Is it time to swap Big Tech for Small Caps?
Equity markets rose alongside Fed Chair Powell’s testimony to Congress, and encouraging U.S. inflation data.
View Article5,500 Calls Spreads Trade in Alamos Gold Inc. (Symbol: AGI)
This morning 5,500 January 17 ’25 17.5 / March 21 ’25 19 call spread traded in the Alamos Gold Inc. (Symbol: AGI) for $0.34.
View ArticleTrump Trade Gains Steam on Retail Sales: July 16, 2024
This morning’s solid retail sales report is emboldening the Trump trade as the Dow Jones and Russell 2000 benchmarks soar at the expense of popular technology names.
View ArticlePressure Drop
Every so often a news report really gets me thinking. Today I read a Bloomberg article that noted that the S&P 500 (SPX) has gone 350 sessions without a 2% drop. That would put it on pace for its...
View ArticleU.S. Companies Have Outperformed Japanese Companies, or Have They?
The first takeaway is that while both the S&P 500 and the Nikkei indices have recently hit all-time highs, the valuation and balance sheet data we have reviewed indicate that the downside risks in...
View ArticleChart Advisor: Visa Inc. (V)
The five-year relative strength chart shows that credit card company Visa Inc. (V) has not been able to stay in the green zone of the SIA S&P 100 Index Report for more than a few days since...
View ArticleA pullback effort is in the offing
The color red (which on Wall Street denotes losses) is prominent in the equity futures market this morning.
View ArticleWhat You Missed This Week in Video Games
EA to release first college football game in over a decade this week.
View ArticleBiden’s Election Troubles And The Market Implications
As many of you are no doubt aware by now, France’s left-wing New Popular Front alliance thwarted Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party in a stunning upset, leaving the country without a clear majority...
View ArticleQ2 Earnings Season Kicks off with Mixed Bank Results
Banks kicked things off with mixed results, but over all top and bottom-line results were good enough to boost S&P 500 growth rates.
View Article“Human-like decisions, but better”
Our wide-ranging conversation over Zoom discussed everything from AI to cyber with the intention of gaining novel insights into many key future trends.
View ArticleIt’s Broken So Let’s Fix It: Former FDIC Chair Isaac’s Recipes For Success
Join us on the Interactive Brokers Podcast as Senior Economist Jose Torres sits down with Bill Isaac, former FDIC Chairman and financial industry titan. Discover Bill's insights on how today’s...
View ArticlePython in Excel – PyXLL vs Microsoft
Python can be used in Excel to allow seamless integration of the Python programming language inside the Excel application.
View ArticleTrump Sends Semis to the Cleaners: July 17, 2024
Semiconductor shares are getting hammered on news that Trump isn’t happy with the technology sector’s warmth toward Beijing.
View ArticleIt’s Actually Rotation, Despite the Rout (“Routation”?)
Major equity indices are suffering from a bout of unintentional bipartisanship. Leaders of both major US parties created news that is sending semiconductor stocks lower, taking much of the technology...
View ArticleExploding With Volume: Analyzing Stock Trading Bursts
Dmitry Pargamanik and Will McBride, the cofounders of Market Chameleon, join IBKR’s Jeff Praissman to discuss how to identify, analyze, and interpret stock volume bursts.
View ArticleChart Advisor: Gold Top? Potential Price Objectives
In this piece we make a technical assessment of the daily and weekly charts, provide evidence suggesting that the range is likely distribution (Wyckoff), and show how to assess potential price...
View ArticleTechnical Analysis Heading Into Thursday’s Open: July 18, 2024
Dan Gramza takes a look at some key charts heading into today’s (July 18, 2024) open, including stock indices, currencies, and commodities.
View Article#SocialStocks: Trump Media experiences volatile week
Meta ends restrictions on Trump's accounts, Snap outs VP following complaints, and other notable stories from this week and other notable stories from this week.
View ArticleThird Quarter Equity Outlook: The Great Lengthening
As the U.S. evolved from a goods economy to a services economy, expansionary cycles more than doubled in length. But a recent resurgence in manufacturing may be taking us back to the future.
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