Complicating today’s trading is an estimated $2 trillion notional value of options that are expiring today. Expectations are for some turbulence as traders look to unwind position hedges.
Equities have had very positive returns over the past two months. Much of this move has been led by large-cap stocks, reflected below by the near 20% positive return off the market lows for the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) from mid-June to mid-August.
Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree Asset Management, explains why the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) could be a compelling proposition for investors.
Investors can look to track the total returns and income of the top U.S.-listed closed-end funds using an “index of funds” approach via the ISE High Income Index (YLDA™).
The energy crisis seems to be giving new space for nuclear energy enthusiasts to defend the technology as a non-fossil fuel solution to the energy transition, but is it as safe as they claim?
Microchips, often dubbed as the brain of any computing device, are core to devices all around us be it a smartphone, game console, MRI scanner or a defense system.
The net result of all this from a market perspective is that we are back to where we were a month or two ago, where the most likely scenario is that at some point the economy will contract quite dramatically in response to tighter monetary policy.
Two of the most popular strategic tools are Porter’s five forces and SWOT analysis. Both offer a framework for analyzing a company’s competitive advantages and disadvantages, along with their prospects, but their approaches differ in some ways.
Yesterday’s July Fed monetary policy meeting minutes showed the Fed will continue to remain data dependent as it looks to continue its efforts to return inflation to its 2% target but could slow the pace of rate hike increases if its efforts show an impact on inflation
Single stock ETFs will become a big part of the investing landscape, with a lot more offerings slated for launch. Traders and investors owe it to themselves to understand what they are about and how they work.
In a groundbreaking move for the Bitcoin community, BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset management company, has announced a spot private trust allowing clients direct access to bitcoin.
Given the timing of Amazon’s (AMZN) 2022 Prime Day and competing efforts from other retailers, non-store e-commerce sales should post a hefty jump YoY, while the decline in the national average gas prices could drive MoM declines in gas station retail sales for July.