It’s been a volatile few weeks for digital currencies. Take BTC, for instance, which has rebounded more than 30% over the past few days but it’s still down about 30% for the last month and has lost over 35% from its record high of almost $65,000 hit...
Investors are anticipating key data this week.  Consumer confidence, home price data and new home sales are out on Tuesday.  Durable goods will be released Thursday and the consumer sentiment report is issued Friday.  Perhaps the most important announcement will be Friday’s personal income and consumer spending...
When a sharp market downturn occurs, you can benefit from taking the reverse direction of the markets.  Investors use bearish bets to hedge their portfolios or to turn a quick profit if things get ugly.  The main risk of traditional short-selling is that while...
Wall Street sentiment was optimistic this morning after stocks turned positive yesterday, snapping the three day losing streak.  Gains in early trading were broad across all sectors this morning with added focus on growth stocks that have been hit hard in recent weeks.  The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite...
Stocks were relatively flat this morning after yesterday’s wild ride.  A sudden and steep drop in Bitcoin was one contributing factor to an early morning exodus out of the speculative areas of the market in yesterday’s session.    Following a tumultuous and turbulent year in...