Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The Russell 2000 (IWM) and S&P 500 ($SPX) both finished near their respective 20-day MAs yesterday, which registered as test fails, but not enough to suggest a recovery isn't possible today.The...

The S&P 500 shed another 0.3% on Thursday, making this four down sessions in a row.Financial headlines haven’t changed in a meaningful way since last week’s Santa Clause rally peaked,...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) announced today a series of strategic moves, aimed at improving its stock performance.The operator of a major retail pharmacy chain announced a 48% reduction...

Intel's 2023 rally still has legs, and 2024 looks just as bright. Several key tailwinds are in place, which should support a push for all-time highs. Even with recent gains, Intel's valuation remains...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are trading 1.6% lower on Thursday, hitting their lowest monthly level. Apart from the broader market downturn, one of the speculated catalysts behind the decline is the potential...

The stock market began the year on a very weak note, but currently, it appears to be just a correction of December’s advances. The S&P 500 index may also be entering a consolidation after a...

The new year has kicked off and it is time for investors to create a new investment portfolio or make changes to an existing one. Today we are going to create a portfolio and we will look at 5 stocks...

Consensus is optimistic for stock markets in 2024 However, the probability of a black swan event should not be ignored. What are the best stocks to buy in the event of an "apocalyptic" global...

January provides us with a wealth of information that gets our year off to a good start financially and emotionally.The data is specifically chosen to begin in 2009 because that is the bottom of the...

The S&P 500 slipped another 0.8% Wednesday, making this three down sessions in a row.So much for the Santa Claus rally. All of last week’s profits are gone, and then some. As I warned...

First, we wish all our readers, old and new, a Happy New Year. Second, to those new to our work, we reviewed our forecasts since August in our last update of 2023, showing we anticipated most market...

Small-caps stocks have been a noticeable laggard for over two years.But a recent year-end rally has set the iShares Russell 2000 ETF on fire. Will this mark a change in performance in the...

The fresh 2024 is on a trajectory to see the reversal of the Fed’s interest rate hiking cycle. Fed fund futures keep pricing in this likelihood, now seeing a 64% probability of the first rate...

The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked lower in December, easing to an expected 6.7% annualized total return, based on the average for three models (defined below).GMI...