If you’ve been watching the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), you know the yellow metal has been consolidating and appears to be bouncing off its 150-day moving average (support). If one prefers to use the 200-day moving average, that support level is just below $400, which is also approximately the 50% Fibonacci retracement level. Here’s how […]
CME Group signage above the former Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trading pit in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images A new futures market for semiconductors will let traders hedge their artificial intelligence investments with bets on the increasingly expensive price of computing power. Contracts on […]
A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Traders moved further away Tuesday from expecting any Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and in fact began anticipating a higher probability that the next move would be a hike. Following a hotter-than-expected inflation […]
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the opening bell in New York, on May 11, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images It’s official: traders haven’t been this aggressively bullish since they were stuck at home with stimulus checks betting on a bounce-back in the global […]
Fear is a powerful emotion. Fear of missing out might even be more potent. Case in point: the rally in chips. The immediate impulse might be to jump in. If you’re in that camp, a more measured approach might be to use options and risk less capital. Chipmaker Applied Materials offers an interesting opportunity. The […]
The AI trade has taken many forms this year, from surging semiconductors to record-setting ETFs and a fresh breakout in the Mag-7 stocks. Now, traders are setting their sights on an old variation of that theme that has sat out the most recent leg of the rally: silver. Silver prices surged 7% Monday to the […]
Investors appreciate having dividend stocks in their portfolios as they provide a steady stream of income, even during periods of market volatility. Dividend-paying stocks can help cushion downside risk while offering consistent returns. Given the sheer number of stocks offering dividends, identifying the right ones is not always straightforward. Investors can turn to top Wall […]
BECKY QUICK: We are sitting down right now with Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, who, for the first time in 60 years, has been watching all of this from the audience instead of being onstage. And last year at this time, Warren, you surprised everyone with the announcement that you were stepping down […]
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron Technology shares caught fire this week amid a global shortage of memory chips, with momentum driving the stock on surging enthusiasm across the semiconductor sector. Shares were up almost 14% to $734 in trading on […]
Aggressive options trading in the semiconductor stocks is creating a volatility spread that’s being used by traders to stay bullish in the sector that’s rallying the most, while simultaneously hedging risks in the broader market. The trade is fairly simple: sell downside protection in semiconductor names where volatility is expensive, and buy downside protection in […]