Nasdaq Stocks

The top unusually active option in Wednesday trading was a Nio call with a Vol/OI ratio of 69.17. While its $8 strike is tempting, a Canadian call and a luxury put in the top 25 hold more interest. Here’s why.

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, up 0.3%. Within the sector, Constellation Energy Corp (Symbol: CEG) and Eversource Energy (Symbol: ES) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 1.4

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 1.4%. Within that group, Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU) and Super Micro Computer Inc (Symbol: SMCI) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 16.4% and 8.2%, res

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is up +0.35 (+1.61%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +12.00 (+1.91%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately higher, with London sugar posting a 1-month high. Concerns about excessive dryness in Brazil have fueled short-covering in...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD), where a total volume of 30,670 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Blackrock Inc (Symbol: BLK), where a total of 4,787 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 478,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 79.5% of BLK

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW), where a total volume of 6,856 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC), where a total volume of 250,420 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Globe Life Inc (Symbol: GL), where a total of 5,717 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 571,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 69% of GL's

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in United Rentals Inc (Symbol: URI), where a total of 2,484 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 248,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 45.3% o

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS), where a total of 68,540 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to abou

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +210 (+2.52%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +213 (+3.07%). Cocoa prices this morning soared to new all-time highs as global supply concerns persist. Global cocoa grinders are paying up in the cash market to secure...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) this morning is up +2.00 (+1.10%), and ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) is up +36 (+1.09%). Coffee prices this morning climbed to 1-1/2 week highs and are moderately higher on forecasts for limited rain in Brazil's coffee-growing regions over the next week. Recent rain in...

The major equity indices gained about 1% yesterday, closing at record highs because the Fed did nothing.

May WTI crude oil (CLK24 ) today is down -0.57 (-0.70%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK24 ) closed down -1.70 (-0.63%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moderately lower as a stronger dollar weighs on energy prices. Also, technical selling is weighing on crude as prices neared overbought levels after...

Ralph Lauren Corporation RL seems an attractive investment option now, thanks to its digital endeavors and other robust strategies. The company’s “Next Great Chapter” plan appears encouraging. Management is focused on enhancing di

Shares of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. EEFT have gained 33.7% in the past six months compared with the industry’s 20.6% growth. The Finance sector and the S&P 500 composite index rose 19.2% and 20.4%, respectively, in the same time

C.H. Robinson CHRW is currently grappling with a host of intricate challenges, a scenario that we believe has significantly diminished its attractiveness as an investment opportunity.

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (Symbol: ITW) has been named a Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock by Dividend Channel, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.1% yield, as well as being recognized by prominent asset managers as being

Futures are being lifted by the market seeing the Fed’s updated economic projections still calling for three rate cuts this year as well as Micron’s (MU) beat and raise earnings report last night.