Dennis Dick

After a historic drop followed by a whiplash-inducing rally, the market has found itself hanging out around the midpoint between February’s all-time highs and the recent low of March 23. That presents a challenge for traders trying to gauge market sentiment, as the smaller trading ranges over...

President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. government will back struggling airlines such as Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) and Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) as they deal with COVID-19 related...

Stocks were up heading Monday, a welcome reprieve following the worst week for the market in 12 years.  On Monday morning’s PreMarket Prep, co-hosts Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick outlined how to think about the market this week. “If you’re coming in and buying this morning,...

The big news on Thursday is Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE: MS) deal to acquire E*Trade Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC) for $13 billion, or $58.74 per share. This marks the second major acquisition on the retail brokerage industry in the last four months, to go along with Charles Schwab’s (NYSE:...

On Tuesday’s edition of PreMarket Prep, Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick broke down Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) continued move highe. The stock, which has been on one of the most epic moves of any stock in recent memory dating back to October, opened for trading Tuesday up 13% from Monday...

Monthly options expiration, a few earnings reports and news from Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) were a few of the topics covered on Friday's PreMarket Prep Show. Opening Market Imbalances Dictate Premarket Futures Action One aspect of our show that distinguishes us from any other premarket...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares are up another 3% on Tuesday, and Tesla bulls are finally getting their long-awaited short squeeze. The stock is now up 119% in the past three months alone, but the short squeeze currently happening in Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) could be even more impressive....

The decade-long bull market has produced some huge gains, including a 10-year return of 183.6% for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). Unfortunately, it’s likely many individual investors missed out on a large portion of those gains. The Numbers A recent study by DALBAR found that...

Democratic presidential candidates, including Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, have proposed a new tax on financial transactions. While candidates argue these new taxes could help pay for ambitious healthcare programs that could benefit the middle class, critics say they would...

One of the biggest stories on Wall Street recently was the wave of online brokers that eliminated commissions on all stock and ETF trades. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR), Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) and E*TRADE...

On Benzinga's PreMarket Prep show, we tackle several stocks everyday and scrutinize the price action from breaking news.  Sometimes we get things right — and many times we get things wrong. On Thursday's show, co-host Dennis Dick dissected the news on Beyond...

While many Americans associate the term “insider trading” with illegal activity, company insiders are free to buy and sell shares of their own company's stock, provided they follow disclosure laws. Illicit insider trading occurs when a company insider trades after gaining meaningful...

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) shares tanked another 10% on Thursday after the company priced its recently announced 3.25 million-share secondary offering at $160, more than a 30% discount to the stock’s $234 closing price last week. Despite the market disappointment with the pricing, the $...

The weekend is typically a time for traders to take a breather and get their minds off the market for a couple of days. But while that approach may work for stocks, bitcoin traders that take the weekend off have historically missed some of the biggest moves in the market. Wild Weekends Since the...

Most of you may know Dennis Dick as the co-host of Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show, where he prepares investors for the day ahead. Dennis, a diversified proprietary trading guru who has gone from the trading desk to Quiznos franchise ownership and back, follows a unique and safe...