28 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Bond Yields and Earnings Shape Wall Street’s Volatile Week

By |2024-10-28T17:06:23+00:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street began the week mixed as rising bond yields overshadowed the anticipation for upcoming earnings. The Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq managed a modest gain of 0.3%. Tuesday: Weak corporate earnings and rising treasury yields kept the market mixed. The Dow dipped by 0.02%, the S&P [...]

25 10, 2024

The Advantages of Vertical Spread Trading

By |2024-10-29T12:46:50+00:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Highlight, Options|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written By John Lindahl Options trading strategies provide significant advantages for traders by reducing risk, lowering cost, providing flexibility to meet changing market trends, and enhancing profitability. One such strategy is the use of “Spreads”. What is a Spread Spreads are trading strategies that combine the simultaneous buying and selling of options contracts typically [...]

23 10, 2024

U.S. Inflation: Where It’s Heading and Its Impact on the Stock Market

By |2024-10-23T16:22:33+00:00October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Inflation in the U.S. skyrocketed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it did in many other countries worldwide. Disrupted supply chains, rising energy costs, and an unprecedented amount of government spending all combined to create significant inflationary pressures. By June 2022, the annual inflation rate in the U.S. peaked at 9.1%. Understandably, [...]

21 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Tech Gains and Earnings Surprises

By |2024-10-21T15:27:12+00:00October 21st, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Last week Wall Street kicked off with a strong start as technology stocks led the way. The Dow picked up 0.5%, the S&P500 improved by 0.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose by 0.9%. Optimism was high as investors found renewed confidence in the tech sector, pushing the markets higher across the board. Tuesday: [...]

14 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: From Selloffs to Optimism

By |2024-10-14T15:45:29+00:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street started the week in negative territory due to rising treasury yields and concerns about upcoming economic data. The Dow, S&P500, and Nasdaq fell by 0.9%, 1.0%, and 1.2%, respectively. Tuesday: A tech stock rebound helped the Major Indices recover from Monday’s losses. The Dow gained 0.3%, the S&P500 increased 1.0%, and [...]

9 10, 2024

A Soft Landing for the U.S. Economy?

By |2024-10-09T18:42:30+00:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

There has been much discussion in the media recently about how the Federal Reserve (the Fed) has successfully managed to direct the U.S. economy to a soft landing. But what does that actually mean and, ultimately, how does that impact investors?  Here, we find out.  What a soft landing looks like In economic terms, [...]

7 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Market Jumps, Dips, and Ends Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Strong Jobs Data

By |2024-10-07T16:19:05+00:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: The Major Indexes began the week in positive territory as dovish comments from the Fed boosted sentiment. The Dow added a modest 0.04%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both picked up 0.4%. Monday's trading also marked the end of September and the third quarter, in which all the Major Indexes experienced gains. [...]

30 09, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Major Indices Manage Gains Amid Economic Data Releases

By |2024-09-30T16:26:46+00:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: The Major Indices started the week in positive territory with investors keeping an eye on the upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures report. The Dow rose 0.2%, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, and the Nasdaq added 0.1%. Tuesday: China's new stimulus plan helped boost sentiment despite lower-than-expected housing data, leading to another day of gains. [...]

25 09, 2024

Will the Fed’s 0.5% rate cut lead to a soft landing for the economy?

By |2024-09-25T17:24:02+00:00September 25th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Last week, the Fed made a 0.5% cut to its rate. Its decision meant that one of the most highly anticipated monetary policy decisions was finally made. In fact, it came many months later than the market had thought; at the end of last year, investors believed a cut would arrive as soon as [...]

23 09, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Navigating Fed Moves and Market Swings

By |2024-09-23T17:03:18+00:00September 23rd, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street struggled to find direction as investors anxiously awaited the upcoming Federal Reserve announcement. The Dow gained 0.6%, the S&P500 ticked up 0.1%, but the Nasdaq slipped 0.5%. Tuesday: It was another mixed day for the markets. The Dow edged down by 0.04%, while the S&P500 increased by 0.03%, and the Nasdaq [...]

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