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3 Bearish Options Trades to Play Market Volatility

High volatility is here to stay. Here are three bearish-leaning options trades that allow you to stay above the chop.

Use This Simple Trick to Beat the Buy-and-Hold Crowd

Investors looking for a way of profiting on the small-cap sector should not be buying and holding. The real profit potential is elsewhere.

3 Smart Trades for a Troubled Market

The stock market is a mess but you can play the probabilities with these three options trades on DIS, AMD, and RUT.

How Strong Is the Economy Really?

And how worried should investors be as the economy continues its improvement and keeps showings its strength.

Treasury Bond Yield Pushes Ahead of the S&P 500

There has never been a day like Tuesday -- new high, poor breadth, rising VIX -- since the data started being collected.

Stocks Set for a Record Run as Risks Multiply 

Analysts say it looks like stocks could be headed for a 'melt-up' scenario.

Markets Keeping Their Eyes on the Coming Tax Plan

U.S. equities rebounded on Tuesday, but ended well off of their best levels as the upcoming FOMC meeting and tax plan come into focus.

Are Markets In the Calm Before the Storm?

U.S. equities pushed to new record highs on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing over the 23,000 level for the first time.

Will Stocks Ever See a Down-Day Again?

Trend followers, algorithms and under-performing fund managers last week all favored hitting the buy button, keeping stocks aimed upward.

Trade the Epic Breakout in the iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (IWM)

The iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) surged to new all-time highs. Here's a play to help you capitalize in IWM.

International Worries Are Pressuring International Markets

Japan's Nikkei Average has fallen back through the 20,000 level, and many eyes are still on China and North Korea.

The S&P 500 Is On Borrowed Time

U.S. equities fell from Monday's record highs on Tuesday as oil entered a bear market -- watch for an overall correction.

S&P 500 Rise Amid Volatility as Gulf Tensions Stir

The market continues in this odd stasis, with sentiment red-hot and breadth continuing to narrow as a normal correction remains overdue.

S&P 500, Dow Jones Close Lower Amid Geopolitical Worries

U.S. equities moved lower on Monday amid a terror attack in London and several other concerns muddying up the geopolitical picture.

iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (IWM): Small Caps Are Breaking Out!

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF caught fire Thursday. And if the charts are any indication, the IWM could just be getting started.

3 Reasons This S&P 500 Rally Was Never Going to Get Traction

The S&P 500 has fooled (some) traders once again. Here's why last week's bullish headfake was never really going anywhere.

S&P 500 Slowing, But Still Going Upward

A mild correction may or may not be in the works for the S&P 500, but a crash in the markets right now seems unlikely.

S&P 500 Reaches 19th Record High of 2017

The markets continue their slow upward climb, but sharper moves are not expected by some analysts until October.

Complacency Still Plagues the S&P 500

It's not clear where the fear is coming from, exactly, but there is plenty of it keeping the S&P 500 from making bigger runs.