The stock market's lack of volatility in 2017 has made headlines lately, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) enjoying a slow, steady grind to record highs. In fact, the last time the SPX dropped 3% or more was June 24, 2016, during the Brexit panic. Against this backdrop, we decided to break down a four-legged options strategy that allows you to capitalize on a period of muted, low-volatility price acti...Read More

Tech stocks have had a blowout year, as evidenced by the price action in the PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ). Heading into today's trading, the shares were up 30.4%, and topped out at a record high of $154.54 yesterday. Today, the overbought fund -- whose 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) closed last night at 76 -- is down 1.2% at $152.57 as the broader stock market sells off on concerns over Senat...Read More

Wall Street will be busy in the last full week before the Thanksgiving holiday. In the lead-up to November options expiration on Friday, a number of Fed officials are slated to speak throughout the week, while several high-profile economic reports -- including retail sales and the consumer price index (CPI) -- are due. Additionally, several Dow components will take their late-season turn on the ea...Read More

Retailers are in the spotlight this week, with stocks like Kohl's (KSS) and Fossil (FOSL) taking a hit after earnings. Friday morning, traders will digest quarterly results from sector peer JC Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP). Here's a closer look at what traders are expecting from the retail shares ahead of earnings.Earnings History Isn't on J C Penney's SideJ C Penney stock has tanked this year...Read More

Stocks are struggling today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all well below breakeven. Stock traders' risk-off attitude comes as worries surrounding the Republican tax plan persist ahead of the release of a revised version from the Senate. Investors are digesting the latest round of earnings, too, including a weak report from retailer...Read More

Retail stocks have been in focus, with Kohl's (KSS) trading lower today following a disappointing earnings report. While Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) won't step into the earnings confessional for another week, the electronics retailer recently ran into a trendline that has had bullish implications in the past. If history repeats itself, shares of BBY could break outin the coming weeks, just in tim...Read More

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) will host its annual Singles Day this Saturday, Nov. 11 -- the world's largest shopping day of the year. The event grossed a record $17.8 billion in sales last year, easily surpassing Amazon's Prime Day. While the shares are down 1.5% today to trade at $183.10, it looks like options traders are betting a Singles Day boost will send BABA stock barreling to new...Read More

U.S. stocks are trading lower this morning, pressured by the prospect of a delay in Republican tax reform. Among the stocks making moves today are discount retailer Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS), biopharmaceutical company SAGE Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SAGE), and drug concern Otonomy Inc (NASDAQ:OTIC). Here's a closer look at what's moving shares of KSS, SAGE, and OTIC.Kohl's Falls on Earnings Mi...Read More

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has been running up the charts over the past 10 months -- up 47% year-to-date, and one of the best Dow stocks so far in 2017. However, this upside momentum could soon stall out, if history is any guide. And with short-term options attractively priced at the moment, it may be a good time to buy puts on -- or short -- CAT stock.Taking a closer look at Caterpillar's techni...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on telecom CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL), pharmaceutical stock Opko Health Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK), and social media issue Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP). Here's a quick roundup of today's bearish brokerage notes on CTL, OPK, and SNAP.CenturyLink Stock Sinks to New Low on Earnings Miss, Cut ForecastCenturyLink stock is down 7.8% to trade at $14.99, and hit a seven-year low of $14.75 earlier...Read More

Analysts are weighing in on payments processor Square Inc (NYSE:SQ), biopharmaceutical company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY), and TV streaming platform provider Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU). Here's a quick roundup of today's bullish brokerage notes on shares of SQ, ALNY, and ROKU. Analysts Hike Price Targets on Square Stock After EarningsSquare last night posted better-than-expected thi...Read More

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are down nearly triple digits this morning, pulling back after the index notched its seventh straight win yesterday. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also lower, despite all three indexes closing at record highs yesterday. Investors are starting to express concern over possible delays to Republican tax reform, though Senate GO...Read More

It's no secret that renewable energy has been a growing field for many years. Over the past decade, solar energy generation has been getting all sorts of press.But at the same time, wind power has been quietly stealing market share from both traditional fuels like coal and natural gas and from solar as well. And it's poised to grow even faster in the coming decades.It makes you wonder if wind ener...Read More

Via Sovereignman.comEvery quarter the United States government publishes a list of individuals who have chosen to renounce their US citizenship.The latest list came out yesterday, and 1,376 people are on it.That might sound like a small number, but the total for 2017 is projected to be more than 20% higher than 2016... and 2016 was 26% higher than the total number from 2015.In fact the number of A...Read More

oug joined us for a follow-up to his speech at the New Orleans Investment Conference. Doug expressed his reservations about the survival of Western Civilization. Between the dumbing down of the population, unrestrained migration and a generally coarsening of discourse, the individual's sovereignty is under attack. It's faced other challenges in the past, but perhaps this time is different. We had...Read More

In this interview with SmallCapPower at the New Orleans 2017 Investment Conference, Gold Newsletter Publisher Brien Lundin believes 2018 will be a big year for metals, mining stocks, and the juniors, once we get the expected U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate increase in December. He also thinks next year will be good for exploration stocks, and mentions three names that he likes currently.Read More

Louis James, editor of the International Speculator, still has high hopes for gold and uranium, two metals he was positive about at the beginning of the year. But when asked what he's most excited about right now, he said energy metals are at the top of his mind.________________________________________________________________Investing News Network (INN)Find out more about investing by INN @http://...Read More

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Via Sovereignman.comEvery quarter the United States government publishes a list of individuals who have chosen to renounce their US citizenship.The latest list came out yesterday, and 1,376 people are on it.That might sound like a small number, but the total for 2017 is projected to be more than 20% higher than 2016... and 2016 was 26% higher than the total number from 2015.In fact the number of A...Read More