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Global equities soared late Tuesday as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones futures surged after a sudden two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran perfectly aligned with one of the stock market’s most historically bullish months. Seasonality Favors The Bulls The geopolitical breakthrough arrives...

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has become the single biggest drag on the S&P 500 this year and all of the Magnificent 7 stocks are now acting as a deadweight on headline returns.  MSFT stock is moving. See the chart and price action here.  MSFT is the Biggest Loser Brian Sozzi at...

CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has proposed three potential market shifts that could occur if the U.S.-Iran war comes to an end. Cramer referred to Tuesday’s market activity as a “dry run” for what might transpire when the war eventually subsides. The S&P 500 and...

The current 9.4% slide in the S&P 500 is defying historical bear market patterns, suggesting the recent volatility may be a “growth scare” rather than a prolonged collapse. The Speed Trap: Missing the ‘Quick Drop’ Data from Carson Investment Research indicates that the...

The S&P 500 enters the final week of March under significant duress after tumbling 1.67% on Friday to close at 6.368,85. While the index closed the week lower, a fresh wave of weekend volatility has left investors on edge. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is currently split, but...

Wall Street delivered the kind of Christmas present investors had been hoping for, as the S&P 500 set fresh records while a key measure of market anxiety fell to its lowest level in more than a year. The S&P 500 climbed past 6,920 points in a shortened session ahead of the Christmas market...

The field of options trading is rapidly transforming, as zero-day-to-expiry (0DTE) options now comprise nearly half of the SPX options volume. “Volumes have increased about three times in the last seven years, from 4 billion contracts in 2017 to about 11 billion last year,” Vince Cicco...

It was difficult to be bearish with the last quarter of the year finishing green!  In our last Benzinga article, we talked about the possibility of reaching All Time Highs by the new year... that ended up being pretty fair timing! That said, we will continue to monitor the quarterly chart for...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Stock Market Euphoria Please click here for a chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that the market has slightly pulled...

It is difficult to ignore the green quarter finishing the year! We were concerned with the red quarter previously but the bulls did not want anything to do with it! Our last article on Benzinga discussed the importance of the channel... ... and the bears could not press below it, so we will see...

November stands out as a beacon of positivity in the U.S. stock market. Over the past 151 years, the S&P 500 has seen an average gain of 0.88% during November, ranking it as the third-best month of the year. But does this November vigor extend into Thanksgiving week? Chart: November’s...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Positive Treasury News Please click here for a chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart is a monthly chart to give you a long...

The $SPX is now below the channel, implying that the wave C move could be in effect. We cautioned about this when the last quarter turned red. Now we will see if the FOMC can get things back in the channel or add to the downside pressure. To learn more, check out this video: Dr. John

If you’ve been fighting the mounting bearish evidence up until this week, then perhaps the distribution we’ve witnessed here in late October has been enough to convince you otherwise. It was easy for some to write off the negative rotation in key leadership groups, and maybe you...

In a surprising and dramatic reversal of fortune, the S&P 500 (SPX) has lost a year-long support level, signaling a potential shift in market dynamics. The once-dominant bulls are now grappling with a resurgent bearish force that has taken control of the market. This abrupt turn of events has...