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Why the Dow Tumbled 600 Points and the Nasdaq Fell into Correction Territory for the First Time in 2 Years

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The Dow has lost 2,245 points, or 8.4%, since its Oct. 3 all-time high A few short weeks ago the Dow industrials were on the verge of busting through another psychological milestone at 27,000. However, ...

Stocks are Ready for a Reboot and Nowhere Near a Bear Market, Says this Trader

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After a period of mostly downbeat action, a risk-on mood has taken shape Tuesday, after Goldman and other big corporate names sprinkled around some earnings cheer. Some investors may still be rattled by last week’s ...

Here’s Why Stock-Market Investors Suddenly Freaked Out Over Rising Bond Yields This Week

https://alaricsecurities.com/heres-why-stock-market-investors-suddenly-freaked-out-over-rising-bond-yields-this-week/
An October fright comes courtesy of rising Treasury yields. It would be fun to be reincarnated as the bond market because “you can intimidate anybody,” Democratic political strategist James Carville once quipped. A bond market ...

Opinion: Amazon vs. Apple — Which Should You Own if You Can Only Own One?

https://alaricsecurities.com/opinion-amazon-vs-apple-which-should-you-own-if-you-can-only-own-one/
Both Big Tech companies are on the move, but in a comparison of stock-market returns, products and profits, one has an edge Investors have been increasingly reliant on Big Tech stocks in recent years. But ...

Should Investors Fear October, a Historic ‘Jinx Month’ For Stocks?

https://alaricsecurities.com/should-investors-fear-october-a-historic-jinx-month-for-stocks/
While October is a middle-of-the-road month, based on historic seasonality, it is extremely strong in midterm years The month of September hasn’t lived up to its reputation for historical weakness in the U.S. stock market, ...

Dow Set for Best Week Since July as Stock Futures Imply Deeper Push into Record Territory

https://alaricsecurities.com/dow-set-for-best-week-since-july-as-stock-futures-imply-deeper-push-into-record-territory/
Dow, S&P 500 coming off records that was blue-chip index’s first since January U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Friday, indicating that Wall Street would extend its recent uptrend and push ...

What ‘The Most Important Chart in the World’ Says about Stocks Going Forward

https://alaricsecurities.com/what-the-most-important-chart-in-the-world-says-about-stocks-going-forward/
the next leg of the bull market may depend on the Nasdaq breaking through a strong trend line The Nasdaq Composite Index has been the standout stock-market index in 2018, as massive gains in large-capitalization ...

Should Stock-Market Investors Start to Worry about the Tech Wreck?

https://alaricsecurities.com/should-stock-market-investors-start-to-worry-about-the-tech-wreck/
A rout in the technology and internet sector is putting the Nasdaq Composite Index on the brink of registering its worst week in more than five months. The tech-laden Nasdaq COMP is set to decline ...

The Dow Just Busted out of its Longest Stint in Correction Territory in Nearly 60 Years

https://alaricsecurities.com/the-dow-just-busted-out-of-its-longest-stint-in-correction-territory-in-nearly-60-years/
S&P 500 has already exited its correction phase The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday catapulted out correction territory for the first time in more than six months, ending its longest period in that phase ...

Opinion: Nvidia Says Crypto-Mining Boom is Over for Now

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CFO says Nvidia is expecting ’no contributions’ from crypto-related sales for the rest of the year The extra boost Nvidia Corp. received from selling its graphics chips to cryptocurrency miners appears to be over, at ...