Joel Elconin

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett on Wednesday shared his thoughts on the banking sector after the recent collapse of several regional banks, sparking discussion among the hosts of Benzinga's PreMarketPrep. Buffett acknowledged that banks have made some mistakes, but he was quick to point out...

Jim Cramer has long said to wait to hear from management on conference calls before buying names where guidance is held back. That advice could have saved Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) investors a good chunk of change following Tuesday's quarterly results. What Happened: Microsoft...

The crude oil market is pulling back Wednesday following a historic run that saw oil trade to 13-year highs amid supply disruptions in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Veteran trader Mark Fisher may have played a role in Wednesday's sudden sell-off.  "...

On Wednesday’s PreMarket Prep, Joel Elconin, Dennis Dick and Spencer Israel discussed how window dressing on the last trading day of the quarter can impact markets. “The definition of window dressing is that portfolio managers want to have the good companies in their portfolios and they...

On Wednesday’s PreMarket Prep, co-hosts Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick discussed the bullish chart setups in several tech stocks.  On Thursday’s show, Dick revealed he had purchased four such stocks for a swing trade. Those stocks are Alibaba Holding Corp (NYSE: BABA), Teladoc Health...

Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) has been consolidating and is now worth considering a speculative trade on the long side, co-host Dennis Dick said Monday on Benzinga's YouTube show "PreMarket Prep." What Happened: Palantir confirmed Monday it will...

If Elon Musk continues to negatively impact Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) with social media commentary, there is a chance Reddit traders could turn against him and try to negatively influence the share price of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), co-host Joel Elconin said Monday on Benzinga...

Investors in Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) need to watch the $282 level, co-host Dennis Dick said Monday on Benzinga's YouTube show "PreMarket Prep." Co-host Joel Elconin noted that the most concerning thing about the stock is the lack of a bounce. $282 is the all-time low...

It's been an unimaginably strange year across the board.  At PreMarket Prep, we decided to look back at some of our best moments of the year. From a once-in-a-lifetime prediction on XpresSpa Group Inc (NASDAQ: XSPA) by our CEO, to the first mention of the SPAC that would become Nikola...

After a historic drop followed by a whiplash-inducing rally, the market has found itself hanging out around the midpoint between February’s all-time highs and the recent low of March 23. That presents a challenge for traders trying to gauge market sentiment, as the smaller trading ranges over...

Stocks were up heading Monday, a welcome reprieve following the worst week for the market in 12 years.  On Monday morning’s PreMarket Prep, co-hosts Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick outlined how to think about the market this week. “If you’re coming in and buying this morning,...

Loup Ventures managing partner Gene Munster recently joined PreMarket Prep co-host Joel Elconin for the lastest edition of the "Frontier Tech With Gene Munster" podcast. Munster discussed the latest on tech stocks including Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA),...

The big news on Thursday is Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE: MS) deal to acquire E*Trade Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC) for $13 billion, or $58.74 per share. This marks the second major acquisition on the retail brokerage industry in the last four months, to go along with Charles Schwab’s (NYSE:...

On Tuesday’s edition of PreMarket Prep, Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick broke down Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) continued move highe. The stock, which has been on one of the most epic moves of any stock in recent memory dating back to October, opened for trading Tuesday up 13% from Monday...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares are up another 3% on Tuesday, and Tesla bulls are finally getting their long-awaited short squeeze. The stock is now up 119% in the past three months alone, but the short squeeze currently happening in Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) could be even more impressive....