Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

After six months of inactivity, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) rose to the bait and bought more Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY). The bait was a multi-year low share price not seen...

This week it’s a slightly different focus than usual given the quieter time-of-year — this edition takes a look at some of the most notable and enduring charts from the past year (similar to this...

It has been a good year for precious metals but not a great one as the leveraged side has underperformed. Gold has gained 28% yet has outperformed Silver and the gold and silver stocks which are up...

For those new to our Elliott Wave-based analyses and as a reminder to our regular readers, we have been tracking an ending diagonal (ED) pattern for the Nasdaq 100 for over a month. In our previous...

Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:AVXL) is a short-squeeze candidate because its share prices are rising on good news, institutional and analyst support is growing, and the short-sellers are...

When it comes to the hottest trends in the stock market for 2024, it isn’t likely that investors would land on social media names, or at least not for the reasons that social media platforms should...

The calendar Q1 2025 earnings reporting cycle is about to shift into high gear, with reports from CQ4 coming from nearly 100% of the S&P 500. The cycle begins on January 15th when JPMorgan Chase...

The other day, we broke down how return of capital (ROC) can be both good and bad for investors in 8%+ yielding closed-end funds (CEFs). But in the case of high-quality CEFs, ROC is, contrary to what...

Now that 2024 is coming to an end, it is easy for investors to sit back and look over the past 12 months and the gains they have made. However, getting too comfortable in the stock market typically...

A stock split has no fundamental impact on a business's health but it is a sign of business health investors should heed. Data from Bank of America shows that companies that split their stock tend to...

Most investors in the technology sector have been focused on the trends and developments around artificial intelligence names, particularly those in the semiconductor industry responsible for...

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL), Mondelez's (NASDAQ:MDLZ), and Kroger (NYSE:KR) announced major buybacks in December that should help support their price action over time. Today's question is whether...

After a stellar performance in 2024, Wall Street analysts are projecting another year of solid gains for the S&P 500 in 2025, though expectations vary widely among major financial institutions....

Nvidia’s breakthroughs in AI technology solidified its position as a transformative force in 2024. The company’s record-setting growth came with challenges, including regulatory scrutiny and market...