Dustin Tibbitts

Early close for the stock market today The stock market closed early today ahead of the 4th of July holiday. As the close approached, markets pushed into the red with selling pres...

Stock market slowly recovers from mornin... Though the markets started lower today it was a rather quiet, low volume day on Wall Street. Rumbles of reciprocating tariffs from the EU se...

Options for beginners. Basics of Puts an... Options are gaining in popularity each year but so many are confused about how the basics work. Let's cover the basic concepts of the puts a...

Short week for IPO's The markets will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th for the Independence day holiday here in the states. The markets will also close early on...

Markets start higher but close off highs... Stocks pushed higher on the day with all of the S&P 500 sectors in the positive. The Dow added 55, the S&P 500 added 2 and the Nasdaq 100 cl...

Stock of the week: GLD In our trade of the week we will look at a long call spread on the price of Gold. Learn how we reduce our risk while needing only a small bo...

Play for a bounce in Starbucks? This week we will focus on an aggressive trade on Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). With the recent news that caused a 13% decline, we will look for...

Markets recover from earlier declines. Stocks pushed higher today after starting lower. The Dow 30 closed higher by 97, the S&P 500 added 16, and the Nasdaq 100 closed up on the d...

Wild Ride on the Stock Market Today It was a wild day for the stock markets, making strong gains only to swing back to a loss on the day. The Dow 30 closed lower by 160, the S&...

Volatility picks up into end of quarter. The markets started the week with a strong move lower following some concerns about White House comments on Chinese relations. The S&P 500 (...

Markets Respond to Yesterday's Gut Punch The markets recovered some of yesterday's declines thanks to a small rebound in the tech names. The Dow 30 was higher on the day by 28, the...

Stock Market Sells Off Hard to Start the... The markets started the week with a strong selloff as the Trump administration seems ready to push China even harder. Early this morning, th...

IPO markets set a record this week. This week officially marks the busiest week of the year for IPO's with twelve different offerings up for grabs.First up we have BJ's Wholesa...

Markets Finish Higher Thanks to Oil The markets broke their losing streak after the Dow was able to close in the positive (+119) for the first time in 9 days. The strong move i...

Stock Market Lower Once Again The stretch of declines continued today. The Dow 30 was lower by 1952, the S&P 500 sold off 17, and the Nasdaq 100 closed down the day by 68...

Tech Stocks Prop Up Markets The markets were mixed on the day, with tech stocks and oil helping but changes to the Dow hurting. The Dow 30 was lower on the day by 45, t...

Trade war stirs up ETF's The markets have started this week with some weakness. The S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) has pulled back to a trendline support area as new trade batt...

Stock Market Responds to Burgeoning Trad... The markets sold off aggressively today as President Trump continued his tariff push against China. While no new tariffs have actually been...

Busy Week for IPOs The June IPO market continues to swell with offerings. The number of offerings, recent successful tech IPOs, and a strong market are a recip...

Stock market movers on a Monday. Trade tensions were labeled as the reason for the markets decline today as the Dow 30 fell 102, the S&P 500 closed down 5, but the Nasdaq 10...

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