U.S. markets were volatile on Wednesday after opening sharply higher following the worst ever Christmas Eve for stocks. The gains were short lived as the major indexes turned negative within 30 minutes of trading. It appeared the selling pressure would lead to another rout, but buyers stepped up as the market tries to find....

U.S. markets closed sharply lower Friday, as Wall Street braced for a partial government shutdown and slowing global growth. The losses punctuated five days of selling pressure with fresh 52-week and multi-year lows now in focus.The Dow joined the other major indexes after officially forming a death-cross and has followed the Transports lower as....

South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has denied allegations of faking trade volume, Forbes reported on Dec. 19. Cryptocurrency exchange ratings and analytics service CER has accused Bithumb of faking up to 94 percent of its trade volume since the late summer of 2018. In response to the accusations, Bithumb reportedly told Forbes that “Bithumb is doing nothing to inflate....

ASIAN STOCKS TALKING POINTS: Stocks were lower across the region following another Wall Street slide The Nikkei 225 was hardest hit, with financials wilting The US Dollar remained shaky as investors re-assess rate hike chances Find out what retail foreign exchange investors make of your favorite currency’s chances right now at the DailyFX Sentiment Page Asia Pacific stocks were....

U.S. markets showed continued weakness and downside momentum on Thursday with the major indexes setting another round of fresh 52-week lows. Much of the negative sentiment came from a looming government shutdown and the continued fallout from the Fed’s latest interest rate hike. ​The market reached session lows late in the afternoon following news....

​U.S. markets showed opening strength on Wednesday and ahead of the Fed announcement on interest rates. As expected, the FOMC raised the funds rate target by quarter-point with the major indexes losing steam immediately following the news. The major indexes made higher highs from the previous session ahead of the Fed news but the....

U.S. markets showed strength on Tuesday following 3 sessions of heavy selling pressure as the start of the Fed’s 2-day meeting on interest rates got underway. While most of Wall Street is expecting a quarter-point rate hike, the hope is the Fed’s language will soften for future rate hikes, or none, in 2019. ​​If....

​U.S. markets showed continued weakness on Monday after falling deeper into correction territory as Wall Street prepares for Wednesday’s Fed decision on interest rates. The small-caps fell into bear market territory after falling 20% below its all-time high from August while Tech gave up its gains for the year. ​The Dow fell 2.1% after....

U.S. markets opened Friday’s session lower with downside momentum into the closing bell despite encouraging trade news. China said it would suspend an additional tariff on U.S. autos while also confirming it would reduce a 40% charge on U.S. auto imports to 15% for 90 days. Global growth concerns and slightly disappointing economic news....

Small-Caps Slack as VIX Holds 20 U.S. markets struggled on Thursday after trading in a tighter trading range with the major indexes finishing mixed. Despite some positive developments, ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China remain the biggest factor influencing momentum. The small-caps led the overall market pullback while the blue-chips showed strength.....