Market participants do not appreciate how much this short squeeze dynamic is at play, or how much downside it presents.

As one of the most important conferences in biotechnology approaches (ASCO), we are seeing wild swings of volatility. On Thursday there were several stocks that moved to the downside, and in this piece I am determining if any are a buy after the larg

Stocks pulled back late on Thursday as bullish sentiment could not overcome disappointing economic reports. Initial jobless claims, housing starts and a reading of the Philadelphia Fed's Business Outlook Index all surprised to the downside.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- As the S&P 500 carves out a firm foothold for the first time above the 1600 level, we will likely hear arguments that stocks are forming a bubble and are ready for a major downside correction. But price levels viewed in isolat

See why Dell makes for all upside with little to no downside.

The news headlines out of Europe continue to surprise to the downside. Especially the euro area is struggling across the board, as growth in most countries stagnates.

It's another quiet morning, but just as with yesterday, markets have begun to the downside. In Asia, Japan had a rare day where it didn't surge 1% or more (it ended about flat) and China lost 1.1%. In Europe, Italy is off 0.5%. And Germany is off 0.2

Apple's had a healthy rally since reporting earnings, but the jump didn't start until shortly after the release. Interestingly enough, Apple's short interest posted a big jump in April, which would normally be associated with downside.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The upshot of former Fugees star Lauryn Hill's legal troubles is that we may see a new studio album from her, the first in 15 years, on her own label, through a deal arranged with Sony . The downside? Prison, and three months

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The Aussie dollar is threatening a downside breakout from a nearly one-year trading range. The Royal Bank of Australia recently cut its key interest rate to 2.75 % and cited slowing growth and inflation levels running under ta

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell for the first time in three sessions on Thursday, with profit-taking triggering a reversal after gains in the morning session, although strength...

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell for the first time in three sessions on Thursday, with profit-taking triggering a reversal after gains in the morning session, although strength in securities shares limited losses. The benchmark N

VIX action this week suggests that traders don't see much downside for short-term volatility pricing.

By Gregory Vousvounis:I am constantly on the lookout for undervalued stocks of great companies with a strong and durable competitive advantage. However, during the past three or four months it has become extremely difficult to find a good company tha

Moments ago, Draghi made sure all the downside stops in the EURUSD were taken out when out of the blue, during a discussion following prepared remarks at LUISS, he confirmed what the ECB said last week: namely that the 25 bps cut is just the beginnin

ON THE downside, America's 6m or so feral pigs are dangerous pests armed with sharp tusks, short tempers and large appetites. A single herd, or "sounder", can wreck a corn crop or leave a meadow looking like a moonscape. They like to wallow in cool w

By Tom Lydon: Rounding out its line of leveraged exposure to Brazilian and South Korean markets, Direxion has launched two inverse exchange traded funds to help traders capitalize on any downside movements.According to a press release, the Direxion D

ByKeubiko:Earlier this week on May 1, 3D Systems Corporation (DDD) announced that it had acquired and will immediately integrate San Diego-based Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. ("RPDG").RPDG is described in the press release as a provider of "o

With the equity market dropping rather notedly into the release of the FOMC decision, chatter was that the 'early release' button had been hit, but... *FED SAYS LABOR MARKET HAS SHOWN SOME IMPROVEMENT *FED SEES `DOWNSIDE RISKS' TO ECONOMIC OUTLOOK *

What managements (and analysts) don't understand about their obsession over ?guidance? is that it sets you up for a nonlinear response whereby a slight disappointment creates an outsized reaction, usually more on the downside than upside. Rather

 

By Angus Loten An estimated four in 10 business owners farm out management of their payrolls. But many, including Kerry Koletar of Baltimore, are coming face to face with a downside of that strategy. The 44-year-old bookkeeper, whose family opened it

Collapse of £750m deal with the Co-op has no intrinsic downside, with the bank now able to pursue the option of floating the Verde portfolio

Apple shares jumped, then dropped, after the company reported a drop in profitability and margins in its fiscal second quarter. Returning more capital to shareholders might limit further downside, but investors are growing impatient for the next wave

This ETF may offer an extra layer of protection against downside risk versus individual equities.

