Dustin Tibbitts

A closer look at retail stocks. A popular ETF for looking at the retail sector is the SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT). Right now the focus is on the Fed rate adjustment due out...

Mixed start to the week. Stocks were mostly lower today as the financial sector under performed. The Dow 30 was higher thanks to Exxon Mobil, adding 38. The S&P 500...

These could be the last IPO's of 2016. AS the year comes to an end we have three IPO's that are widely believed to round out the year. We have a popular hotel search website triva...

Another week. Another record high. Guess what? The markets finished the week at new highs...Again! Investors continue to pile into the "Trump" rally with no concern for price....

Not every stock is flying high. The markets have been on one amazing rally lately. The media is referring to it as the Trump rally. The idea is that everyone is confident t...

The Trump rally continues! The Trump rally continued today as the markets were all in the green. The Dow 30 added another 63 points, again hitting new highs. The S&P 5...

All time highs again! The markets blasted off today with almost every index making new all time highs. The Dow 30 was one that made new highs as it gained 293. Th...

ETF's at new highs! The first week in December has, so far produced a lot more of the same. Up, up and away. The markets have relentlessly made new high after n...

How rising interest rates effect bond ET... Many in the U.S. and around the world think that the Federal Reserve will begin the process of raising interest rates soon. For years now th...

Quiet markets ahead of ECB meeting. The markets were slightly positive today as investors are waiting for news from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank due out la...

Dow hit new highs to start the week. The markets were higher to start the week with the Dow 30 hitting a new high in the process. The Dow 30 was up 46, the S&P 500 was up 12, an...

Hedging a global position with ETF optio... There are many great ways to use options to hedge positions. Some can include diversifying risk to other asset classes, while others are jus...

IPO markets wind down for the year. Coming out of the Thanksgiving week the IPO markets were pretty quiet. There was only one company that was able to go public, raising $67 mi...

Market mostly flat to finish week. The markets had a mostly negative day today despite the unemployment rate catching Wall Street by surprise and dropping to 4.6%. The Dow 30...

GM blasts off...Why? Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) caught the attention of investors Thursday as the stock had a rare, 5.5% move. What is normally a "slow...

Markets mixed again as oil and tech spli... The markets were mixed yet again today as tech and oil couldn't get on the same page. The Dow 30 was up 68, the S&P 500 lost 7, and the Nasd...

Oil ETF in focus this week as OPEC meets... As we move past the Thanksgiving holiday it seems that there may be some signs that the incredible rally over the past few weeks is at least...

OPEC deal spikes oil prices. The markets were mixed today as investors focused mainly on Oil. News from OPEC sparked a sharp 9% rally in crude oil. As for the markets th...

Trading the S&P 500 directly. One of the most familiar indices on the entire planet is the S&P 500. Investors from around the globe are familiar with the name and its bas...

Oil holds the markets back today. The markets were mostly higher today but just barely. The Dow 30 was up 24, the S&P 500 added 3, and the Nasdaq 100 gained 11. Investors wer...

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