VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) is slated to report third-quarter earnings after tomorrow's close. The information technology stock has a history of positive earnings reactions, closing higher the day after the company reported in five of the last eight quarters. This time around, the options market is pricing in a single-session post-earnings swing of 8.3%, per Trade-Alert, and traders appear to be braci...Read More

U.S. stocks are trading higher this morning, on hopes for tax reform, and as traders eye Fed Chair Janet Yellen'stestimony. Three stocks making notable moves today are fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), drugconcern Capricor Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CAPR), and Chinese automotive parts manufacturer Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL). Here's a closer look at wha...Read More

Analysts are weighing in aircraft equipment maker Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc (NYSE:WAIR), quick service restaurant name Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ:WING), and tech stock Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of WAIR, WING, and ADSK. Wesco Aircraft Holdings Stock Hits New Lows After EarningsDeutsche Bank cut its price target on Wesco Aircraft H...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on blue chip Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), semiconductor specialist Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), and software stock Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN). Here's what's moving shares of WMT, MRVL, and NUAN. RBC Upgrades Red-Hot WMT StockRBC this morning upgraded Wal-Mart stock to "sector perform" from "underperform" and bumped its price target up to $...Read More

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are pointed higher again this morning, after the index closed at a record high on hopes for tax reform.Traders are seemingly shrugging off North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch into the Sea of Japan, and President Trump's subsequent remarks that the U.S. will "take care of it." Elsewhere, the second reading of third-quarter gross domestic produc...Read More

Barring a significant pullback over the next couple of days, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) will coast into December on an eight-month winning streak. Below, I look how stocks have performed in December, and then how they've done after these winning streaks, which we've seen just nine other times in history. This might give us an idea of what to expect in the coming month and in 2018.December Returns for...Read More

U.S. stocks have been on a tear in 2017, with the major market indexes pacing for an eighth straight monthly gain and hitting record highs today. However, some stocks could sit out a "Santa Claus rally" in December, if past is prologue. Below, we'll take a look at one exchange-traded fund (ETF) and two oil stocks you may want to avoid in the short term, especially if the Nov. 30 meeting of the Org...Read More

While most of the bigger names have come and gone for the quarter, some companieshave yet to take their turn in the earnings confessional. Cloud content management specialist Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) is due up this week, reporting third-quarter earnings after the market closes tomorrow. Here's a closer look at BOX's performance lately, and how options traders are playing the cloud name ahead of earni...Read More

Our Weekly Options Countdown trading service targets six trades with a lifespan of just one week, and such a short shelf life forces our traders to take a much different approach compared to longer-term strategies. For example, Schaeffer's Senior Trading Analyst Bryan Sapp noted that he gave strong consideration to a bullish options play on Dow stock Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), but such a near-te...Read More

Bullish options betting is picking up on the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) today, with the global exchange-traded fund (ETF) up 1% at $47.49. At last check, 165,000 EEM calls were on the tape -- two times what's typically seen at this point in the day -- compared to around 64,000 puts, about half the expected intraday amount. It looks like one trader is betting on an extended surge for e...Read More

Stocks are trading at record highs, still buzzing on solid Cyber Monday sales stats. Among the names making big movesare communications company CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), RV manufacturer Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), and Chinese software concern Momo Inc (NASDAQ:MOMO). Here's a quick look at what's moving shares of CTL, WGO, and MOMO.CTL Falls on MoffettNathanson Price CutShares of...Read More

December is right around the corner, with the Dow and S&P on pace to end an eighth straight month in the black. One stock that historically outperforms in December is semiconductor concern NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Here's a closer look at NVDA stock's performance lately, and how analysts and options traders have been playing the chip stock.According to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantit...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are all trading at record highs once again, as retail stocks continue to outperform. Aside from more data pointing toward record-setting Cyber Monday sales, investors are digesting a consumer confidence number for November that struck a 17-year high, on top of a better-than-expected S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...Read More

Luxury jewelry maker Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) is joining its fellow retail stocks in the spotlight today, as Wall Street digests Cyber Monday sales that are estimated to be a record high $6.59 billion. This comes just ahead of TIF's third-quarter earnings report, which is set to released before tomorrow's open. Tiffany stock was trading down 0.8% at $92.56 at last check, but if past is precedent,...Read More

Shares of Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) are up 8.7% to trade at $50.55 -- earlier hitting a record high of $50.90 -- after Adobe Analytics said the company's streaming devices were among the top sellers on Cyber Monday. This follows the stock's nearly 18% pop on Monday, thanks to a $22 price-target hike to $50 at Needham, which said ROKU stock is "materially cheaper" than rival Netflix (NFLX). As such, R...Read More

"Investors pulled $6.8 billion from high yield bond funds over the past week, their third largest outflows on record, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) said on Friday, as the sell off in junk debt accelerated." -- Reuters, Nov. 17, 2017 As the article linked above details, it's been a rough ride for junk bonds since the European Central Bank (ECB) announced in late October its intent to taper b...Read More

U.S. stocks are trading higher on the heels of record-breaking Cyber Monday retail sales. Three stocks making moves today are sports bar and restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), tech giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and medical device company Apollo Endosurgery Inc (NASDAQ:APEN). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of BWLD, AMZN, and APEN.Buffalo Wild Wings Stock Soar...Read More

CyberArk Software Ltd (NASDAQ:CYBR) has underperformed on the charts this year, adding a meager 3% in 2017 and shedding 10% year-over-year. The software stock rallied after hitting an annual low of $39.34 on Aug. 30, but is still badly underperforming the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and Russell 2000 Index (RUT). Plus, the stock is now staring up at a formidable challenge in the $48 area; the security...Read More

Analysts are weighing in drug stocks Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ICPT), Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on shares of ICPT, BIIB, and REGN.Leerink Sees Risks for Intercept Pharmaceuticals StockLeerink cut its price target for Intercept Pharmaceuticals stock to $60 from $66, saying a poten...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on RV manufacturer Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO), media stock Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP), and Puerto Rican financial concern Popular Inc (NASDAQ:BPOP). Here's what's moving shares of THO, MDP, and BPOP. THO Stock Touches Record High After EarningsThor Industries stock is up 11.5% to trade at an all-time high of $152.49, after the company last night posted a fiscal...Read More