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Russ Cohen

S&P 500: Holiday Gaps Keep Bulls in Charge Despite Low Volume

While I have no direct evidence of this, it always seems holidays deliver junior trader “feel good” gains, and this July 4th feels like no exception. Indices enjoyed gaps higher without making big gains, enough to keep things under the radar and allow senior traders to enjoy their break in the Hamptons. The is moving ...

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Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: IonQ vs. Nvidia

Since ChatGPT took the world by storm in the fall of 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly crept into many aspects of society. For instance, U.S. regulations around AI rose 56% in 2023. Now, businesses are advancing computer science to facilitate the evolution of AI. Two prominent companies in this area are quantum computing company ...

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Can Gaming Become the Next Revenue Pillar for Netflix Stock?

Netflix NFLX offers games to keep its audience engaged. The streaming giant serves more than 300 million paid households, offering ample engagement opportunities through its “no-cost” gaming titles.  Netflix focuses on offering immersive narrative games based on its content, with the most recent example being the launch of Squid Game: Unleashed, which came alongside the ...

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Does MercadoLibre Stock Still Has Room To Run?

MercadoLibre Inc (NASDAQ: MELI), often dubbed the “Amazon of Latin America,” operates the region’s largest online marketplace—and it’s been steadily gaining market share for the past three years. Like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) or eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), it sells everything from electronics to apparel to household goods. But a more complete comparison would include PayPal (NASDAQ: ...

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Synopsys (SNPS) Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers: Is That True?

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use ...

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Will Tesla See a Second Consecutive Year of Delivery Decline?

Tesla TSLA is facing a growing concern that can no longer be brushed aside — weakening deliveries. After its first-ever annual delivery decline in 2024, 2025 started on a rough note. Sales have fallen across key markets, with Europe leading the downturn. Deliveries in Q1 fell 13% year over year. In Q2, deliveries fell another 13.4% ...

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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: MSTR, AAPL, NKE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in MicroStrategy Inc. (Symbol: MSTR), where a total volume of 687,757 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 68.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying ...