Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

As was suggested in last weeks S&P 500 earnings update, the bump in the forward estimate would come in between $230 – $233 and in fact, it’s a little stronger than expected at...

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) reports quarterly earnings this coming Wednesday during pre-market hours. Investor reaction to this particular report is positioned to have a significant influence on the...

I read an interesting paragraph on Friday night (click for easier reading): I decided to fire up a few charts and test that theory, because intuitively it makes a lot of sense. I therefore did...

After being a staunch critic of Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) for years, Elon Musk has acquired a 9.2% stake in the company for an estimated $2.9 billion in a deal that is widely seen as an attempt to shake...

US equity markets may face another volatile period next week as the surge in bond yields continues to pressure high growth stocks. Still, these equities have staged an impressive rebound during the...

Stocks on Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, with the major averages suffering their second straight weekly decline as a hawkish Federal Reserve and surging Treasury yields took their toll.The U.S....

Recently, we have focused on the Russell 2000 (IWM) small-cap index. Since IWM shows a large variety of companies, it gives a great picture of where the overall market is trading and where it...

Over the past two decades, U.S. small cap stocks have outperformed large-cap stocks, and the same could be true for 2022 as well, according to Goldman Sachs. To give an idea of the returns that you...

Dividend Growth Stocks Can Be a Great Way to Combat InflationThe dividend growth strategy is without a doubt one of the most popular approaches to investing. It involves buying and holding shares of...

Here’s the surest, safest way to double our money in any kind of market. This works whether we’re comparing 2019’s roaring bull run or 2022’s blabbering bear. Over long time...

The 150% rally in GameStop (NYSE:GME) shares through the back end of March was one of the hottest topics on Wall Street coming into Q2. With meme stocks having dominated headlines at various points...

While one hears in the markets several times a year that "the world will never be the same," it is easy to see market cyclicality, if not in individual stock names, then in sectors.Over the past 14...

Mean reversion can be a powerful mental model for analyzing companies. In the current environment, though, finding the true mean is harder than ever. Mohawk Industries (NYSE:MHK) has a cheap...

In any bull market, it’s crucial to identify sector leadership. That helps us follow the trend for short periods and identify more significant inflection points in the long run.Today’s...