May cotton futures ended the first trade day of the week 22 points in the red. The contract had traded as weak as -73 points and as high as +225 points. The other active contracts were 24 to 42 points higher for the close. The May-July inverse tightened to 72...
Front month wheat futures saw double digit gains to start the week. CBT futures stayed near the highs for the close, ending the day up by 10 ¾ cents. KC futures closed 10 to 13 cents higher on the first trade day of the week. Front month spring wheat prices...
Cattle futures spent most of the session trading red, but futures ended off their lows and settled down by less than 40 cents across the front months. Feeder cattle futures were also 50 cents off their lows for the close, but stayed triple digits weaker for the day. USDA had...
Front month corn futures started the week weaker, but firmed up and closed in the black. May was 1 ¼ cents off the high for the day at the close, but was still up 2 cents for the day. New crop futures also went home higher, with fractional to 1...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed -0.37%. Stocks Monday traded mildly lower on a +2.3 bp rise in the 10-year T-note...
In the latest trading session, Danaher (DHR) closed at $252.80, marking a -0.35% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.11% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.12%, and the tech-heavy Nas
Global Partners LP (GLP) closed at $46.68 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.66% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.11%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of
In the latest market close, Accenture (ACN) reached $373.22, with a -1.31% movement compared to the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.12%, while the tech
General Mills (GIS) closed the most recent trading day at $65.66, moving +0.61% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.12%, and the Na
The most recent trading session ended with Rockwell Medical (RMTI) standing at $1.54, reflecting a +1.32% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. On the other hand,
Paccar (PCAR) closed at $114.03 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.54% move from the prior day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.12%, and the Nasdaq, a te
Conagra Brands (CAG) ended the recent trading session at $28.53, demonstrating a +1.42% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.11%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.12%, while
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is slightly higher on some short-covering from last Friday’s 2-month low. The dollar index is also seeing some support from today’s +2.1 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield, which modestly improved the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The FX markets are looking ahead to...
Investors in Hashicorp Inc (Symbol: HCP) saw new options become available today, for the May 17th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the HCP options chain for the new May 17th contracts and identified one put and one call contra
Investors in Airbnb Inc (Symbol: ABNB) saw new options become available today, for the March 2025 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 375 days until expiration the newly available contracts rep
In trading on Monday, the Lithium ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Lithium Americas, up about 5.6% and shares of Albemarle, up about 4.9% on the day.
And underperforming other ETFs
In trading on Monday, music & electronics stores shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Vertiv Holdings, down about 3.1% and shares of Best Buy down about 2.9% on the day.
Also lagging the market Monday are
In trading on Monday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3%. Leading the group were shares of SilverCrest Metals, up about 15.8% and shares of Endeavour Silver up about 13.8% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are computer peripherals
Applied Materials today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 25-percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.32 to $0.40 per share. The dividend is payable on June 13, 2024 to shareholders of record as of May 23, 2024. Today's announcement marks the s