I visited with a few of our hedge fund accounts around Greenwich, CT last week. The consensus among the macro strategy funds is that the Nikkei has more upside because the yen has more downside. They have been long the Nikkei and short the yen since

Goldman Sachs' Sal Tharani lowered his price target on shares of Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) from $42 to $38 Monday morning. The analyst maintains a Buy rating on FCX shares.The analyst told investors to buy the recent dip in the stock. Freeport sha

By FXstreet:The sentiment surrounding the shared currency remains palpably depressed at the beginning of the trading week. Indeed, the EUR/USD has retraced its earlier gains, posted on the heels of the Italian electoral results over the weekend, fall

By FXstreet:The sentiment surrounding the shared currency remains palpably depressed at the beginning of the trading week. Indeed, the EUR/USD has retraced its earlier gains, posted on the heels of the Italian electoral results over the weekend, fall

ByJuggler:In mid-February, when Apple (AAPL) was trading around $460, I wrote that if the stock hadn't moved up quickly, the next stop would have been $400. Now that $400 has indeed been reached (and broken to the downside), where do we stand? In thi

Bears want to hammer Masco Chris McKhann , analyst atOptionMonster.NEW YORK -- Masco fell Thursday, and traders looked for more downside. OptionMonster's tracking programs detected the purchase of more than 13,000 May 18 puts, almost all of which pri

Important factors in today's report will include advertising revenue and the role of mobile technologies.

Stocks are falling this afternoon. The S&P 500 just broke through two key price levels to the downside, and technical analysts are expressing some concern. The first level the index has fallen through today is the 50-day moving average, which cur

Here are some of the explanations from market participants for oil's violent moves to the downside:The post 4 Reasons for Oil’s Recent Volatility appeared first on PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM.

One Apple bear who called the peak last year is now predicting that the Mac maker has even more downside to go.

* Yen level in focus until G20 outcome - analysts * Blue-chip exporters fall, small-caps limit downside * Apple suppliers under pressure after Apple's share tumbles * Nomura see Nikkei at around 14,500 in June By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters)

* Yen level in focus until G20 outcome - analysts * Blue-chip exporters fall, small-caps limit downside * Apple suppliers under pressure after Apple's share tumbles * Nomura see Nikkei at around...

* Yen level in focus until G20 outcome - analysts * Blue-chip exporters fall, small-caps limit downside * Apple suppliers under pressure after Apple's share tumbles * Nomura see Nikkei at around 14,500 in June By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters)

A new estimate of the fast-rising cost to Japan of importing foreign oil and gas has highlighted the downside of a weaker currency

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Goldman Sachs said Tuesday that its lowering the stop on its short gold recommendation in the wake of heavy selling in the last two sessions. "Although gold has now traded below the 1,450/toz target embedded in our short recom

ByBrendan O'Boyle:Recently, an article appeared on this site advocating the sale of deep in the money puts as an attractive means of purchasing the S&P 500 (SPY) at a price below where the index is trading. While this strategy may appear desirable at

You may be able to pull money out, but you can't avoid taxes. And that's not the only downside.

By Thomas Lott:Neutral Tandem (IQNT), a telecom switching provider, is a bombed out stock with significant potential upside and minimal downside considering its exceedingly low valuation on trough numbers. This is a turnaround story with quite a bit

A health care insurance provider with limited downside and on the long-term uptrend - Cigna

* Banking system awash with cash after March credit growth

* Banking system awash with cash after March credit growth

Thanks to the ever-rising cost of a college education and the stagnation of middle class incomes, fewer and fewer cash-strapped parents are able to shoulder the burden of college costs all by themselves. Often, that's where generous relatives come in

(Kitco News) - Technical analysts say last month?s high, along with the lows hit since gold hit its record high in 2011, are key chart levels that may portend increased momentum in either direction for gold futures.