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: Square Inc Feels the Reality of Gravity

Square took it on the chin on Monday. Barring a sharp reversal of fortune SQ stock now looks to have further to slide.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Tech Data Corp (TECD), Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH)

Tech Data (TECD) beat earnings estimates, Thor Industries (THO) revenue surges and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) slips on underwhelming guidance.

3 Big Stock Charts for Monday: Analog Devices, Inc., Amgen, Inc. and Symantec Corporation

The market continues to press higher without participation from Analog Devices, Amgen and Symantec. Stay away from these stock charts!

Monday’s Vital Data: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Macy’s Inc (M) and Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM)

Amazon (AMZN) and Macy’s (M) rise on holiday shopping, Qualcomm (QCOM) options pop on hopes of increased Broadcom bid.

Straight Shot Higher for Stocks Into Year-End?

Seasonality suggests a pause in early December before further bullishness may take over into the end of the year.

Trade of the Day: Twitter Inc Stock Is Alive Again

While Twitter may be immediate-term overbought, TWTR stock now has a well-defined next upside target.

3 Stocks to Watch on Monday: Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), Snap Inc (SNAP) and Time Inc (TIME)

Alphabet (GOOGL) earns patent that tracks faces, Snap (SNAP) adds new filters algorithm and Meredith Corp to buy Time (TIME) for $1.84B.

Stock Market Today: Stocks Finish Mixed Ahead of Thanksgiving

The stock market today finished mixed ahead of the long Thanksgiving holiday. Markets are closed Thursday and the NYSE closes early Friday.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Facebook Inc (FB) and Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (VOD)

Apple (AAPL) options jump on self-driving car news, Facebook (FB) calls pop on breakout and Vodafone (VOD) options rise ahead of ex-div date.

Watch Bonds to See if the Bullishness Can Continue

Stocks notched new record highs on Tuesday, pushing the S&P past the 2,600 level for the first time ever in relatively quiet trading.

Trade of the Day: Facebook Inc Keeps Chugging Along

After an already strong 2017, FB stock is now flashing another buy trading opportunity for active Facebook investors and traders.

3 Stocks to Watch on Wednesday: Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA), Guess?, Inc. (GES) and Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM)

Axalta Coating (AXTA) may be bought by Nippon Paint, Guess? (GES) posted profit and Salesforce (CRM) shares fell despite earnings beat.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) and AT&T Inc. (T)

Alibaba (BABA) options rise on Sun Art stake, Micron (MU) announced its next earnings date and AT&T (T) gears up for DoJ battle.

International News Keeps Poking the Markets

News also came after the close that the Department of Justice has sued to block the AT&T bid for Time Warner on antitrust concerns.

Trade of the Day: L3 Technologies Inc Is Breaking Out

LLL stock just made a classic breakout move from a bullish consolidation phase. Barring any quick bearish reversal, this favors a leg higher for L3.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Agilent Technologies Inc (A), Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) and Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN)

Agilent Technologies (A), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) posted their latest quarterly earnings results on Monday.

Monday’s Vital Data: Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Tesla Inc (TSLA)

Nvidia (NVDA) call options rise on price-target hike, Canaccord still high on Advanced Micro (AMD) and Tesla (TSLA) announces a roadster.

The Trading Plan for Thanksgiving Week

While boredom is not an actionable catalyst to enter trades during Thanksgiving week, last week's bullish reversals must be respected.

Trade of the Day: After Correcting, Alcoa Corp Offers Better Reward to Risk

AA stock after a recent corrective move has found better footing. Alcoa now looks to offer traders a better entry point on the long side.