Daily Stock Market News

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Tuesday, January 2 - S&P 500 up for 9 weeks in a row - S&P 500 rebounds after worst day since September - Gold is up 13% and posts first annual gain since 2020 - Nasdaq winners: Nvidia (NVDA) up 236% and Meta (META) up 194% - BlackRock files updated registration form for proposed bitcoin ETF - Bitcoin breaks through 45,000 - Apple (AAPL) f...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Friday, December 22nd - Dow closes 500 points higher  - S&P 500 rebounds after worst day since September - Micron (MU) higher after reporting earnings - Santa Rally starts today: Since 1969, the S&P 500 gained 1.3% on average - Nike (NKE) disappoints PLUS: How we trade these markets and our current positions This wraps up today's stock...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Thursday, December 21st - S&P 500 drops 1.5% and has its worst day since September - Dow and Nasdaq break their 9-day win streak - Reason: Zero-day options? - FedEx (FDX) lost 12% - Micron (MU) higher after reporting earnings - Report: Tesla (TSLA) is most-bought stock by individual investors - New highs for Bitcoin? - Vix (Fear Index) jumps 9...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Wednesday, December 20th - S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher - Dow has 9th winning session in a row - S&P 500 is very close to record highs - Crude Oil moving higher - Solar and Energy stocks are the winners - Fedex (FDX) disappoints PLUS: How we trade these markets and our current positions This wraps up today's stock market news. If you enjo...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Tuesday, December 19th - S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher - S&P 500 is very close to all-time highs - New all-time highs: Costco (COST), Marriott (MAR) and Phillips 66 (PSX) - Crude Oil moving higher - Interesting stat: S&P 500 added to seven-week win streaks 12 out of 20 times since 1964 - VIX (Fear Index) lower again PLUS: How we trade thes...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Monday, December 18th - All 3 indices have their 7th consecutive winning week - The winning streak for the S&P 500 is longest string of weekly gains since 2017 - Dow makes another record high - New York Fed President John Williams “We aren’t really talking about rate cuts right now” - DocuSign (DOCU) surged over 11% following reports of a pote...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Friday, December 15th - All 3 indices closed higher - again - Dow closes at record high - again - All 3 indices are on pace for 7th consecutive winning week - 10-year yield closes below 4% - Crude Oil settles 3% higher - Schwab (SCHW) jumps 7%  - Solar stock Sunrun (RUN) rallies another 16% PLUS: How we trade these markets and our current position...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Thursday, December 14th - Dow closes at record high - S&P 500 finishes highest level since January 2022 and is now within 2% of new record - All 3 indices are on pace for 7th consecutive winning week - Fed projects 3 rate cuts in 2024 - 10-year yield drops below 4% - Adobe (ADBE) disappoints and falls - Solar stock Sunrun (RUN) rallies 20% PLU...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Wednesday, December 13th - Stocks close higher for a 4th day - S&P 500 touches highest level since January 2022 - CPI Data: Inflation slowed to a 3.1% annual rate in November - Oracle (ORCL) drops 12% - Exxon (XOM) hits 52-week low - Pfizer (PFE) drop after issuing new guidance for 2024 - VIX (Fear Index) closed at a 4-year low - Today: PPI Da...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Tuesday, December 12th - All indices finished higher - Today: CPI Data - Macy’s (M) jumps after buyout offer - New all time highs: T-Mobile (TMUS), Lululemon (LULU), Marriott (MAR) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) - Oracle (ORCL) disappoints - Bitcoin drops below $40,000 and bounces back - This week: Fed Meeting PLUS: How we trade these markets an...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Monday, December 11th - S&P 500 reached a new high for 2023 on Friday - All major indices finished the week higher - 2 reasons: Jobs Report and UoM Consumer Survey Data - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones have their longest winning streak since 2019, spanning six weeks - Crude Oil experienced its 7th consecutive week of losses - Boeing (BA), F...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Friday, December 8th - Stocks finally snap 3-day losing streak - Nasdaq could have 6th winning week in a row - Today’s focus: Jobs Report - AI News 1: Google (GOOGL) higher after launching its Gemini model - AI News 2: AMD (AMD) rallies launching AI chip to rival Nvidia - Crude Oil closed below $70 for second day in a row PLUS: How we trade these...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Thursday, December 7th - Stocks have 3 losing days in a row - This week’s focus: Jobs Report - Bitcoin rallies past $44,000 - Crude Oil falls below $80, lowest level since July - Chewy (CHWY) disappoints - Starbucks (SBUX) ends a 12-day losing streak, longest in its history PLUS: How we trade these markets and our current positions This wraps up t...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Wednesday, December 6th - Stocks started this week with 2 losing days - JOLTS Job Openings falls unexpectedly - Bitcoin rallies past $44,000 - Crude Oil falls to lowest level since July - Apple (AAPL) hits 3 Trillion market cap (again) PLUS: How we trade these markets and our current positions This wraps up today's stock market news. If you en...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Monday, December 5th - Year end rally takes a breather - Jobs in the spotlight - we’ll look at today’s JOLTS Jobs report - Bitcoin on the move again - More layoffs - Twilio cuts 5% of its workforce - China gets a downgrade - $5 Trading Mugs?!?!?! PLUS: PNC on the move…can I roll my calls? And what’s happening with our XOM and OXY puts? We’ll take...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Monday, December 4th - S&P 500 closes at highs of the year - 5-week win streak - Santa Claus Rally? - The S&P 500 has historically posted gains 72.6% of the time - Powell: “premature to conclude with confidence” that monetary policy is “sufficiently restrictive” - Traders expecting rate cuts in March 2024 - Bitcoin rallies past $42,000 and...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Friday, December 1st - Stocks ended the day mixed: Dow and S&P higher, Nasdaq lower - Dow makes new high for the year - S&P 500 closes November 8.9% higher - PCE Price Index rose only 3.5% on an annual basis - Powell speaks at 11am ET in Atlanta - Tesla lower ahead of revealing of Cybertruck - Ulta (ULTA) jumps more than 10% on better than...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Thursday, November 30th - Stocks closed higher again - S&P 500 and Dow less than 1% away from highs for the year - General Motors (GM) jumps 9.4% - Richmond Fed President Barkin says Fed should keep increasing rates - Today’s major economic report: PCE Price Index - VIX (Fear Index) at lowest level since Jan 2020 PLUS: How we trade these marke...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Wednesday, November 29th - Stock closed higher on hopes that the Fed is done raising rates - Affirm (AFRM) makes 52-week high - Is the Fed done hiking rates? - Fed Member Waller says “Yes” - Gold Prices are at highest level since May - Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s right hand man, dies at 99 - Month-to-Date Performance: Dow up 6.9%, S&P 500...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Tuesday, November 28th - Stock finished slightly lower after 4-week winning streak - Cyber Monday Winners: Wayfair (W),  Shopify (SHOP) and  Affirm (AFRM) - Is the Fed done hiking rates? - Traders believe so - Month-to-Date Performance: Dow up 6.9%, S&P 500 up 8.5% and Nasdaq up 10.8% - Today’s major economic report: Consumer Confidence - VIX...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Monday, November 27th - Stock finished the week higher, up 4 weeks in a row - Bitcoin makes new high for the year and touches 38,000  - This week’s economic reports: Consumer Confidence, Preliminary GDP and the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge PCE Price Index - VIX (Fear Index) at lowest level since Jan 2020 PLUS: How we trade these markets and our...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Monday, November 20th - Stock finished the week higher - This week: Nvidia (NVDA) reports earning - Short trading week due to Thanksgiving - Gap (GPS) skyrockets 30% - Ousted OpenAI CEO joins Microsoft (MSFT) - Bitcoin above 37,000 again - VIX (Fear Index) now below 14 PLUS: How we trade these markets and our current positions This wraps up today&...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Friday, November 17th - Dow snaps 4-day win streak, S&P and Nasdaq higher - Stocks are on track for a winning week - Deflation? - Walmart (WMT) CEO see lower prices in some general merchandise and key grocery items - Gap (GPS) almost 20% higher after better-than-expected results for the third quarter - Ross Stores (ROST) higher after better  t...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Thursday, November 16th - Stocks have 4 consecutive winning days - PPI Inflation data for October posted their biggest decline in 3½ years, down 0.5% for the month - Weekly jobless claims increase more than anticipated - Walmart (WMT) and Macy’s (M) reported earnings - Cisco (CSCO) drops after offering weak guidance - Microsoft (MSFT) is coming fo...

Here's what is happening in the markets today, Wednesday, November 15th - Stocks had their best day since April - CPI Inflation Data was better than expected - Stocks are having a great month: The S&P 500 is up 7.2% and the Nasdaq is up 9.7% - Traders are pricing a 100% probability that the Fed will keep rates the same in the Dec meeting - Solar stocks surge: Enphase (ENPH) is up 13% and F...