Booming Markets and Bust-Proof ETFs
Trading By the Numbers: If the vertigo of a 490-point day in the Dow has your head spinning, ground yourself and your portfolio with these inverse ETFs.
Trading the Friendly Skies of Airlines Stocks
Trading By the Numbers: On a day when AMR Corporation ^AMR^ announced that American Airlines would be filing bankruptcy, should traders be suspicious of strength in the company’s rivals?
European ETF Rally Tempts Sellers Once Again
Trading By the Numbers: The rising tide that lifted all boats on Monday also lifted European funds into overbought territory where sellers typically have been waiting.
Selling in Oil Stocks Lead to Edges in ETFs
Trading By the Numbers: With selling in energy stocks sending oil and gas ETFs deeper into oversold territory, funds like the Direxion Energy Bull 3x Shares could be among those to attract buyers as early next week.
Trading the Pullbacks in Power Stocks and ETFs
Trading By the Numbers: Pullbacks in otherwise low volatility utilities stocks may signal a unique opportunity for short term traders over the next few days.
Up With Intel’s Downgrade!
Trading By the Numbers: Is the downgrade in Intel a “thumbs up” for traders looking to buy weakness and sell strength? Find out in today’s Trading By the Numbers stock report.
Are Dividends A Trader’s Best Friend?
Trading By the Numbers: Dividends may be an investor’s best friend. But top-rated ETFs consisting of dividend-paying stocks can be pretty friendly to short term traders, as well.
Waiting on Europe, Watching the Euro
Trading By the Numbers: Will the weekend bring a long-awaited resolution to the European debt crisis – or at least an agreement on a way forward? Here are the ETFs traders will want to keep an eye on when markets open Monday morning.
With Retailers On the Run, Should Traders Chase?
Trading By the Numbers: Recent 52-week highs in retail have been catalysts for traders and active investors to lock in gains and take profits. But do these pullbacks spell opportunity for traders looking for bargains in bull market territory?
Amazon.com, Target Selling Weighs on Retail
Trading By the Numbers: With strong selling in major retailers like Amazon.com and Target, it is little surprise to see the Retail HOLDRS ETF pulling back into oversold territory ahead of Thursday’s open.
Trading By the Numbers: Apple Advances, Dell Disappoints
Trading By the Numbers: Technology was one of the strongest performing sectors heading into trading on Wednesday. Credit is due to stocks like Apple and Dell which both gained more than 2% on the day.
Trading By the Numbers: Another Rally, Another Sell-Off in Europe
Trading By the Numbers: Have you had enough of Europe? Traders looking to sell the buying in the market for European funds have found the price action as predictable as it has been profitable.