Stock Market Update for Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Stocks dropped for the first time this week, giving back around a third of their weekly gains. The weakest sector today was “consumer staples” with a loss of 3.1%. Tobacco giant Philip Morris (PM) was responsible for the slide in consumer staples.  PM reported a decline in cigarette shipment volume for the first quarter, and plunged 15.6% … Read more

Jason Bond Picks | Thursday’s Watch List

The hot streak continues +$4,891.05 Wednesday and now +$134,373.56 in the last 3-weeks. I’ve been trading a lot better since I’ve been keeping a journal again. —– Related —– Become a penny stock millionaire with this BRAND NEW EBOOK from famed trader Jason Bond: The Ultimate Penny Stock Playbook. Download your FREE COPY HERE U.S. stock futures are slightly lower Thursday morning and … Read more

Blockchain Is About to Revolutionize the Shipping Industry

Globalization has brought the most advanced trading networks the world has seen, with the biggest, fastest vessels, robot-operated ports and vast computer databases tracking cargoes. But it all still relies on millions and millions of paper documents. That last throwback to 19th century trade is about to fall. A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S and other container shipping … Read more

Stock Market Update for Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Two out of the three major indices finished higher after a quiet trading day. Stocks dropped in morning trading, but the S&P and NASDAQ were able to bounce back and end the session with small gains. But the DOW was another story. The DOW started the day positive but pulled back as the morning went on. Trading was sideways for most … Read more

Trading volume is way down, but there might be some simple explanations

Where has all the volume gone? There may be some simple explanations. In the last few days, as the markets have focused on earnings and paid less attention to geopolitics, stocks have risen. The S&P 500 was up in five of the last seven days. Traders seem much less worried. Volatility, which has been elevated … Read more