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5 Misguided Valentine's Day Gifts For Stock Traders
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 4:04pm | 456Attention traders: TDAmeritrade and thinkorswim have presented a list of the top five misguided Valentine's Day gifts, courtesy of Nicole Sherrod. 1. "Letting her take the other side of your trades." Are you long Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a time when the stock is flirting with an...
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Which Super Bowl LI Commercials Were Social Hits?
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 12:59pm | 805Investors who were glued to their TV sets to watch Tom Brady's epic comeback in the 2017 Super Bowl are now shifting their attention and asking the more pertinent question: Which companies outperformed during commercial breaks? The TD Ameritrade Ad Challenge used Social Sentiment data, a resource...
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Facebook Has All The Makings Of A 'Retail Darling'
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 4:28pm | 291Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank is anticipating advertising revenue of $8.416 billion and total revenue of $8.618 billion, versus the Street's consensus of $8.303 billion and $8.512...
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4 Retail Trading Trends Observed By TD Ameritrade
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 2:51pm | 466Benzinga recently caught up with Nicole Sherrod, TD Ameritrade's managing director of trading, to ask about what trends she's seeing with their retail traders in 2016. Here are four things that jumped out to us. Millennials Love Chesapeake According to Sherrod, Chesapeake Energy...
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7 Stocks Net Sold In August, According To The IMX
Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 3:38pm | 474With the S&P 500 index almost flat over August and volatility reaching its lowest level since 2014, TD Ameritrade clients were net equity sellers, the latest Investor Movement Index (IMX) showed. This is how the IMX works: When the index’s score rises, it means investors' recent past...
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July's Recovery Triggered Selling Activity In A Few Big Names
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 9:01am | 363As the market rebounded over July, amid a relatively strong earnings season and reassuring messages from the Fed regarding the economic outlook, TD Ameritrade clients were net equity sellers, the latest Investor Movement Index (IMX) showed. This is how the IMX works: when the index’s...
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The Most Popular Names From TD Ameritrade's Latest IMX Index
Friday, August 12, 2016 - 5:13pm | 444The market rebounded during July, helped by a relatively strong earnings season and reassuring messages from the Fed regarding the economic outlook. According to the latest Investor Movement Index (IMX), TD Ameritrade clients reduced their exposure to equity markets. Net Buys In A Selling...
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TD Ameritrade Clients Really Didn't Like Automakers Last Week
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 5:39pm | 429With traders bracing for volatility as we head towards the heart of earnings season, these were the four most sold consumer discretionary stocks last week by TD Ameritrade clients, according to Managing Director of Trading Nicole Sherrod. 1. Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Investors apparently...
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Pokémon GO's Popularity Highly Credited For Nintendo's 7 To 1 Buys V. Sells Data On TDAmeritrade
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 2:27pm | 319Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) saw its stock surge on Monday as Pokémon GO became the latest must-have mobile game everyone is playing. Nicole Sherrod, head of TD Ameritrade's trading product development and business strategy tweeted on Tuesday that Nintendo's U.S.-listed...
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This Brokerage Is Beating Fintechs With A Mobile Investing App
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 3:52pm | 982CNNMoney declared TDAmeritrade’s Thinkorswim app as one of the 10 best investing apps, the only company outside the fintech startup space to get a mention. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) Managing Director Nicole Sherrod has led the brokerage’s charge into the mobile...
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After Months Of Net Selling, Retail Investors Jumped Back Into Apple In May
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 3:17pm | 251TD Ameritrade’s latest Investor Movement Index (IMX) is out, and it suggests investors were bullish in May. This is how it works: when the IMX score surges, it means investors' recent past activity has leaned toward a bullish stance; then, when the score declines, investors'...
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In February, Facebook Overtook GE As The Second-Most Widely Held Stock At TD Ameritrade
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 3:15pm | 339TD Ameritrade’s latest Investor Movement Index is out and suggests investors were bullish in May. How it works: when the IMX score surges, it means investors' recent past activity has tended to a bullish stance; when the score declines, investors' recent past activity has by and...
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TD Ameritrade's IMX Growth Hits Record High In May: Check Out Clients' Picks & Pans
Monday, June 6, 2016 - 5:50pm | 505TD Ameritrade’s latest Investor Movement Index (IMX) is out. For instance, when the IMX score surges, it means investors' recent past activity has tended to a bullish stance. When the score declines, investors' recent past activity has, by and large, tended towards bearishness....
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The Big Players Are Getting Into Fintech
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 4:34pm | 595The fintech sphere grows larger every day with new startups and investments. Funding for VC-backed fintech companies hit an all-time high of $13.8 billion in 2015, up 106 percent versus 2014’s total of $6.7 billion, according to a report by KPMG International. Now, some tried and true big...
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What TD Ameritrade's Investor Movement Index Can Tell You About Equity Trends On Main Street
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 10:26am | 423In a video published Tuesday, TD Ameritrade’s Managing Director of Trading, Nicole Sherrod, shared a look into what the firm’s clients did over January. It seems like TD Ameritrade’s customers were net buyers of equities in the first month of the year. “However, an...