20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His “MoneyLine”
Ditch your indicators and use the “MoneyLine.” A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here’s how he does it.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a slight increase in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Neutral” zone on Friday.
U.S. stocks settled mostly lower on Friday, following the release of stronger-than-expected jobs report. All the three major indices recorded gains last week, with the Dow Jones index gaining 0.29% and the S&P 500 rising around 1.32% during the week.
On the economic data front, U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 272,000 in May, a slowdown from April’s 165,000 and far more than the 180,000 increase anticipated by Econoday. The unemployment rate inched higher from 3.9% to 4%. Average hourly earnings rose by 4.1% year-over-year, up from 3.9% in April and below the expected 3.9% increase.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) shares dipped more than 39% on Friday after the company released worse-than-expected first-quarter results before schedule and filed to sell up to 75 million shares.
Most sectors on the S&P 500 closed on a negative note, with utilities, materials and real estate stocks recording the biggest losses on Friday. However, financial and information technology stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session higher.
The Dow Jones closed lower by around 87 points to 38,798.99 on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.11% at 5,346.99, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.23% at 17,133.12 during Friday’s session.
Investors are awaiting earnings results from Yext, Inc. (NYSE:YEXT), FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) and Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) today.
At a current reading of 45.3, the index remained in the “Neutral” zone on Friday, versus a prior reading of 44.8.
What is CNN Business Fear & Greed Index?
The Fear & Greed Index is a measure of the current market sentiment. It is based on the premise that higher fear exerts pressure on stock prices, while higher greed has the opposite effect. The index is calculated based on seven equal-weighted indicators. The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents maximum fear and 100 signals maximum greediness.
Read Next: Top 4 Tech Stocks That May Explode This Month
20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His “MoneyLine”
Ditch your indicators and use the “MoneyLine.” A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here’s how he does it.
ENTER TO WIN $500 IN STOCK OR CRYPTO
Enter your email and you’ll also get Benzinga’s ultimate morning update AND a free $30 gift card and more!
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/roundup-writereditor-loved-deals-tout-f5de51f85de145b2b1eb99cdb7b6cb84.jpg "I’m a Travel Writer, and Out of the 5 Million Prime Day Deals on Site, These Are the 12 I’m Shopping")
