| | | | DOW 31,520.57 | +0.20% | | | | S&P 3,932.48 | -0.06% | | | | NASDAQ 14,047.50 | -0.34% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks traded mixed on Tuesday, showing lackluster trading after the three-day weekend. | | • | Oil prices rallied 1.3 percent, closing the day at $60.23. | | • | Gold priced dropped 1.5 percent, with the metal hitting $1,795. | | • | Cryptocurrencies generally rallied, as Bitcoin hit $50,000 before dropping back to $48,722. | | | | | | | | | | A Rare Bear Market in a Top Tech Trend Makes for a Buy Now | | | | There are many tech stories dominating the market today. From 5G to electric and autonomous vehicles, many of them have one thing in common. They require storing and processing large amounts of data. That's why there's also a tech trend known as big data. Like any other tech play, it will move in fits and starts, creating opportunities for traders to make some quick profits buying on a dip and selling on the market's periodic over-optimism.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) | | | | David Brooks, a director at Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC), recently added 1,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by just over 5 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $31,000. This marks the first insider buy in nearly a year, when the company CEO and CFO each picked up more than 20,000 shares near the market low. Overall, insiders have been buyers over the past three years, with no insider sales since that time. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Yamana Gold (AUY) | | | | Gold prices have been lackluster lately, but some traders see a further potential move higher in the gold mining space. That's based on the call option activity in Yamana Gold (AUY). The trade? The $4.50 calls expiring in March, just 30 days away. Over 3,600 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 140, for a 26-fold rise in volume. The trade is about $0.20 in-the-money already, given the current share price near $4.70.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Traders and Regulators Will Appear Before Congress Regarding GameStop on Thursday
Last month's retail trading frenzy, centered around GameStop (GME) has been dying down. But things may flare up again, as Congress will be meeting this week with key players to discuss what happened. No doubt legislators will hear everything from how hedge funds managed to short more than 100 percent of available shares, to how retail traders need to be reigned in. | | | | • | High-End Retailers Ditch Fifth Avenue for Palm Beach
With a massive population shift out of the densely-packed and pandemic-restricted tri-state area to Florida, high-end retailers are joining in as well. The Palm Beach area is one of the few markets nationwide seeing a rise in commercial rental rates right now, as high-end retailers flock to the area. | | | | • | Europe Looks to Scale Back Covid Relief to Move Economy Higher
Nearly one-third of all lending to European businesses was in the form of relief, totaling more than $1.8 trillion. European lawmakers and regulators are looking to scale the spending back as vaccine rollouts occur and restrictions can be listed. The challenge? Scaling back in a way that doesn't create a new wave of business failures and bankruptcies. | | | | • | Goldman Sachs Unveils Robo Advisor for Retail Traders
The high-end investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS) is unveiling a robo-advisor. It will allow those using Marcus Invest, the company's retail banking division, to let customers trade Goldman ETFs with as little as $1,000. Unlike Robinhood and others, however, it won't recommend specific stock plays, with the goal of avoiding retail trades in single names. | | | | • | Axiom Space Raises $130 Million for Commercial Space Station
Commercial space flight opportunities continue to attract investors. Axiom Space, a startup with the lofty goal of setting up new modules for the ISS and a future commercial space station for the growing tourism market, has raised $130 million in Series B funding. That's a ways off from becoming a public company, but at this level of interest, the company may go public or become a SPAC play later this year. | | | | | | TOP | | RCL | 9.715% | | | CCL | 9.078% | | | CBOE | 8.334% | | | NCLH | 7.009% | | | MRO | 6.823% | | | BOTTOM | | ALLE | 7.145% | | | ENPH | 6.3% | | | NRG | 5.692% | | | PAYC | 5.567% | | | CVS | 4.959% | | | | | | | | | We expect another uptick in retail activity with another round of stimulus, though the level will likely depend on the type of stimulus (broad based or targeted), the market backdrop at the time, as well as any potential regulatory changes discussed over the coming weeks. | | - An analysis from Bank of America on why retail traders are here to stay, and why some stocks may see increased volatility in the coming weeks as a new wave of stimulus payments hits the market. | | |
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