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Equities advanced this week, brushing off a series of major market-moving events with surprising ease.
Showing you the trend and generating a trade are two completely different things.
Speculative corners of the market have taken the lead in April, with high-risk baskets posting outsized gains as investors appear to be chasing beta over fundamentals.
Two lows on a chart does not automatically make a double bottom.
The SEC has eliminated the Pattern Day Trader rule. Starting June 4, 2026, the $25,000 minimum equity requirement and the PDT designation itself will no longer exist. TradeZero America will be ready on day one.
The SEC has approved a rule change to remove the current Pattern Day Trader (PDT) framework, and FINRA has now issued the Regulatory Notice confirming the implementation timeline. The new rule will become effective on June 4, 2026.
The rhetoric around geopolitical risk has gotten loud.
The cheapest stock in America is up 520% in a year. Those are two things that shouldn’t go together.
This was a messy, headline-driven, macro week where the tape was held hostage by oil, geopolitics, rates, and inflation fears.
Market volatility has been on the rise. The conflict involving Iran has injected fresh uncertainty into the outlook, particularly through its potential impact on energy markets.