It was another week with a VIX above 30, whipsaw price action in the US indexes and relentless bullishness in crude oil. This is all of course a direct result of the uncertainty created by the volatile situation in Ukraine. Before we move onto the situation in Ukraine, let’s take a look at what markets […]
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What Are Market Internals and How To Use Them
Market internals are indexes that serve to provide additional context beyond price about how the broad stock market is performing. or example, the most popular market internal is the Advance-Decline Index, which is a measure of the net number of stocks that went up today (number of advancing stocks – number of declining stocks […]
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Bullish On Energy?
Energy, after several years of underperformance and overall decreased mainstream relevance in the financial markets, is making a big return. And following the price action driven by the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the sentiment around it seems to have gotten considerably more bullish. And the ETF flows into the primary crude oil ETF (USO) confirm this: […]
Understanding the Power Hour in Stocks
The power hour in stocks is typically referred to as the last hour of the trading day between 3 and 4 PM EST. Intro It’s well know that the regular trading hours for the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Market (NYSE) are 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET on weekdays […]
Risks and Opportunities in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
A Quick Primer on What is Happening Russia, and Ukraine are embroiled in a territorial conflict right now. It’s actually been heating up for a while, with Russian troops being stationed along the Ukrainian border since March 2021. Early on Thursday 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in full-force, with explosions occurring in Kyiv, Ukraine’s biggest […]
Market Overview for the Week of February 28, 2022
Last week was an intense week, inside of markets and out. Russia invaded Ukraine and as of Friday, the conflict was still going at full-force. We’ve published an article on that already, so check that out for a more comprehensive breakdown. But here’s the bullet points as of early Friday: The US and EU levied […]
What Is a Gap Fill in Stocks?
A gap fill in stocks is when a stocks price moves in the aftermarket hours above or below the close of the previous day and then trades back through the gap. Intro Most day traders are familiar with the fundamental analysis tools commonly used in determining which stocks to trade. Fundamental analysis is the […]
Market Overview for Week of February 22, 2022
What Happened in the Stock Market Last Week? Price Action Performance-wise, the NASDAQ 100 is down 1.71% for the week, the S&P 500 is down 1.58%, and Russell 2000 is down 1.03%. The three main US indexes: S&P 500 (SPY), NASDAQ 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are all at crucial levels right now. […]
Reddit IPO – What We Know So Far
Reddit Inc., the social media network that helped fuel the meme-stock trading mania in the early months of 2021, is about to become a publicly-traded company. The San Francisco-based company made its first step toward becoming public in December as it filed (confidentially) to sell shares on the stock market. Reddit, which got its […]
Top IPOs To Watch In 2022
The U.S. stock market had a ball in 2021 with a solid and steady performance for most of the year, despite Covid-19 concerns. A couple of milestones were achieved by the major stock indices and stock traders luxuriated in the rally. The S&P 500 jumped not only close to 30% but also notched its […]