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Educational
Educational

Understanding Share Buybacks and Their Impact on Stock Price

Share buybacks explained: learn how repurchases affect stock price, why companies choose them over dividends, and how to spot value-destroying buybacks.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 18, 2026
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Stock Surge Daily
Stock Surge Daily

The Big Money Just Sent a Strange Signal

The latest institutional data looks cautious at first glance. Then you see what the biggest funds actually did with their money.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Aug 18, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P, Nasdaq Sink

Stock market today: Dow jones futures extend losses as US-Iran tensions, oil spikes, and bond yields pressure equities. See what's moving markets now.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 18, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Stock Market Today: Energy Leads While S&P 500 Slips

Energy led a mixed session while the S&P 500 and Dow declined and Treasury yields moved higher.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 17, 2026
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Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

The #1 Thing Traders Must be Willing to Borrow

Some traders insist on finding every idea themselves. That can mean ignoring the one group with both the research – and the firepower – to change the trade entirely.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 17, 2026
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Stock Analysis
Stock Analysis

The Pentagon Just Gave This $5 Stock a $210 Million Contract

This Pentagon stock contract worth $210M dwarfs HDSN's market cap. See why traders are watching Hudson Technologies' $5 shares now.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Aug 17, 2026
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Educational
Educational

Relative Strength Analysis: Finding Leaders and Laggards

Learn relative strength analysis to find stocks outperforming the market, spot institutional buying, and time breakout entries with confidence.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 17, 2026
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Market News
Market News

SPCX Stock Retail Selling Hits First Net Sell Day

SPCX stock retail selling turned negative for the first time since IPO as shares reclaim their $135 debut price. Here's what traders should watch next.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 17, 2026
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Stock Surge Daily
Stock Surge Daily

Market Getting “Dangerously Complacent”?

Stocks at near new highs. Volatility suppressed. Is this market getting “dangerously complacent”? Ross investigates.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Aug 17, 2026
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Market News
Market News

Peter Thiel Hedge Fund Bets $76M on Vista

Peter Thiel hedge fund investment: Thiel Macro buys $76M Vista Energy stake, stock jumps. Who owns Vista Energy now and what it means for traders.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 17, 2026
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Educational
Educational

Event-Driven Options Strategies: FOMC, CPI, and Earnings

Learn event-driven options strategies for FOMC, CPI, and earnings—calculate expected moves and trade binary events with defined risk.

TAT
Traders Agency Team
Aug 17, 2026
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Stock Analysis
Stock Analysis

These Stocks Are SURGING... I’m Trading Them LIVE

Stocks surging today: copper breaks out. See why CPER and FCX are the cleanest ways to trade the move, live.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Aug 17, 2026
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