Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

By the time you read this, the buzz of what the Fed did and Powell's presser will be over, at least for the day. We will not repeat the obvious. What we are way more focused on is the underlying...

Wednesday was Fed day, and as expected, it took the S&P 500 on a wild ride.The initial knee-jerk reaction was lower, but as I warned readers, this first move is often misleading, and we...

Buyers returned after the brief visit of potential bull traps across indices. Yesterday's action delivered the breakouts and today's should be the icing on the cake. The one index which did break...

The Nasdaq has gotten off to a strong start in 2023, outperforming the Dow and S&P 500 by a wide margin. High-growth tech stocks have come back in favor, thanks to easing inflation and rate hike...

On October 12, 1987, a week before Black Monday, the Wall Street Journal warned of the potential for significant market turmoil. Per the article: The use of portfolio insurance “could snowball...

Over the summer, I once again highlighted the uniquely insightful work of my friend, Michael Oliver. Michael studies momentum within the markets and how it typically behaves through various...

The Value Line Geometric is one of the broadest stock market indices. So when its price records a notable reversal, breakout, or breakdown, investors should listen.Today we take a closer look at the...

Cloud infrastructure stocks have been among the worst performers this year despite all the excitement around artificial intelligence (AI). In this report, we dive deeper into the drivers of the...

A few weeks back, bond giant PIMCO trimmed a bunch of payouts from its closed-end funds (CEFs). Which was no bueno for income investors, who buy CEFs solely for their dividends.We don’t own any...

After falling more than 3% in pre-market trading, shares of Exxon Mobil are surging after the company posted record 2022 profits. Investors may have been hoping for a share buyback announcement like...

McDonald’s is trading slightly lower as concerns over operating margins outweigh an otherwise bullish earnings report. Strong same-store sales show that consumers are trading down while eating...

Caterpillar shares are falling on mixed results. FX is cutting in the bottom line, but that headwind is subsiding. Capital returns and dividend growth is on track for 2023. There is good news and bad...

Sysco had a mixed quarter, but one thing is clear, business is better than pre-pandemic times. The company pays a healthy dividend and repurchases shares, too. Trading at 18.85X earnings, it's no...

Snap’s (NYSE:SNAP) latest earnings report sent its stock down by almost 15% and drove Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) into the red with it.The company...