Today's Market

Why are stocks up (or down) and what does the latest Nvidia news mean? Today’s Market will answer those questions and keep you informed about big stock market movers. We’ll also tell you about the latest Fed moves, what stocks Warren Buffett is buying, and which stocks look primed for a short squeeze. Today’s Market is the perfect pairing of InvestorPlace’s expert financial advice and critical stock and crypto news.

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Trade of the Day: Costco Wholesale Corporation Leads the Breakout

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
COST stock saw a nice lift on Wednesday, and one that now has it flirting with a breakout on its charts. Active investors and traders could look to trade Costco higher if it crosses that line.

Kroger Co Buys Exclusive Stake in UK Online Grocer Ocado in Digital Push

By InvestorPlace Staff
Kroger Co has bought a stake in the digital-savvy U.K. online grocer Ocado. It's the latest tech investment expected to reap long-term benefits for KR stock owners.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) and Tesla Inc. (TSLA)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Nvidia (NVDA) options traders speculate on crypto demand, Micron (MU) gets a price target boost, Tesla (TSLA) cut at Morgan Stanley

Trade of the Day: The Russell 2000 IWM ETF Is on the Verge of an Important Breakout

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The IWM ETF just last week closed at a fresh all-time high. From a trading perspective, this relative and absolute strength looks promising for higher highs.

Trade of the Day: Tesla Inc Sets Up a New Short-Side Trade

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Although a 3% move in TSLA stock on any given day is hardly newsworthy given its volatile nature, Monday's drop sets up a new short-side trade for active investors in Tesla.

Monday’s Vital Data: Facebook, Inc., Symantec Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Cryptocurrencies drove significant options activity on Facebook (FB) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Symantec (SYMC) was hit by a whistleblower probe.

Trade of the Day: Facebook Inc Travels Too Far, Too Fast

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
While through the lens of fundamental analysis FB stock in my eye has plenty going for itself, the charts for the near-term are singing a different tune.

Friday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) and Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (HMNY)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Apple (AAPL) options jump on Goldman Sach (GS) credit card, Nvidia (NVDA) dips on earnings and Helios and Matheson (HMNY) is hemorrhaging cash.

S&P 500 Nears a 2-Month High

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Fears about aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have eased recently, thanks to a weaker-than-expected inflation report.

Trade of the Day: Two Trade Ideas in General Dynamics Corporation

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
GD stock currently sits at an interesting technical juncture where two trades are setting up, depending on one's desired time frame, in General Dynamics.  

5 Top Stock Trades for Friday Morning

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
We saw another strong rally on Thursday in the broader U.S. stock market. That's got us eyeing a few new top stock trades for Friday.

3 Stocks to Watch on Friday: Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) and Solaredge Technologies Inc (SEDG)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Alphabet Inc (GOOG,GOOGL) is fixing latency issues with Google Home Max, while Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) and Solaredge Technologies Inc (SEDG) reported earnings.

Thursday’s Vital Data: Facebook, Inc. (FB), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Weatherford International Plc (WFT)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Facebook (FB) options rose on blockchain news, Advanced Micro (AMD) jumped ahead of Nvidia (NVDA) earnings and Weatherford (WFT) was flooded with puts again.

7 Fast-Moving Energy Stocks

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
With oil stocks heading higher, these energy stocks have the potential to see some big gains in the next couple of months.

Trade of the Day: Bank of America Corp Is Getting Back on Its Feet for a Trade

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Stocks such as Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) now are getting back on their feet after a choppy first quarter. Specifically for BAC stock a next upside target is well defined,  just as a stop loss level.

5 Top Stock Trades for Thursday Morning

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor
After the big rally on Wall Street Wednesday, a number of stocks are showing fresh bullish setups. Here are our top stock trades heading into Thursday.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: Booking Holdings Inc (BKNG), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM)

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported their quarterly earnings results, Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows 10 now has 200 million enterprise subs and Qualcomm (QCOM) plans repurchase program.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX), Walt Disney Co (DIS) and Citigroup Inc (C)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Valeant (VRX) and Disney (DIS) options volume jumped on earnings while Citigroup (C) spikes as ValueAct takes a $1.2 billion stake.

U.S. Pulling Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal Resonates in the Markets

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
As the oil markets whipsaw, CMCSA throws its hat into the ring for FOXA entertainment assets, competing against DIS.
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