Long Options Expiration Cycle Could Create Drag
File it under 'strange but true' but stock indexes tend to behave poorly during the first week of a five-week expiration cycle like we're entering now.
File it under 'strange but true' but stock indexes tend to behave poorly during the first week of a five-week expiration cycle like we're entering now.
Though consumer staples aren’t the sexiest stocks on the Street, as the more difficult summer months unfold, these seven could bring added growth and stability to your portfolio. read »
Every time I sit down to write next week’s column, I take a look at my analysis from the week before, and what I concluded. I’ve been a professional technical analyst for almost 30 years, so I’ve had my share of mistakes and missed opportunities. read »
T. Rowe Price's Dave Eiswert on how well the companies leverage cloud computing functionality.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has received a black eye in the media recently as the company’s Web Services unit has been down since Wednesday night, taking out a chunk of the Internet in the process. While the company is slowly making progress on fixing the problem, it appears to be too late to save the mood toward the Internet retailer as traders have soured toward Amazon.com just ahead of the firm’s earnings report on Tuesday, April 26. read »
Standout earnings from tech giants like Apple and others could be the event that fuels a new uptrend for the sector and the overall markets. Here are some ideas for how to play it. read »
T. Rowe Price's Dave Eiswert on outsourcing business to the Web, plus companies to watch in Asia.
Today’s tickers: PENN, RGLD, SAP & COL read »
Despite the fact that the company's stock has surged nearly 200% during the past year, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) appears to have become a whipping post for every bear on Wall Street. Citing reasons ranging from increased competition to rising content acquisition and delivery costs, many traders believe that NFLX's breakneck rally has to end; and sooner rather than later if short sellers like Whitney Tilson have anything to say about it. read »
T. Rowe Price's David Eiswert on companies leading the next wave of growth in computing technology.