Trading Markets

DataTrader: UltraShort S&P Earns Top Ratings Among Leveraged ETFs

DataTrader The ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF or SDS is one of the most common ways for traders and active investors to take advantage markets that have moved too far, too fast, too soon. Find out what the data says about the SDS in today’s column for TradingMarkets.com.

DataTrader: Can Caterpillar Keep Climbing?

DataTrader If there is one stock that represents the fortunes of global and emerging markets growth, then that stock may be Caterpillar. But when traders begin ringing the register after recent short term gains in CAT, the reversal could be sharp and sudden.

DataTrader: Mining for Profits in Gold ETFs

DataTrader With gold mining stocks on the upswing, and gold mining ETFs increasingly overbought, should traders and investors wait before climbing onboard the gold train?

Trading By the Numbers: 3 Runaway Retail Stocks

Trading By the Numbers Specialty retailers from cars to lumber are among the companies whose stocks may have rallied too far, too fast, too soon. Find out where the biggest edges in the sector are in today’s report.