Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is back in the headlines after receiving a price-target increaseto $1,385 from $1,375 at J.P. Morgan Securities. In a note to clients, the brokerage firm cited expectations for margin growth in 2018, and high hopes for the company's web services unit. Echoing a similarly upbeat note from Morgan Stanley last November, J.P. Morgan said AMZN has the potential to be a $1...Read More

Blockchain buzz has taken Wall Street by storm in recent months, with IT issue Ameri Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMRH) and photography icon Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:KODK) the latest stocks rallying on new cryptocurrency ventures. Here's a closer look at the news that's boosting shares of AMRH and KODK today.Ameri Holdings Stock Hits New HighsAmeri Holdings stock has nearly tripled out of the gate -- l...Read More

Earlier this week, brokerage firm Wedbush cut its price target on IMAX Corp (NYSE:IMAX) to $30 from $31. Piper Jaffray followed this up by downgrading the stock to "neutral" from "overweight" this morning, and slashed its price target to $21 from $28. The analyst in coverage said moviegoers are becoming less likely to pay the higher prices for IMAX movies, and that the market in China is becoming...Read More

Two airline stocks arehigher this morning, after analysts issued some lofty price-target hikes. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) receivedprice-target hikes to $74 from both Raymond James and Barclays. Not to be left out, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE: UAL) also received a price-target hike to $74from Cowen and Company, after the airline reported well-received December traffic metrics....Read More

Following suit with the record-breaking performance by stocks, many of our subscription trading services finished strong in 2017. In particular, though, our credit spread-focused Wealthbuilder program actually wrapped up the year with a perfect record, as every single trade recommended during the 12-month stretch expired a winner. To find out more about this remarkable 100% win rate, we spoke with...Read More

The calendar year 2017 was a remarkable one for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) in more than one regard. VIX registered an all-time low of 8.56, and rose only as high as 17.28 -- its lowest annual high of the past 20 years. It also marked the fourth consecutive year where VIX declined, which last occurred during the stretch from January 2003 to December 2006.The average daily VIX reading last year...Read More

The market seems to only go up anymore. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) hasn't suffered a down day yet in 2018, and when things are going this well, it's an appropriate time to examine some sentiment indicators. The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) sentiment survey has displayed some interesting behavior lately. The survey polls individual investors on whether they are bullish, bearish,...Read More

U.S. stocks continued to march higher, with all three major market indexes touching fresh record highs. Itmarks the first time since 2000 in which the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all touched a record high within the first six sessions of the year, as well as the first time ever that they have notched all-time highs in each of the first six sessions. This monumental day was guided by a rally in healthcare...Read More

In early August, Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) lost its footing atop its formerly supportive 200-day moving average, and the shares have been struggling since -- a move only exacerbated by the telecom concern's cancelled merger with T-Mobile (TMUS) in early November. Today, S stock is down 0.5% to trade at $5.76, and some options traders have been bracing for even bigger losses.Taking a closer look at the...Read More

The U.S. stock market is scaling record highs once again, as bank stocks surge ahead of the start of earnings season. A rally in healthcare shares is also lifting the broader equities indexes, with sickle cell specialist Global Blood Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:GBT), genetic testing name Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), and chronic pain expert Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTIE) all on the move. Here'...Read More

One of this market's biggest drivers in recent years has been the healthcare sector, evidenced by the strength seen from the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV), with each notable pullback turning into a prime buying opportunity. In fact, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) has experienced only three negative quarters over the past five years, and just touched an all-time high of $86.01. Johnson...Read More

Oil prices are trading in territory not charted since late 2014, with February-dated crude futures last seen 1.7% higher at $62.79 per barrel. Against this backdrop, several oil-and-gas stocks are also higher today, including WPX Energy Inc (NYSE:WPX) and HollyFrontier Corp (NYSE:HFC). What's more, WPX and HFC stocks could extend their upward momentum in the near term, if history is any indicator,...Read More

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) has historically been one of the best stocks to own in the first quarter, and will be kicking off the new year with a fourth-quarter earnings report before the open on Thursday. Below, we will take a look at how DAL stock is performing ahead of the report, and how options traders are speculating on the airline shares.At last check, Delta stock is down 0.4% to trad...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are trading at record highs once again, putting the latter two indexes on pace for a sixth straight win. Bank shares continue to rally ahead of fourth-quarter earnings season, while a raft of positive analyst attention for high-profile stocks -- including today's top Dow gainer, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) -- and...Read More

We've been recounting some of our top stock picks of 2017. While Chipotle (CMG) was a big winner on the short side, industrial stock Trinity Industries Inc (TRN) was one of our market-beating recommendations on the long side. Another successful long recommendation we made in 2017 was farming machinery concern Deere & Company (NYSE:DE). Here's a closer look at why we were bullish on DE stock in 2...Read More

We've been recounting some of our top stock picks of 2017, last week looking back on our winning short position on Chipotle (CMG). On the long side, our traders also nailed a massive move in industrial stock Trinity Industries Inc (NYSE:TRN), which closed the year up nearly 35%. Here's a closer look at why we were bullish on TRN stock in 2017 and how its strong performance unfolded. What initially...Read More

The start of a new year has brought a slew of holiday retail sales data. Today, retail powerhouses Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) and Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) are both in focus following their newly released November-December sales figures. Here's a closer look at how TGT and URBN stocks are faring. TGT Boosts Fourth-Quarter Profit Forecast TGT is up 3% to trade at $69.19 after the re...Read More

Chip software developer Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CDNS) has been rallying hard over the past 12 months, up over 71%. More recently, the stock pulled back to its rising 80-day moving average after topping out at a record high in late November. This trendline has had historically bullish implications, suggesting CDNS could be ready to embark on its next leg higher. In spite of this stro...Read More

IT stock Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (NASDAQ:HMNY) is trading up 3.3% today at $7.15, thanks to news that the company's MoviePass service has surpassed 1.5 million subscribers. According to Reuters, the service had only 20,000 back in mid-August. This is just the latest outsized move in what's been a volatile year for HMNY shares.Looking all the way back to last May, the equity jumped afte...Read More

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) reported upbeat preliminary fiscal second-quarter revenuelast night, hours after the stock gapped higher amid reports the firm invested in cryptocurrency concern Ripple. As a result, STX stock received a flurry of bullish analyst attention this morning, with no fewer than five brokerage firms upping their price targets, including to $56 from $50 at Craig Hallum...Read More