Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Usually, this blog sees more frequent posts and updates on a whole spate of investment areas and topics, but an early December ’24 fishing trip to Florida and then a long-awaited knee-replacement...

Broadcom and Marvell have stolen Nvidia's thunder. The custom chip opportunity will be $90 billion by 2027. What does this mean for Nvidia?  Our weekly digest is intended to keep you on the cutting...

Following up on his earlier piece published a couple of weeks ago, Ruchir Sharma writes, “by some point next year, investors will likely balk and demand higher interest rates or a demonstration of...

Options expiration will have clouded the volume picture, particularly for the S&P 500, but it was a day for buyers to build some momentum into the Santa rally. The FOMC rate statement put a huge...

Small-cap stocks have had a difficult time lately, but that could change as interest rates fall. Of course, even though small caps in general have faced challenges, many of them still outperformed...

Over the long term, small-cap stocks, which traditionally have market capitalizations smaller than $2 billion, have tended to provide higher returns than large caps because they tend to be less...

The AI revolution continues to reshape industries, creating lucrative opportunities for investors. Several tech stocks are strategically positioned to outperform in 2025. Despite remarkable...

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock is flat in the four days after the company was named to be part of the NASDAQ 100 starting on December 23, 2024. But that's because of a pullback of over 5%,...

The NASDAQ 100 reversed lower after first creating a short-term overthrow to the ascending wedge. This is something we often see happen in wedge formations, first trapping the bulls (or bears) and...

The stock market has been charging higher into year end. Then came the FED interest rate decision and comments. But even a couple weeks before this, an area of the stock market was already pulling...

The Fed's hawkish tone has rattled markets, setting a cautious tone for year-end trading. Key support levels on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 could dictate the next big moves. Reduced holiday...

The suits on Wall Street will say that $460K isn’t enough to retire on. Well, that “modest” nest egg will earn $64,860 in dividends alone when invested in this simple 7-CEF portfolio. CEFs are the...

Mid-cap stocks are up about 12% YTD in 2024. The top mid-cap stock of 2024, GeneDx, has returned more than 2,600%. SoundHound AI has returned nearly 800% YTD. These high-fliers are on the leading...

A transition from a Fed “dovish pivot” to a “normalization” pivot may put a halt to this year-end seasonal “Santa Rally” on the US stock indices. Nasdaq 100 momentum and market breadth have weakened...