Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Bears got more out of Friday to the extent we may get the larger pullback I'm looking for. We saw something similar in late July that didn't evolve into a larger test of June lows, but now we can look...

Wow. I have something exceptionally cool to share with you. Even in the midst of my zany travel schedule, I wanted to write up this post and tell you about what I managed to figure out on a...

I know I said I wouldn’t bring up my current trade again, except I am a bit excited at the prospect that scenario “A” may still occur, in which we follow a path similar to 2001. If...

I added the following update today in a post pertaining to the MSCI World Index: To that, I'd note that it's still a bear market for the SPX (currently below its 50 MA) on a weekly timeframe...

Often dubbed a mini Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) due to its similar investment style, Markel (NYSE:MKL) Corporation is a specialty insurer operating in a variety of niche markets. The company was...

The 60% / 40% balanced portfolio slid 105 basis points this week to a YTD return of -10.10%, improved from the June 17 low YTD return of -17.98%.Readers can probably guess that the big improvement in...

Zoom is struggling to maintain its pace of growth as many in-person activities resume. NVIDIA warned this month that its sales are being hurt by the slowdown in the PC market. Salesforce has provided...

If you are looking for a bargain in the Retail Sector Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) is not it but it is a relatively safe dividend payer that also buys back shares. The stock trades at roughly 21.5X its...

The world needs to produce more food to feed everyone in the years ahead. Period.Food shortages are likely to be an unfortunate megatrend of the 2020s. Rising food demand is intersecting with another...

It’s becoming hard to find a quality stock that still offers an attractive yield The Calgary-based Enbridge is a reliable dividend payer with an annual yield of over 6% BCE has hiked its...

Already in June (see here), I alerted to a potential bullish wedge pattern forming on the S&P 500 (SPX), targeting 4300+—SPX4365-4530, to be exact. Few believed me back then, but I’ve...

BJs Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Q2 results echo the strength seen in Sam’s Club segment at Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT). The two membership clubs posted record results driven by rising member counts...

Portfolio design and management tends to fare best when the rules and structure are relatively simple. But there are limits and so deciding on the degree of simplicity can be a gray area, depending on...

Nasdaq underperforms US indices Rising bond yields and aggressive rate hikes are bad news for tech Recession signals around the world should weigh on risk appetite Although the US markets managed to...