News: Stay on Top of Election Week Volatility

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Stay on Top of Election Week Volatility

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3 Oil Stocks to Avoid in November

Amid a volatile election season, some direction in a fresh month of trading is hard to pass up. Data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White breaks down a decade's worth of performance on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) in November, carving out which sector could spell trouble for investors, as well as which stocks tend to underperform for traders. Join us in discovering which 25 stocks are the worst to buy in the month of November, historically!

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Election Trading: Use this Options Strategy to Minimize Risk

The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election is today, and either V.P. Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will soon call the White House home. The market has been hot leading up to Election Day, but not without volatility, and uncertainty over the election results will likely keep investor speculation going. For those wanting to get in on the action, there exists a solid options strategy that is a good way to simulate stock ownership at a fraction of the cost, while also minimizing risk.

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Talen, Amazon Deal Rejection Rocks Utility Stocks

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dumped a bucket of cold water on utility stocks, after the organization rejected an amended interconnection service agreement between Amazon.com (AMZN) and Talen Energy (TLN). The repercussions of this rejection extended well beyond TLN, with Constellation Energy (CEG) and Vistra (VSTR) shares also gapping lower.

Free Report: Monday Morning Outlook

Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone boasts over 29 years of options trading experience, with appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Fox Business Network to go with quotes in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and the Associated Press. His Monday Morning Outlook is the perfect road map for traders that want to hit the ground running at the start of each trading week. In his latest piece, Todd pinpoints possible delta and gamma risks around the election and Federal Reserve meeting this week.

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2 Stocks Moving on Dow Restructuring

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is shaking things up by the end of this week. Chip darling Nvidia (NVDA) is replacing underperforming sector peer Intel (INTC) on the blue-chip index, while Sherwin-Williams (SHW) will take the place of chemical giant Dow (DOW). News of the event came late on Friday, and stocks moved accordingly last session. We took a closer look at SHW and DOW, and how they've been performing on the charts this year.

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