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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Tax Cut Concerns Weigh on the Dow Jones

The Dow Jones was hit hard today giving up 200+ points at the lows, in the worst bout of selling pressure in months.

Trade of the Day: Oracle Corporation Stands on a Slippery Slope

ORCL stock is still reeling from a post-earnings down-gap and the charts point to the possibility of further near-term Oracle losses.

3 Big Stock Charts for Thursday: Chevron Corporation, Kinder Morgan Inc and Oneok, Inc.

Chevron (CVX), Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Oneok (OKE) are all trending against the grain in the bullish energy sector. These stocks should be avoided as the rest of the sector marches higher.

Thursday’s Vital Data: AT&T Inc. (T), Macy’s Inc. (M) and BP plc (ADR) (BP)

AT&T (T) hits a snag in Time Warner merger, Macy’s (M) options volume soars ahead of earnings and BP Plc (BP) trades ex-dividend.

A Breaking Point Is Looming for the Markets

Stocks moved higher in a relatively quiet session masking volatility in the fixed-income market with junk bonds coming under intense selling pressure.

Trade of the Day: Domino’s Pizza, Inc. Short Continues to Work

The bearish posturing in DPZ stock has been palpable for months and while lower prices could still be in the Domino's forecast, so far this has been a great trade.

3 Stocks to Watch on Thursday: E.L.F. Beauty Inc (ELF), Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA) and Manulife Financial Corporation (USA) (MFC)

E.l.f. Beauty Inc (ELF), Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA) and Manulife (MFC) all posted their quarterly earnings results after hours yesterday.

3 Big Stock Charts for Wednesday: Walt Disney Co, Snap Inc and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc

Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA), Disney (DIS) and Snap Inc (SNAP) are all jumping on earnings and M&A activity.

Wednesday’s Vital Data: Facebook Inc (FB), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Snap Inc (SNAP)

Facebook (FB) eyes corporate social media, Advanced Micro (AMD) gains on Intel (INTC) collaboration and Snap (SNAP) plunges on earnings miss.

Junk Bonds Send Warning Signals That a Correction Could Be Here

Stocks finish lower Tuesday as the GOP's tax reform plan bump softens amid lawmaker opposition as the bill is currently structured.

Trade of the Day: United Continental Holdings Inc Could Hit More Air Pockets

UAL stock is lower by nearly 20% for 2017 and through the lens of technical analysis further weakness looks to be in the cards for United.

3 Stocks to Watch on Wednesday: Fossil Group Inc (FOSL), LendingClub Corp (LC) and Take Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO)

Fossil Group (FOSL), LendingClub (LC) and Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) all posted their quarterly earnings after hours yesterday.

3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Amazon.com, Inc., Fitbit Inc and GoPro Inc

Amazon (AMZN) shares continue to lift the technology bar, while Fitbit (FIT) and GoPro (GPRO) are sliding below their technical bars.

Tuesday’s Vital Data: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (TEVA) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX)

Alibaba (BABA) options jump on target hike, Teva (TEVA) put options pile despite billionaire stake interest and Valeant (VRX) divests Sprout.

Strength in Energy Prices Raising Expectations in the Sector

The S&P 500 is now within seven points of Goldman Sachs' 2019 end-of-year target as M&A activity heats up and the price of oil surges.

Trade of the Day: Transocean LTD Is One Gusher of an Energy Stock

You can bet on Transocean as a way to profit from further strength in energy stocks, as well as RIG stock itself.

3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: FMC Corp (FMC), Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) and TrueCar Inc (TRUE)

FMC (FMC), Microchip Technology (MCHP) and TrueCar (TRUE) all saw their stocks decline after the companies posted their quarterly results.

Monday’s Vital Data: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) and Tesla Inc (TSLA)

Apple (AAPL) options up as non-iPhone sales spike, Broadcom bids $130 billion for Qualcomm (QCOM), Tesla (TSLA) faces production hell.

3 Big Stock Charts for Monday: Apple Inc., General Electric Company and Tesla Inc

The charts for Tesla, General Electric and Apple look ripe for dip-buyers, but not all three are keepers for the long term.