Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

U.S. data mixed after two quarters of negative growth Citi Economic Surprise Index is below zero But Goldman Sachs reports recent data has been better than expected Fed closely monitoring ahead of...

This market crash has served up some terrific opportunities in closed-end funds (CEFs), many of which are throwing off safe 7%+ dividends today.Dividends of that size, of course, are critical today,...

Stocks declined on Wednesday, with small caps and growth stocks selling off, but most stocks were down across the board.Grandpa Russell "IWM" broke back below its 200-day moving average, and...

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has beaten the S&P 500 index in each of the past five US recessions.US real retail sales are down -1.1% over the last 6 months. Simultaneously, total US household debt rose by...

The market fell right out of the gate yesterday as rates surged around the globe, following hotter-than-expected CPI data in the UK. The US retail sales number added to the already surging rates...

Retail rose 4.10% on Tuesday so the consumer is spending more money, most likely out of necessity for essential items. XRT is showing strength but is still below the 200-day moving average. Retail is...

Many investors like to use price-to-earnings ratios as a short-hand valuation tool for both individual equities and the broad stock market. Most of the time this can be useful but there are also times...

We had a rare scenario when the #sectorbreadth analysis for the S&P 500 touched the 90% territory of overboughtness. Not surprising, yesterday's action started to see some easing off highs,...

Oh, incidentally, with all the meme stock frenzy going on, I’d also like to mention that it was only two weeks ago that AMTD was all the rage. It has lost over 80% in that short...

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) are part of the consumer staples sector. This sector includes many of the leading defensive stocks. A feature of the best companies in this sector is that...

Target's (NYSE:TGT) Q2 results reinforce a problem facing the retail sector that was only hinted at by Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD) earlier in the week. The company’s efforts to...

Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) Q2 results may look weaker than Home Depot's (NYSE:HD) at first glance but there is a meaningful difference in the guidance. Where Home Depot’s outlook was improved it is...

Since I alerted that the NASDAQ 100 had broken out from the potential bullish wedge, the gains have followed. The index extended beyond the typical 161.80% Fibonacci extension for a 3rd/C-wave. See...

It remains impossible to tell whether we are witnessing a bear market rally or the return of a sustained bull market Tech may reclaim market leadership if the Fed pivots to a more dovish...