Unusual In-the-Money Put Options Trades in Amazon Stock Show Investors Bullish
A Barchart report today shows a huge, unusual volume of in-the-money (ITM) put options in Amazon stock. That implies that some institutional investors are happy to set a buy-in price for AMZN stock. » Read more about: Unusual In-the-Money Put Options Trades in Amazon Stock Show Investors Bullish »
Read MoreCathie Wood buys 33M of Canadian tech stock
Cathie Wood has never been shy about placing big bets on disruptive technology. And when Shopify reported a blockbuster first quarter on May 5, 2026, ARK Invest did not wait around.
The firm loaded up on the Canadian e-commerce giant in a move that signals Wood still sees enormous upside ahead,
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Read MoreSemiconductor Sector Review: Top 5 ETFs — Lining Them Up Before The Next Move
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I’ve been active in the markets for roughly 30 years, gaining perspective across multiple market cycles. The dotcom bubble of the 2000s and the 2008 subprime crisis have been very valuable lessons.
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Read More30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Year High, Hammering Bond ETFs
The selloff in long-term Treasury bonds intensified Monday, sending yields to multi-decade highs and pushing the prices of long-duration bond ETFs to some of their lowest levels in years.
The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond climbed to 5.15%, its highest level since 2007.
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Read MoreDow Jones Top Energy Headlines at 7 AM ET: Oil Prices Fall After Reports Supertankers Are Moving Through Strait of Hormuz | Flurry …
Oil Prices Fall After Reports Supertankers Are Moving Through Strait of Hormuz
Crude prices remain elevated but there appears to be movement in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday.
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Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of trades made before a social-media post by President Trump.
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Is the Market Going to Go Lower?
The last month has been extremely difficult for the stock market. Worries over tariffs, slowing economic growth and inflation have sent the S&P 500 and NASDAQ into a correction. With fears of a bear market and even a possible recession looming, the question on everyone’s mind is what the stock market will do next.
Let’s examine the factors that are driving the market down and whether it could still fall from its current level.
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Why This Dividend Growth ETF Might Be a Smarter Play Than Chasing High Yields
When it comes to generating passive income, it’s easy to fall for the lure of high-yield dividend stocks but there’s often a catch with those eye-popping yields. Sometime, they signal companies that have maxed out their growth potential and are simply returning excess cash because they don’t have better places to put it.
That’s why seasoned investors sometimes prefer a different route,
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Will Bitcoin Rise 16.1x?
In November 2012, the first bitcoin halving cycle was recorded, and the event reduced the reward for mining new Bitcoin blocks by half. Every four years or so 210,000 blocks are mined and the rate at which new bitcoin is mined is cut by 50%.
The supply limit and increased difficulty have been instrumental in the thesis that bitcoin’s price can only rise in time to offset the inflationary effects of fiat currency.