. When
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Do you have Fear of Missing Out on all this wild trading going on this year? Would you buy a FOMO fund if someone offered it to you? Some investors are betting you will. Investing in the stock market these days is like
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock traders don’t normally talk about bond auctions, but all this week the 10-year Treasury auction that will happen on Wednesday has been the main subject of conversation. “It’s been a long time since stock traders have cared about bond auctions,” Matt Maley
A Model X is on display at a Tesla showroom on February 13, 2021 in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images What’s behind the drop in tech stocks? A model Wall Street uses to value stocks is flashing caution. Tech stocks are in a correction. The Nasdaq 100, the largest 100
The logos of Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok displayed on a computer screen. Denis Charlet | AFP via Getty Images Is it time for an ETF that measures hype? Measuring the buzz around stocks mentioned in social media is all the rage. Now there’s an exchange-traded fund for that. The Van Eck Vectors
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands in the Financial District in Manhattan on January 28, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Will March be the death of the “TINA” trade? February started with the reflation trade, and ended with a bond market rout that scrambled stock valuations and caused some
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters Stock investors are trying desperately to interpret what a rise in bond yields means for the stock market. Since February 10th,
Cathy Wood Crystal Mercedes | CNBC Some called it the “Cathie Wood sell-off.” At the open Tuesday, the top names owned by Ark Investment Management were the biggest decliners in the market. Shares of Palantir, Tesla, Roku, Square, Paypal, Teladoc, Baidu, Zillow, Shopify and Spotify were all down big, in many cases by double-digits. All
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Source: The New York Stock Exchange With attention focused on Robinhood and retail traders at Thursday’s Congressional hearings, trading volumes are very much in focus, as is the practice of “payment for order flow.” Talk about a comeback story. A year ago, retail traders were
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: The New York Stock Exchange Stocks are hitting new highs on the back of a magical phrase being sprinkled like pixie dust among the conference calls this earnings season: “operating leverage.” “The market is set to see a substantial acceleration in earnings growth on
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
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
Source: NYSE photo Art Cashin couldn’t lead the New York Stock Exchange in the singing of “Wait til the Sun Shines Nellie” this year, but he penned this poem for UBS and its clients, and is sharing it with us here. Happy New Year, Art. Look forward to seeing you on the floor in 2021. Subscribe
Peak GameStop? GameStop’s volume and volatility has been much lower this week than in the prior six days. This is also true of other heavily shorted names like Bed Bath and Beyond, Express and AMC. What’s going on? Chris Murphy, co-head of derivative strategy at Susquehanna Financial Group, ticked off the signs that the endgame
The Reddit forum WallStreetBets logo on a smartphone arranged in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images What’s next for the Reddit crowd? Wall Street seems unsure. The “blow-out-the-short-sellers game” is showing signs of exhaustion, but the ramifications are only just being felt. What traders can’t agree on is
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: The New York Stock Exchange The short squeeze craziness continues and discussions are split on three lines: the implications for trading (is there a power shift on Wall Street?), the implications for regulations (what action, if any, will the SEC take? should there be position
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE Short sellers on the ropes — or are they? Short sellers clearly have picked the wrong names in January. The GameStop phenomenon — where buyers deliberately target heavily shorted stocks — is only the most recent development in a long series of failures from short sellers.
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE. NYSE Stock trading volumes are through the roof. It’s not just equity prices that are hitting new highs in 2021. Trading volumes for stocks and options are at records as well. “For trading volumes, the new year starts at a consistent, unprecedented strong & record pace,” according to
Traders on floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: New York Stock Exchange With the inauguration — and the risk of disruption — now over, what’s next for markets? The S&P 500 has risen 15% since the election to historic highs on a series of macroeconomic hopes that have driven sentiment, technical levels, and
People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase at it’s headquarters in Manhattan, New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Earnings season is upon us, but traders will be far less interested in fourth quarter results than in first quarter and second quarter guidance. The problem is it’s not clear that CEOs will cooperate. Banks