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  • 52-week Low Stocks: DOG, DRV, DXD…(Jan 20)

    AMEX: DOG (Short Dow 30) AMEX: DOG (Short Dow 30) has closed at $37.17 and made 52-week low or yearly low today, its traded Volume was 448K shares, DOG opened the Day at $37.45, it made an intraday High of $37.4699. DOG’s earning is $0 per share, Next quarter estimated EPS is $0, current year…

  • Technical Analysis: Support and resistance

    Support and resistance is a concept in technical analysis that the price of a security will tend to stop and reverse at certain predetermined price levels. Support A support level is a price level where the price tends to find support as it is going down. This means the price is more likely to “bounce”…

  • Option Value: Extrinsic Value and Intrinsic Value

    The price of an option can be broken down into two parts: extrinsic value and intrinsic value. Intrinsic Value Intrinsic value is the portion of the option that can be realised if the option is exercised. Intrinsic value is the greater of zero and the difference between the exercise price of the option (strike price,…

  • Stock Technical Analysis: Moving averages

    In statistics, a moving average or rolling average is one of a family of similar techniques used to analyze time series data. It is applied in finance and especially in technical analysis. It can also be used as a generic smoothing operation, in which case the raw data need not be a time series. A…

  • How Leveraged ETFs Work

    A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the incredible success of leveraged ETFs. A year ago, none existed; today, more than 50 such funds collectively hold more than $6 billion in assets. Through the magic of borrowing money, these funds can provide investors with additional leverage to invest in the market and allow investors the…

  • Volume At Price

    Volume At Price histogram is also known as “Volume Profile” chart. VAP shows total volume of trading that occurred at given price level. VAP is calculated from data bars that are currently visible. Actual algorithm involves not ONE price but High-Low price RANGE.   Listen to What Volume Tells You! There are 6 simple rules…

  • Stocks Gain Friday, Up for Third Week

    U.S. stocks finished Friday near session highs, with the S&P 500 making a late about-face to end in the green, lifted by well- received results from Microsoft Corp., International Business Machines Corp. and Intel Corp. The major indexes rose 2% to nearly 3% for the week, the third straight week of gains. The Dow Jones…

  • Stocks Started Cautiously After Disappointing Earnings

    U.S. stocks started off on a cautious note Friday, weighed by unease over Greek debt talks and some disappointing earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 33.45 points, or 0.26%, to 12,657.43. The S&P 500 fell 2.25 points, or 0.17%, to 1,312.25. The Nasdaq Composite lost 8.03 points, or 0.29%, to 2,780.30. Google Inc’s…

  • Top Buy Stocks: AMD, AVP, BBD…(Jan 19)

    NYSE: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) NYSE: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) has closed at $6.22, its traded Volume was 21714.3K shares, AMD opened the Day at $6.02, it made an intraday Low of $5.98, and an intraday High of $6.24. AMD’s close price is above its Short term MA, short term MA is above mid-term, and…

  • 52-week High Stocks: BVSN, EEMV, FHY…(Jan 19)

    NASDAQ: BVSN (Broadvision) NASDAQ: BVSN (Broadvision) has closed at $24.17 and made 52-week high or yearly high today, its traded Volume was 563.7K shares, BVSN opened the Day at $21.83, it made an intraday Low of $20.22. BVSN’s earning is $-0.74 per share, Next quarter estimated EPS is $0, current year estimated EPS is $0.…

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