Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Q1: Improving earnings is the main driver of this nascent bull market. We are optimistic as we enter the final stretch of earnings season. The three US tech sectors have decisively led the 7% S&P...

This is probably going to be a dull week in terms of newsflow. Yesterday, we had Barkin and Williams from the Fed talking, and Barkin was more Hawkish on the rate outlook than Williams, although...

While I was looking for zig-zag measured moves lower for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 (IWM). All of these indexes did a good job of pushing out of bearish patterns and setting up for...

The market rallied over 1% on Friday on a much worse than expected jobs report. And, I had a financial television show on in the background after the close, and I heard the host state the following...

First quarter earnings continued to come in better-than-expected last week, but it was the latest Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting which led to a pop in markets in the second half of...

The latest FOMC meeting caused a S&P 500 rally as Jerome Powell turned more “dovish” than expected. While Powell did note that progress on inflation has been lackluster, the...

Buffett's big moves: Apple stake slash and record cash pile signal caution in the market. He prefers short-term bonds over stocks at current valuations, suggesting he expects a market correction. In...

In last month’s newsletter, I wrote the following: “In the short term, the stock market is overbought, momentum is waning, and volume indicators are falling. This is a warning (not a...

On Thursday, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sparked a mini-controversy with its Q2 2024 earnings report. The phone company announced the largest share buyback program in the history of the US stock market, worth...

This article dives into whether AI-powered stock selection strategies can beat human portfolio managers. Focusing on the S&P 500 as the benchmark, we will compare each strategy. Historical data...

Short-term retracements often cloud our view of long-term bull markets. 2023 saw mega-cap growth stocks dominate, but the new year has shown a shift with communication services surging. Despite recent...

May is expected to be another volatile month on Wall Street amid a plethora of significant market-moving events. Identifying favorable opportunities becomes paramount in the current environment. As...

Stocks rebounded yesterday, with the S&P 500 climbing by 90 bps, ahead of what will be another big data point and the last major data point until the CPI report. I am thankful. The run over the...

BYD saw a Q1 slowdown, missing analyst expectations and posting its lowest annual growth in 4 years. Meanwhile, Tesla retook the lead as BYD's sales slumped. As BYD stumbles, the stage is set for Elon...