Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The 10 largest stocks account for 33% of the S&P 500's market capitalization, up from 27% at the peak of the tech bubble in 2000. Meanwhile, the S&P 400 has been performing better than the...

Shares of small companies and value stocks have had a tough time keeping up with the broad market in recent years, and the headwind for these risk factors is still blowing so far in 2024.By contrast,...

As the market continues higher, so do the expectations of most market participants, as well as their desire to place more money into the market. And, that is something that has always amazed me about...

Markets were set up for a sizable down day, or at least one to undercut breakout support, but this didn't happen. While there was no real change on the day the fact that there were no major losses...

Yesterday was a rather unremarkable, boring day on the surface, with the S&P 500 finishing down 11 bps. Implied volatility for today was sharply higher yesterday, especially as the day went on....

Broadcom shares are in a healthy correction and setting up for another rally that may start soon. AI and VMWare are driving growth, expected to accelerate as the year progresses. Analysts are raising...

Not the first time I have given readers this list of leading indicators to watch for a potential rise in inflation:Last week we focused on sugar. For the weekend, we focused on silver. The dollar,...

There were high hopes for a pickup in M&A activity heading into the new year, after 2023 hit an all-time low for the decade. However, with only three weeks left in the first quarter, it...

Amidst the allure of technology and renewable energy, dividend kings quietly anchor portfolios with their steadfast reliability, offering stability in uncertain markets. Achieving dividend king status...

Friday’s intraday reversal and a negative close for the S&P 500 index (-0.65%) cast a shadow on the short-term bull market. The index reversed lower after reaching yet another new record...

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), the large-cap, relational database software giant, reports their fiscal Q3 ’24 financial results after the bell on Monday night, March 11th, 2024.Analyst consensus –...

Should you buy in case stocks correct 10% from current levels? We will try and answer that question through data. Meanwhile, mutual funds still can't beat the market. This happened not just in 2023,...

The S&P 500 has seen positive returns in 16 out of the last 18 weeks, an unprecedented trend since the 1970s. Despite the overall bullish market, notable players like Apple, Alphabet, and Tesla...

The 'bull traps' in the indexes were on course to be negated by Friday's early surge, but by the close of business, these potential follow-on breakouts had morphed into more damaging bearish engulfing...