Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The US stock market recorded the third week of gains, allowing the Nasdaq 100 to add 2.1% and overcoming several meaningful resistances, potentially clearing the way for a further leg up. At the same...

If you’re like me, you regularly hear from friends who brag about how they’ve successfully timed the market in the past. What these folks will never tell you is the number of times...

Stocks rallied last Friday, with the S&P 500 finishing higher by 1.7% to close around 4,280. At this point, the index has risen into overbought territory with an RSI now 71 and at the upper end of...

Friday was a solid day for indices with the Russell 2000 (IWM) doing enough to push through its 200-day MA despite Thursday's bearish candlestick.Small Cap trading volume remained seasonally light,...

Preface to all five HSE posts: My original idea was to have a series of bearish charts that were still intact and the formerly-bearish charts which had been wrecked. The vast majority are still...

Hydrogen fuel cell technology provider Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock has gotten a shot in the arm with the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill has brought life to renewable...

The world’s largest movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock has recovered in recent weeks to being down just (-17%) for the year. The pandemic put the movie theater industry on...

U.S. retail sales, housing data, more earnings in focus Tesla stock is a buy ahead of its 3-for-1 split next week Target shares set to struggle amid weak Q2 profit, sales Stocks on Wall Street rallied...

The last seven days have been a great example of how confusing the relationship between the economy and stock prices can be. Economic reports are constantly pushing the markets up and down, but what...

Utility funds are composed of a portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities of companies with operations in the utilities sector. Investing in utility funds can help an investor mitigate the risk...

After being beaten down by the coronavirus pandemic, airline stocks have bounced back strongly over the last year or so. However, concerns over rising fuel prices have pulled the majority of the...

Since March, the Federal Reserve has rapidly hiked its overnight lending rate in an effort to curtail inflation. It may be working.However, the more important work to beat back inflation involves...

The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) continues to decline as of the week ending August 12, 2022.Not what you’d expect given the rally in the S&P 500 from the June 17 low of 3,636.87.S&P...

For the consumer, inflation losing its sharp edge was the story this week. It was a move fuelled mostly by a welcomed drop in gas prices.But for the investor, the positive economic indicators...