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Before the fireworks began when the November jobs data was released, there were a few market movers off earnings reports covered on today's PreMarket Prep Show. Ulta Beauty Looking Much Better After the close on Thursday, Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) announced a third-quarter EPS beat along...

Biotech investment is fraught with risk. Most biotech stocks are at the mercy of binary events, which serve as make-or-break catalysts. These binary events, however, provide an opportunity for making huge profits for those investors placing the right bets. Even if the outcome is expected to be...

After-hours price action in Avita Medical Ltd. ADR (NASDAQ: RCEL), a blockbuster earnings report and a significant ratings change were a few of the topics on today's PreMarket Prep Show. Buyer Beware Of Stocks On 'Mad Money' On Wednesday morning, it was announced Avita Medical's CEO...

As long as the trade war with China persists, there will be plenty to cover on the daily PreMarket Prep Show. It just depends on which headline is determining the price action in the futures market during the pre-market session. Trade deal off, markets in the red. Trade deal on, markets in the...

With a sea of red engulfing the markets Tuesday morning, there was plenty to discuss on the PreMarket Prep Show. When Red Is Not Red Enough Although the S&P 500 index futures were in the red at the top of the show, co-host Dennis Dick insisted they weren't red enough. The reason being...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is up 35.1% year to date despite several surprise interest rate cuts. On Monday, JPMorgan had the attention of several large option traders, and the action was more bearish than bullish. The Trades Benzinga Pro subscribers received three option alerts related to...

If you didn't listen to Monday's PreMarket Prep Show, then you may be clueless as to why market is under selling pressure in today's session. The reason being on each and every broadcast we attempt to identify the potential catalysts that will drive the price action upcoming session....

With limited earnings reports and changes in analyst ratings, Friday's PreMarket Prep podcast focused mostly on the broad market and issues of interest from our listening audience. Trade Tensions Met With Muted Response Trade tensions surfaced in Wednesday's after-hours session when...

With earnings season winding down, there were quite a few reports to cover on Tuesday's PreMarket Prep. Dollar Tree Trimmed After Q3 Miss Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) shares are under extreme selling pressure after reporting a third-quarter EPS miss along with a slight beat for sales. The company...

European stocks have severely lagged U.S. stocks over the past year. In that stretch, the iShares MSCI EMU Index (BATS: EZU) is up just 6%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 50.9%. Eurozone uncertainty related to Brexit, an economic slowdown in Germany and other factors have...

It was a busy Monday on the PreMarket Prep Show as investors head into the shortened trading week. Merger Monday A few rumored deals came to fruition over the weekend. Louis Vuitton (OTC: LVMUY) upped the price to for Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) to $135, a number co-host Dennis Dick mentioned...

In a year in which precious metals prices are pushing higher, it would be reasonable to expect that equities in South Africa, a major producer of those commodities, would be following suit. For the most part, that hasn't been the case as the iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSE: EZA) is higher...

Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares are down 3.7% in the past three days after the digital payment leader announced a $4 billion buyout of Honey Science Corporation on Wednesday. Even after the post-deal sell-off, some large option traders appear to have low expectations for PayPal over the...

Reaction to Tesla's new truck and the price action in stocks that reported earnings were the main topics on Friday's PreMarket Prep Show. A 'Smashing' Debut Of Tesla's Cybertruck On Thursday evening, Elon Musk revealed Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TSLA) newest product, the...

Geopolitical volatility is always a consideration when investing in emerging markets, whether the underlying asset is bonds or equities. Latin America is reminding investors of that fact this year and political upheaval in the region could weigh on a popular fixed income exchange traded fund. What...