FA Center: Don’t be fooled: Huge one-day stock rallies are more common in bear markets
Bear markets are more volatile than bull markets.
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The Tell: Options traders are piling into bullish bets on small-cap stocks at a record pace
Options traders piled into bullish bets on the Russell 2000 on Tuesday, after the October CPI report sent the battered small-cap index surging to its best day in more than a year.
: Target’s stock is soaring, but investors are closely watching the retail sector’s profit
Target’s stock soared Wednesday following the retail giant’s third-quarter earnings beat, with investors keeping a close eye on the retail sector’s ability boost profit margins.
The Tell: Violent small-cap rebound paints optimistic picture for long-suffering corner of the market, technicians say
Technical analysts were upbeat on U.S. small-cap stocks Wednesday as they added to gains, a day after a subdued October consumer price index saw the benchmark Russell 2000 lead a broad equity rally.
Need to Know: Hedge-fund manager who called last year’s tech crash bets on Florida, oil drillers and this commodity
Harris Kupperman, founder of hedge fund Praetorian Capital, says uranium, Florida and oil service companies are the best bets going right now.
Commodities Corner: Drop in U.S. gasoline prices will lead to more than $1 billion in Thanksgiving travel savings: report
Drop in U.S. gasoline prices will lead to more than $1 billion in Thanksgiving travel savings:
Need to Know: Here’s the most crowded trade on Wall Street, according to Bank of America
Bank of America says investors are betting big on Fed easing for 2024.
