Energy is the year’s best-performing sector, and on Wednesday the options market bet heavily that it is about to break. Volume in Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLE) options ran roughly 70% above…
Gas prices just posted their biggest monthly jump in years, and a Wall Street economist has put a precise dollar figure on the oil price that tips the American consumer into recession…
Jim Cramer put a precise number on what diesel is doing to every product you buy, and the math he laid out on CNBC has nothing to do with the inflation figure…
Nike shares have shed nearly half their value this year, yet the chart hides a detail that reframes whether this is a company in crisis or a category caught in a broader…
Tesla is down on the year, yet two ETFs that both own the stock are having completely opposite experiences in 2026. The reason has nothing to do with the stock itself and…
Signet Jewelers just posted its sixth straight earnings beat and sent its stock soaring, but the company held its full-year sales guidance flat, leaving investors to decide whether the profit story alone…
Shopify shares are sliding hard on a quiet Monday with no downgrade, no news, and no company announcement, leaving traders to ask whether the August rally is simply running out of air…
A single earnings report from one athletic retailer sent shockwaves through the entire sporting goods complex today, and the reason behind the profit collapse points to a promotional storm that management warns…
Carvana just posted its best quarter ever, yet the stock keeps sliding while a traditional rival is up over 50% this year. Something about that gap deserves a closer look.
A Senate China probe, AI spending fears, and fresh layoffs are hitting Amazon stock just one week before a quarter that Wall Street expects to be strong. Something does not add up,…
The Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLY) track US consumer discretionary stocks, both are market-cap weighted, and both hold Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price…
In less than a month, the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, running June 11 through July 19, 2026. Sixteen host cities will absorb millions…
When the economy heats up and consumers open their wallets, they don’t just buy more toothpaste. They upgrade cars, book vacations, and splurge on new wardrobes. That’s the discretionary spending cycle, and…
With the first quarter-point rate cut delivered by the Fed in quite a while and more to come, investors who’ve been holding off on new buys may wish to buy as the…
Earnings season hits the ground running later today when Alcoa Inc. reports second quarter earnings. We have already posted a preview of other top earnings coming this week. Now we’re watching several…
