U.S stock futures and crude oil prices plunged in electronic trading late Sunday, as fears of a global oil-price war combined with coronavirus fears to rattle traders. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -4.86% were last down more than 1,100 points as S&P 500 futures ES00, -4.89% and Nasdaq Composite …
Read More »The stock market’s big swings indicate a top or a bottom — here’s how to decide
I am receiving a large number of complaints about the stock market’s wild swings as the new coronavirus spreads across the U.S. My suggestion is to not complain. The reason is that there is nothing you can do. Investors ought to accept the swings, focus on making money from them …
Read More »The Ratings Game: Tesla’s stock bounces, but Morgan Stanley says it’s still a sell
Shares of Tesla Inc. shot higher Monday, putting them on track to snap a sharp 5-day selloff, but Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas suggested it was still too early for investors to jump in. Jonas reiterated the underweight rating he’s had on the stock since he downgraded it on Jan. …
Read More »Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures sink, suggesting the worst isn’t over for Wall Street
U.S. stock market futures fell sharply shortly after electronic trading began late Sunday, suggesting further losses when trading begins Monday, following the worst week on Wall Street since 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.24% fell more than 300 points, and S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.22% and Nasdaq …
Read More »Market Extra: Here are 5 reasons the stock market booked its worst decline since 2008, and only one of them is the coronavirus
The U.S. stock-market rally has unraveled, with a period of historic gains coming to a screeching halt, as fear that the coronavirus epidemic may reach America rattles Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.39% fell into correction on Thursday, widely defined as a drop of at least 10%, …
Read More »Market Snapshot: What can Fed do to heal a coronavirus-stricken stock market that has seen $4.3 trillion in value vanish over past 7 sessions?
A historic week for the stock market ended with a big, fat question: What will the government and the Federal Reserve do about the coronavirus outbreak that threatens to decimate the longest-running bull market on record? The infectious disease, COVID-19, which reportedly originated in Wuhan, China, late last year, reached …
Read More »FA Center: Stock market’s ‘fear index’ may have just flashed a buy signal
Did the VIX just flash a contrarian buy signal? I’m referring, of course, to the CBOE’s well-known volatility index. VIX, +2.43% Considered by many to be the U.S. stock market’s “fear index,” the VIX is widely interpreted in a contrarian way: High levels indicate widespread fear, and therefore thought …
Read More »Outside the Box: Do this one thing before you react to the stock market’s losses
The phone is ringing off the hook. The stock market is down significantly, and everyone wants to have answers. The only thing for me to do is dig in and talk to every client. Was this Monday? No this was Monday Sept. 29, 2008. Over the course of a 30-year …
Read More »Market Extra: The Dow logged its largest reversal in two years on Wednesday — here are 5 reasons the stock market is tanking, and only one of them is the coronavirus
The U.S. stock-market rally has been unraveling, with a period of historic gains coming to a screeching halt, as fear that the coronavirus epidemic may reach America rattles Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.46% finished lower for a fifth straight day along with the S&P 500 index, …
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