Stock Market Today: Banks Lift Dow, Chips Drag Nasdaq
The stock market today opens split down the middle, and the split is the story. Q3 earnings season kicks off with the big banks: Goldman Sachs popped about 3.6%, UnitedHealth jumped about 3% on a clean beat, JPMorgan rose even as EPS missed, and Citigroup slipped despite beating. Meanwhile the AI chips are heavy again […]
What Is the Wash-Sale Rule? A Trader’s Guide (2026)
The wash-sale rule (IRS §1091) explained for active traders: the 30-day window, what’s substantially identical, why day traders hit it, and how §475 removes it.