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8 Top Active ETFs of 2018

Actively-managed ETFs have been outperforming the passive ones. Here we highlight some top-performing active ETFs of 2018 that breezed past the S&P 500's returns.

3 Alt-Energy Stocks That Could Beat the Market Next Year

Will alternative energy stocks continue to excel the broader market's performance next year as well? Let's try and gain some clarity on that.

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Zacks Free Lunch: What's in Store for GE in 2019? & More

Ryan McQueeney recaps news involving the U.S. housing market, Tilray, Johnson & Johnson and Oracle. Later, the host provides an outlook for General Electric stock in 2019.

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Investing in Robotics Powering Retail's Record Holiday

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New Strong Buys for December 18th

This company that provides wireless connectivity solutions has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12% over the last 60 days.

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Top Research Reports for Walmart, Pfizer & Adobe

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including WMT, PFE and ADBE.

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4th Rate Hike of 2018 to Raise Volatility? 5 Defensive Picks

Investing in defensive stocks offer a safe and stable choice during periods of uncertainty. Further, they often carry the promise of above-average dividend yields.

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AWS 12/18: Housing Starts, Permits Up on Strong Multi-Family

The multi-family segment is picking up the slack from the single-family, where starts fell for the third straight month.

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PFP 12/18: Correction Continues: Fed at Home, Growth Abroad

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

Veeva Systems (VEEV)

Estimates are swinging higher for this booming SaaS stock.

Bear of the Day

Party City (PRTY)

The long-term view for this party goods giant is looking grim.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Dec 18, 2018 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 12/18/18

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Altisource...	ASPS	21.12	+7.54%
Cardtronics...	CATM	27.07	+6.53%
Hamilton Be...	HBB	21.70	+5.29%
Boot Barn H...	BOOT	16.69	+4.90%
Shoe Carniv...	SCVL	32.79	+4.89%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Materialise...	MTLS	18.51	+17.23%
Shoe Carniv...	SCVL	32.79	+4.89%
Fossil Grou...	FOSL	16.57	+4.74%
SPS Commerc...	SPSC	83.27	+4.58%
On Deck Cap...	ONDK	6.30	+3.28%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Altisource...	ASPS	21.12	+7.54%
Cardtronics...	CATM	27.07	+6.53%
Alteryx, In...	AYX	60.87	+5.33%
Boot Barn H...	BOOT	16.69	+4.90%
Shoe Carniv...	SCVL	32.79	+4.89%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Boot Barn H...	BOOT	16.69	+4.90%
Shoe Carniv...	SCVL	32.79	+4.89%
Fly Leasing...	FLY	11.90	+3.75%
On Deck Cap...	ONDK	6.30	+3.28%
Kemet Corpo...	KEM	17.76	+3.26%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Hamilton Be...	HBB	21.70	+5.29%
Shoe Carniv...	SCVL	32.79	+4.89%
Internation...	ICAGY	15.39	+3.32%
Kemet Corpo...	KEM	17.76	+3.26%
Dr. Reddy's...	RDY	37.32	+3.18%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
DMC Global Inc. (BOOM)	Quantitative Report
Benefitfocus, Inc. (BNFT)	Quantitative Report
Evergy Inc. (EVRG)	ANALYST REPORT
Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS)	ANALYST REPORT
Boingo Wireless, Inc... (WIFI)	Quantitative Report

Investment Ideas

Stocks

3 Cloud Stocks to Buy Right Now

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ETFs

8 Top Active ETFs of 2018

Inside the top-performing active ETFs of 2018.

Global Markets in Red for 2018: 8 Inverse ETF Winners

Healthcare ETFs Sink on JNJ News, ACA Ruling: What???s Ahead?

4 Tech ETFs to Ride on Oracle's Solid Q2

Mutual Funds

3 Mutual Funds to Buy on Impressive November Retail Sales

A surge in November retail sales could hold good news for retail funds.

3 JP Morgan Mutual Funds for Striking Returns

U.S. Equity Fund Sell-Off Tops $46B What's Next?

3 Oppenheimer Mutual Funds to Pick Up Right Now

Options

Confused About the Direction of the Markets? You Might Want to Own Gamma

Owning calls and puts give you opportunity to profit from volatility in either direction

Index Options: Cash-Settled vs. Stock-Settled

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Earnings Analysis

More Analysis

How Low can Earnings Estimates Go?

Earnings Preview

by Sheraz Mian

All of us knew that the roughly +25% earnings growth pace in the first three quarters of 2018 was unsustainable.

Handicapping Q4 Earnings Season

Earnings Headlines

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Darden (DRI) Meets Q1 Earnings Estimates, Raises EPS View

Red Hat (RHT) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y

Oracle (ORCL) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues In Line

HEICO (HEI) Reports In-Line Q4 Earnings, Hikes Dividend

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
SCS	16:15	0.30	0.36	+20.00
LOVE	07:17	-0.18	-0.15	+16.67
NAV	06:49	1.68	1.89	+12.50
JBL	16:21	0.85	0.90	+5.88
AIR	16:09	0.57	0.59	+3.51

EPS Positive Surprises for Dec 18, 2018

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
FDX	16:13	4.05	4.03	-0.49
WOR	08:11	0.73	0.58	-20.55

EPS Negative Surprises for Dec 18, 2018

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consesus Estimate
MU	1.47%	2.98	2.93
NKE	0.03%	0.45	0.45
ACN	0.89%	1.86	1.84
WOR	1.83%	0.74	0.73

Video Commentaries

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

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What’s In Store for GE in 2019? & Tuesday’s Trending Stocks: TLRY, JNJ, ORCL | Free Lunch | 12/18/18

Ryan McQueeney recaps news involving the U.S. housing market, Tilray, Johnson & Johnson, and Oracle. Later, the host provides an outlook for General Electric stock in 2019.

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Veeva Systems (VEEV) and Party City Holdco (PRTY): 12/18/18 Bull & Bear

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Top Stock Picks for the Week of December 17th

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