by Tom Gentile
There's a right way and a wrong way to go about options trading.
The wrong way may reward you with some wins here and there, but will ultimately earn you a lifetime of losses. The right way will spoil you with a lifetime of wealth.
To get there, you simply need to be able to predict when a price stock is about to move. Last week, I gave you the tool for measuring the market trend – the relative strength index (RSI).
by Jack Delaney
The TSLA stock price is down 7% today (Monday) in intraday trading because Tesla missed vehicle delivery expectations in 2015.
Tesla reported over 50,000 vehicle deliveries, falling short of CEO Elon Musk's expectations of 55,000, which he projected at the beginning of 2015.
by Diane Alter
Stock markets in Asia plunged Monday, leaving investors asking if another China stock market crash is coming in 2016.
The Shanghai Composite plunged 6.9%, and the smaller Shenzhen sank 8.2%.
Here's why China's stock markets face some major headwinds and what investors need to expect next...
The coming year promises to have energy markets move further into renewable energies.
But in the short term, contrasting results from this transition are emerging from both sides of the Irish Sea.
These developments are a reminder that the path toward greater reliance on wind and solar power will not be without short-term problems.
Good morning! Dow Jones Industrial Average futures today (Monday, Jan. 4) were down 316 points ahead of the opening bell.
A massive sell off in the Asian markets triggered circuit breakers that suspend trading during times of massive volatility. But not before Mainlaind Chinese stocks cratered.
Here's what else investors need to know about the Dow Jones Industrial Average today...
by Shah Gilani
You've just got to love the junk bond market. It's sent stocks on a nice year-end rally for us, and the profits have been sweet.
But don't fall in love with those stocks at these highs. The "help" they're getting from high-yield debt isn't going to last.
In fact, I believe the lull in the junk bond market is going to end in the first quarter of 2016. And I think the ugly sell-off will resume, and that storm is going to take stocks all the way back to their August 2015 lows – and possibly a lot lower.
A lot of people could lose big – well into the double digits – but I'm not worried at all. And when you see the perfect trade I'm about to show you, you'll be ready for the sell-off, too.
As usual, none of Wall Street's so-called "top strategists" in a recent Barron's survey are calling for stocks to decline in 2016. All of them are calling for the bull market to continue next year.
Their 2016 S&P 500 forecasts varied from a groupthink low of 2,100 (Goldman Sachs' David Kostin) to a groupthink high of 2,500 (Federated Investors' Stephen Auth). Most of the rest were crowded around 2,200.
My own forecast practically puts me off this chart altogether.
by Diane Alter
Now that we've reached the new year, more and more investors are on the prowl for the best penny stocks to watch in 2016.
The best penny stocks can log triple-digit returns in a short period of time. That means some quick lucrative returns from a modest investment.
But penny stock investing can be risky for investors who haven't done the proper research...
