Weekend roundup: Trump’s big year for stocks | Trump’s faulty coal claim

A Trump rally for stocks but not coal; bitcoin pain; active money management that is ‘worse than a coin flip'

MarketWatch rounded up 10 of its most interesting topics over the past week.

Happy anniversary to the Trump stock market
Saturday will mark a year since President Trump’s inauguration. No doubt he’s thrilled that more than half of S&P 500 stocks have risen more than 20% since he took office.

On the other hand, Trump’s coal claims are exaggerated
Rex Nutting looks at President Trump’s claims of success in reviving the coal industry and finds them wanting.

Defensive strategies for bitcoin
Through Thursday, the price of bitcoin BTCUSD, +14.05% has plunged 14% from a week earlier and 38% from a month earlier. True, we’ve seen bitcoin come back from major declines again and again, but learn about defensive strategies that crypto traders use — and you can too if you’re playing cryptocurrencies.

More coverage of bitcoin and its ilk:

• Bitcoin trades above $11,000 as cryptocurrencies steady after multiday rout

• SEC shoots down idea of bitcoin ETFs, citing volatility

• Here’s more on KodakCoin, the planned ICO that sent Kodak’s stock surging

• Now that’s a crypto crash: BitConnect Coin dives 90% as company shuts exchange

The odds against beating the stock market
Even for active fund managers who hit home runs, chances of beating the broad stock market’s long-term performance are not good.

Is the coffee worth it?
What a jolt: Catey Hill reports for Moneyish that a third of young Americans spent more on coffee last year than they put into investments.

Weekend roundup: Trump’s big year for stocks | Trump’s faulty coal claim | Bitcoin dips a bit