Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Crude Oil WTI has dropped by about 15% since the start of the third quarter. Still, theS&P 500 Energy has gained about 15% during the same period, primarily driven by gains in Devon Energy...

The biggest story in the market goes back to rates, even though the bond market was closed here in the US. The bond market was open everywhere else in the world, and UK rates were on the move again,...

The S&P 500, represented by the SPY, has generally stayed above the 200-week moving average long-term. It is a good line in the sand to use as a guide for potential market crashes. Bear market...

The table shows the actual history of revenue and EPS growth by sector for the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, dating back to the beginning of Covid-19 in Q1 2020. One thing that struck me was that...

The S&P 500 skidded another -0.8% Monday as investors continue reacting negatively to Friday’s fairly positive employment report. As I wrote previously, these market reactions are...

Even to me, it is amazing that the world’s biggest semiconductor company, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has, in eighteen months, lost nearly 66%

Gold fell for the sixth straight month in September, a losing streak we haven’t seen since 2018, as the Federal Reserve undertakes its most aggressive rate hike cycle in recent memory. The...

Investors are really struggling to make sense of bearish yet wide-ranging economic data and varying analyst opinions.Call it a sign of the times. It’s been a very difficult past 12 months for...

Credit Suisse's difficulties add yet another risk to an already strained European Economy The lender's restructuring plans remain uncertain amid persistent solvency concerns However, a 2008-type...

Purely from a business perspective, CrowdStrike has one of the most attractive stories in the market Even after a big sell-off, however, valuation remains a concern Investors have stayed patient of...

The stock markets in Asia are down Monday after Chinese tech and chipmaker equities declined on the new export rules by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The drop sent Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index...

Market Overview: S&P 500 E-Mini FuturesThe E-mini S&P 500 futures traded higher but gave back most of the gains by Friday. Bears see this simply as an E-mini breakout pullback and want another...

DAX 40 December futures broke support at 12500/450 to hit my next target of 12280/240. FTSE 100 December shorts at key resistance at 7085/7100 worked perfectly on the collapse back to the first...

It will easily be the most challenging week of October, with a PPI report Wednesday morning, the FOMC minutes Wednesday afternoon, and the CPI report Thursday morning. On top of that, there will be a...