Published: Nov. 7, 2025 at 1:16 p.m. ET The S&P 500 SPX, after having gapped to all-time highs a little more than a week ago, is now in a modest (so far) corrective mode. SPX has now closed both of the gaps that were in place in late October and has closed below the first support…
Next week could get dicey for markets as earnings slow to a trickle and investors continue to go without government data. There was already more trepidation in the market this past week. On Friday, stocks are on pace to snap a three-week advance, with technology dragging all three major indexes into the red. The Nasdaq…
Weak breadth is troubling investors heading into November. Stocks wrapped up October at record highs, with the S & P 500 up more than 16% year to date after climbing a wall of worry that most recently included rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The broader index has now advanced for six straight…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 10, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters On Friday morning, the S&P 500 was less than a couple of points from another all-time high. Then, after a single social media post from President…
Although the stock market appears poised to continue its rally to record highs , traders can use options to protect their positions from pullbacks or even a potential downturn, KKM Financial CEO Jeff Kilburg said. “You can sleep now for the next three months if you own these puts, no matter what happens overnight or…
Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high on Wednesday amid a federal government shutdown. It rose to a new intraday high early Thursday. Prior to that, the index — which is focused on large-cap U.S. equities — had risen almost 90% since the equity bull…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House in Washington DC, United States, on August 1, 2025. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu | Getty Images Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Everything, everywhere, all at once A lot happened on Friday. Here’s a…
John Davi, founder and CEO of investment management company Astoria Portfolio Advisors, has one overriding piece of advice for investors heading into the second half of the year: “Re-risk your portfolio.” The stock market has made a sharp turnaround from its early April lows, when fears over tariffs and their effect on inflation and the…