Thursday wasn’t a good day for regional banks Zions Bancorp (ZION)and Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL), as both admitted to being victims of suspected fraud related to loans to troubled property funds.

Earnings season is in full swing, with Wall Street awaiting reports from several Big Tech names this week. While fast approaching, there's still time to speculate on volatility using options. One way ...

A strangle is not as violent as it sounds, nor as deadly. It simply is a variation on the straddle, and it presents some interesting possibilities in terms of profit potential and risk. When two ...

Earnings season is here, ladies and gentlemen, and with it comes heightened volatility for many stocks as investors anticipate, and react to, quarterly reports. What can savvy traders do to capitalize ...

Options are a financial instrument that give the holder the right to buy and sell an underlying asset, at a predetermined price, on or before a specified date. For example, European-style options ...

Easily one of the standout performers this year, big-data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has gained almost 400% of market value since the beginning of January. However, it can also ...

Happy New Year to all my Barchart readers. I hope you took some time over the past couple of weeks to unplug from your phone and enjoy conversations with friends and family. Between Hanukkah and ...

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