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Options Volume Soars as Roku Stock Scales Record Highs

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

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

Junk Bond Bears Need to Watch HYG's 200-Day Moving Average

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

"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

Amazon Tests $1,200 as Bearish Options Get a Cyber Monday Discount

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

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

Selling Pressure Is Ramping Up on This Cybersecurity Stock

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

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

3 Drug Stocks Slapped With Negative Analyst Notes

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

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

Earnings, Bull Notes Lift Thor Industries Stock to Record High

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

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

Stock Futures Cautiously Higher Ahead Of Powell Hearing

November 28, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures are cautiously higher this morning, after the index touched a record high yesterday. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also pointed higher, with the indexes hoping to extend their recent journey into uncharted territory. Traders are digesting data on Cyber Monday sales, which are estimated around $6.6 billion -- the largest eve...Read More

Renewable Energy Investing for 2018

November 28, 2017 / www.energyandcapital.com

I wrote my first renewable energy outlook in 2006.It didn't go over so well.Here are just a few responses I received after writing it:"Solar is a scam. You're an idiot!""I don't take investment advice from hippie treehuggers. Sorry."And my all-time favorite:"You should be fired for giving this kind of irresponsible advice!"I won't lie.Those comments did throw me. But I knew I was right.I did the r...Read More

The Bullion Banking Cartel's (Current) Arch Nemesis: Silver's 200-Day Moving Average

November 28, 2017 / www.silverdoctors.com

"More important though is the simple greed factor as another $1 move up in price would be a $350MM paper loss..."by Craig Hemke via SilverSeekThe Bullion Bank trading desks, which are routinely short thousands of metric tonnes of digital silver, are once again attempting to keep price below the 200-day moving average.And why is this so important to The Banks? For the most basic reasons of all...gr...Read More

Silver Miners Are Shifting Away From Silver Mining In Favor Of Gold Mining

November 28, 2017 / www.silverdoctors.com

The miners are having a hard time again, and some of them are getting out of the silver mining business all together. Here's why...Eric Dubin and Jason Burack are back with new episode: Welcome to Dystopia Episode 38During Episode 38 of Welcome to Dystopia Jason Burack and Eric Dubin discuss how while gold and silver are stuck (capped/manipulated) Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and oth...Read More

"Market" Disconnect: Silver SEVERELY Oversold Right Now As Gold Breaks-Out Over $1300

November 28, 2017 / www.silverdoctors.com

Gold was hit as well but has recovered all of the smash. Here's an update...UPDATE 1: Gold has recovered all the price smash and then some:******Oversold means that the move is likely running out of steam.Silver is more than oversold. It's pushing "extremely oversold":Both the RSI and the MACD are indicating it's a great time to buy some physical.Gold is oversold but not to the same degree:Specifi...Read More

How to Leave the 9-5 Job Behind for the Modern Economy

November 28, 2017 / www.thedailybell.com

Employment Ain’t What It Used to BeThe 9-5 is on it's way out.You can’t ignore the facts. That traditional model of employment so many Americans sought in the past, is giving way to something new. Fueling that change: dissatisfaction, loss of opportunities, and stagnation. Each forces people and the economy to adapt. The expectations people have for a job have changed as well.People w...Read More

How to Leave the 9-5 Job Behind for the Modern Economy

November 28, 2017 / www.thedailybell.com

Employment Ain’t What It Used to BeThe 9-5 is on it's way out.You can’t ignore the facts. That traditional model of employment so many Americans sought in the past, is giving way to something new. Fueling that change: dissatisfaction, loss of opportunities, and stagnation. Each forces people and the economy to adapt. The expectations people have for a job have changed as well.People w...Read More

Darwin, Diet, Disease, and Dollars: How the Sugar in Processed Foods Has Changed Society

November 28, 2017 / www.youtube.com

The Rockefeller UniversityCELEBRATING SCIENCE BenefitFebruary 13, 2013Speaker: Robert H. Lustig, M.D.Professor of Clinical PediatricsUniversity of California, San FranciscoRead More

How to Profit From the Metals Bull Market (w/ Rick Rule) | The Big Story | Real Vision?,,?

November 28, 2017 / www.youtube.com

Watch The Big Story: Base Metals exclusively on Real Vision. Start a 14-day free trial today: http://rvtv.io/2A4nJJdCopper and the base metals have rallied strongly over the past 12 months, but how much of this market is driven by technicals, speculation and algo funds? In this 'Big Story' on the Base Metals, we'll ask traders, analysts, and dealmakers in the resources space, to see if copper can...Read More

Chip Stocks Drag Nasdaq Lower

November 27, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

The U.S. stock market started the day trading in positive territory, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all carving out new highs. Retail stocks were one of the driving forces behind the early action, as traders reacted to record-setting Black Friday online sales -- and upbeat expectations for Cyber Monday sales -- while strong housing da...Read More

Autodesk Put Options in High Demand Ahead of Earnings

November 27, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

While most of the bigger names have come and gone for the quarter, some companieshave yet to take their turn in the earnings confessional. Software developer Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) is due up this week, reporting third-quarter earnings after the market closes this Tuesday, Nov. 28. Here's a closer look at ADSK's performance lately, and how options traders are playing the software name ahea...Read More

Options Traders Cheer Post-Black Friday Gains from Amazon and Wal-Mart Stocks

November 27, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

The 20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest total weekly 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 coming off Black Friday are Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), as retail stocks carry the m...Read More

U.S. Global Investors Options Traders Bet on Bigger Bitcoin Gains

November 27, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Shares of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ:GROW) have been soaring in recent sessions. Today, the shares are up 20.5% at $5.92, fresh off a five-year high of $6.90, after the investment company's CEO Frank Holmes waxed optimistic on bitcoin and cryptocurrency to CNBC. And earlier this month, the company reported strong earnings, thanks to a strategic investment in HIVE Blockchain Technologies,...Read More

Square Stock Skips a New Record High for the First Day in 12

November 27, 2017 / www.schaeffersresearch.com

Stocks are trading mixed this afternoon, despite a robust start to the holiday shopping season for many retailers. Among the names making big movesare e-commerce platform Square Inc (NYSE:SQ), cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks Inc (NYSE:CUDA), and drug concern Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO). Here's a quick look at what's moving shares of SQ, CUDA, and INO.SQGaps Lower After BTIG D...Read More

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