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04 Apr 2020
News
BP and Shell share prices locked in oil price war
While analysts are cautiously optimistic about the share prices of some oil companies, there is a sense that low oil prices could persist for some time. So, how will BP and Shell’s share prices fare for the rest of 2020?
03 Apr 2020
How Amazon, Ocado and other stocks’ share prices could rise against the tide
During the current market downturn, investors and traders are searching for stocks such as Amazon and Peloton, the share prices of which are continuing to see outperformance and defying volatility in the wider markets.
02 Apr 2020
Are Adobe and DocuSign share prices among the SaaS stocks set to surge?
In the face of volatility share prices for SaaS stocks such as Adobe, Zendesk and DocuSign are showing signs of recovery, while the likes of Twilio and Workday have shown resilience.
01 Apr 2020
Tesla, Lululemon and Zoom share prices: Earnings season roundup
Why the Fed’s bond-buying plan lifted BlackRock’s share price
Lululemon share price: what to expect in Q4 earnings?
Where next for Lloyds’ share price as BoE slashes interest rates again?
Features
Sector spotlight: JC Parets on the resilience of tech stocks
Technology stocks have consistently shown momentum and relative strength for a long time, which in the face of a market downturn could be key to their survival.
31 Mar 2020
Is the rise of SaaS stocks set to continue?
SaaS stocks have remained resilient in the face of extreme economic turbulence, with SaaS share prices seemingly weathering the storm. Can they continue to deliver returns in 2020?
Can Microsoft’s share price outperform in a bear market?
Microsoft’s share price has been battling the wider market calamity, so far outperforming wider benchmarks driven, in part at least, by the recent strength of its Azure cloud services.
25 Mar 2020
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Knowledge
Option strategies for a heightened volatility environment
The recent historic surge in volatility has created a new environment for traders that have seen a low volatility environment for many years outside of a few brief volatility spikes. Joe Kunkle explores the strategies to embrace such an environment.
20 Mar 2020
The 5 women to watch in investment management
The female investment managers to follow in 2020.
10 Mar 2020
How to back the stocks tackling coronavirus?
As the markets become embattled by the coronavirus outbreak, head research analyst at Relativity Capital and founder of Options Hawk, Joe Kunkle looks at the companies who are trying to develop the vaccine for it and adapting existing treatments to contain it.
06 Mar 2020
The top 10 YouTube trading channels
The top 10 YouTube trading channels that the platform has to offer.
25 Feb 2020
Five small cap growth stocks to watch
Head research analyst at Relativity Capital and founder of Options Hawk, Joe Kunkle on five small-cap growth stocks to invest in
20 Feb 2020
China’s Anta Sports competes with global heavyweights Nike and Adidas
Founder of Options Hawk Joe Kunkle explores how Anta Sports has become a keen competitor of major brands including Nike and Adidas as China’s sportswear market shows strong growth due to government policies and anticipation ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
20 Jan 2020
Why buy shares when you can spread bet?
Spread betting can be is an effective, tax-efficient way to trade on price movements in the stock market. Opto digs into why traders might opt for spread betting over owning shares.
14 Jan 2020
Who’s hot in hotel stocks? How to create an industry snapshot
Using the Lodging/Hotel industry as an example, Relativity Capital portfolio manager and OptionsHawk founder Joe Kunkle walks through his strategy for creating an industry snapshot to help guide trading decisions.
09 Jan 2020
Analysis
Cboe Volatility Index: VIX trading not for the faint-hearted
Have the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit the bottom?
How Ray Dalio navigates downturns
Longer-term investments with a short-term boost
Is Bill Ackman's Pershing Square right to back US equities?
Coronavirus: Will the S&P 500 and Dow Jones drop further?
How the Dow Jones broke an unwanted record
Index wars: S&P 500 vs Euro STOXX 600
