Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has shaken up the healthcare sector today. The online retailer announced earlier that it will be teaming up with Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) to provide cheaper healthcare for their U.S. employees, through an independently created firm. However, ahead of earnings later this week -- and despite upbeat analyst attention -- AMZN stock is lower this...Read More

Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) and Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) are bothlower this morning, along with a host of other healthcare stocks, after news of the big team-up between Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to provide cheaper healthcare options for employees. Below, we will take a look at what this bombshell is doing to shares of AET and CYH. Aetna Stock Retreats From Record H...Read More

Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) have gotten off to exceptionally strong starts to 2018. This outperformance has evidently grabbed Wall Street's attention, with both stocks enjoying bullish brokerage attention this morning. Let's take a quick look at INTC and WWE below. Citigroup Thinks Intel Can Rally Another 17%Intel stock is trading 0...Read More

It was a brutal year for the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) in 2017, as the exchange-traded fund (ETF) shed more than 37% of its value over the course of that 12-month stretch. In fact, the fund was trading around $5 at the start of 2018, just prior to a reverse 4-for-1 share split executed after the close on Jan. 4 -- which accomplished the ostensible goal of pulling the ETF back from the p...Read More

Stock futures are signaling a second straight day of sharp losses, as the 10-year Treasury yield holds near a three-year high of 2.7%. Traders are also reacting to news Amazon (AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) are teaming up to tackle rising healthcare costs for their U.S. employees, with blue-chip insurance giant UnitedHealth (UNH) down more than 6% ahead of the bell --...Read More

U.S. stocks ended the day lower, retreating from last Friday's record highs. The Dow closed near its intraday low, as Apple (AAPL) slid on reports the tech giant had halved its iPhone X production target, and Caterpillar (CAT) sank after analysts expressed concern over margins and slow progress in North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. The Nasdaq and S&P ended the day lower, as w...Read More

The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the February 2018 edition of The Option Advisor, published on January 26. For more information, or to subscribe to The Option Advisor -- featuring 10 new option trades each month -- visit our online store.It was not quite a year ago in this space when we discussed the groundswell of inflows into the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), an exch...Read More

The U.S. stock market is pulling back from record highs, as shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) retreat on reports the tech titan has halved its first-quarter iPhone X production target. The speculation has shares of Apple suppliers selling off, too, with Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), and Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) among those trading lower today. Here's a closer...Read More

Few stocks have had as hot a start to 2018as Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). The streaming giant has turned in only two negative sessions in January, and is currently riding a eight day winning streak. The FAANG name is higher again today, up 3.4% to trade at $283.80, and earlier touched a fresh record high of $286.81. The stock is riding higher on news thatcable operator Altice integrated Netflix i...Read More

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) reports fourth-quarter earnings before the open tomorrow, and near-term options traders are unusually put-skewed before the event. For instance, our Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) for PHM comes in at 1.35 and ranks only 2 percentage points from a 12-month high. Looking closer, recent activity has centered at the weekly 2/2 35-strike put, where speculato...Read More

The 20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest total options volume during the past 10 trading days. Stocks highlighted in yellow are new entries to the list. Data is courtesy of Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. Two names to note today are tech andstocks Facebook, Inc. (NASAQ:FB) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Below, we'll break down recent options tradin...Read More

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings after tomorrow's close. Below, we will take a look at how AMD stock has been faring on the charts, and how options traders are speculating on the semiconductor name -- which is on the cusp of a historically bullish month.AMD stock has gained more than 27% so far in 2018, and rallied roughly 36% from its Dec. 5...Read More

Although U.S. stocks are down today, it's been a stellar start to 2018, with the major market indexes still pacing for their best month in years. With February around the corner, we decided to take a look at some stocks that could outperform next month, if past is prologue. Below is a list of 25 stocks to buy now, if history is any indicator, with travel stock Priceline Group Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) lea...Read More

Earnings season hits high gear this week, with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) among the many names set to report. Specifically, the "Star Wars: Battlefront" creator will unveil its fiscal third-quarter results after tomorrow's close, and despite EA stock's negative earnings reaction last quarter, options traders have been loading up on calls ahead of the event. Below, we'll take...Read More

Stocks are pulling back, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropping more than 160 points at its intraday low -- pressured by Apple's (AAPL) iPhone X production concerns ahead of Thursday night's earnings report. Plus, despite strong earnings from Lockheed Martin (LMT) and big M&A news in Keurig Green Mountain's purchase of Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS), investors are focusing instead on this m...Read More

Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) are both scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, the former after the market closes, the latter before the open. The stocks have benefited greatly from the broad-market rally, sporting year-over-year gains of 50% and 55%, respectively, while both are trading in record-high territory. As such, Wall Street is extremely bullish on V and MA ahead of ea...Read More

The U.S. stock market is pacing for a down day, but not all of the action among individual equities is negative. In fact, FAANG stocks Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) hit record highs out of the gate, after analysts waxed optimistic ahead of the key quarterly earnings reports. Here's a closer look at the brokerage notes shares of GOOGL and AMZN are reacting to.Alphab...Read More

Chinese e-commerce concern Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) is seeing an increase of analyst attention this week, just ahead of the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings, scheduled for before Thursday's market open. Also, it was just announced that Alibaba Cloud will be used to monitor and analyze traffic patterns in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Plus, investors are digesting headlines...Read More

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) stock is buzzing this morning, after the defense company reported an impressive fourth-quarter revenue beat. The upbeat figures were fueled by higher sales from Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet program. Further, the firm forecast rising profits in 2018. In response, LMT stock is up 2.1% to trade at $352.03, and just off a new record high of $352.57.Lockheed Martin...Read More

Stock futures are trading below fair value ahead of a busy week on Wall Street, with Apple earnings, President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, and the last Fed meeting for Chair Janet Yellen on tap. Today, though, traders are digesting a tepid rise in consumer spending last month, along with a 12-year low in the saving rate. Separately, the core personal consumption expenditures (...Read More