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Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest independent U.S. refiner. Shares are up more than 90% over the past 52 weeks. VLO stock has strong technical momentum and is trading at new all-time highs. Valero maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart, but Middle East uncertainty clouds any projections. Today’s Featured...

Dividend Kings such as Coca-Cola, S&P Global, and Walmart combine decades of dividend growth with solid returns, offering stability in volatile markets.

Investors are trading GOOGL call options in heavy volume today, showing, for the most part, they are very bullish on Alphabet. GOOGL is down over 11.5% from its pre-earnings release peak, a great opportunity for value investors.

Clean Harbors (CLH) is up more than 45% over the past year. Shares are trading at new all-time highs and have robust technical momentum. CLH maintains a 100% “Buy” Barchart opinion. Analyst sentiment is bullish with price targets up to $412, although Morningstar sees CLH as 9% overvalued at current...

Our senior market strategist takes a look at traditionally defensive sectors to find opportunities in the current market uncertainty.

Gold reached its tenth consecutive quarterly record high in Q1 2026, then corrected. Since reaching a low in early February, the leading precious metals has made higher lows and higher highs, and could be on its way to another record peak over the coming weeks and months.

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When hedge fund managers are faced with macro pressures, the hedging occurs at the index level first before the risk positioning hits individual names like WMT stock.

Shorting cash-secured put options on Micron Technology (MU) can yield huge returns. A 2-month away put option yields 9.6% for a strike price 9% lower. And a one-month expiry put that is 9% lower has a 5.8% yield.

Teradyne (TER) has surged 183% over the past year. TER stock recently hit a new all-time high of $344.92. The stock boasts an 80% “Buy” Barchart opinion and robust technical momentum. Despite bullish sentiment from many analysts and investors, some advisory services warn TER may be overvalued relative to fundamentals....

Gogo, the business aviation broadband stock, jumped over 12% yesterday. It was one of Barchart’s top 100 bullish surprises. Investors seem happy with the company's earnings report. Here's why you shouldn’t take the bait.