Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Here’s a chart of the Top 10 S&P 500 names (by market cap) and how the stocks have performed YTD through January 15, ’25, relative to the S&P 500 total return: Source: Ycharts None of the...

As a fundamentally-oriented investor, it’s not often a chart leads off an earnings preview, but it’s warranted for Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) given the yawning earnings gap that exists for the stock...

For those new to our Elliott Wave Principle-based analyses and as a reminder to our regular readers, we have been tracking an ending diagonal (ED) pattern for the Nasdaq 100 for several months, and...

In the weeks after the presidential election, some market analysts spoke sotto voce about the potential negative impacts of new tariffs Donald Trump promised during his campaign. Now, these concerns...

After Warren Buffett decided to trim his holdings in the financial sector, with Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) being one of his selling picks, a lot of investors in the market grew weary of where the...

Volatility is an essential but dangerous component of investment. On the one hand, the capacity for the price of a security to swing back and forth around a mean provides investors with opportunities...

Energy traders refer to natural gas futures as the "Widowmaker" due to the extreme volatility that can trigger on a moment's notice. Such drastic moves in the energy sector have been commonplace in...

The financial sector is booming, including small caps like Unity Bancorp (NASDAQ:UNTY), Plumas Bancorp (NASDAQ:PLBC), and Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI). The results from 2024 show consumers...

Over long time frames—years—stock prices follow their payout higher. We like dividend growers because they are the surest, safest way to profits in the stock market. Buy a rising payout, sit back,...

US stocks faced pressure as tech leaders underperformed, highlighting cautious market sentiment. Retail sales data added to investor caution amid a volatile week. Futures hint at a rebound as...

Stocks finished lower on the day, with the S&P 500 dropping by 21 bps and the NASDAQ 100 falling by about 70 bps. Still, the markets were more settled now that the S&P 500 moved back into...

After the day before yesterday's big gains, it was always going to be hard for markets to continue in the same vein. All markets are near 20-day MAs, with the Russell 2000 (IWM) just above this key...

SPX Monitoring purposes; Sold long 1/6/25 at 5975.38 = gain 1.59%; Long SPX on 12/31/24 at 5881.63. Our gain 1/1/24 to 12/31/24 = 29.28%; SPX gain 23.67% Our Gain 1/1/23 to 12/31/23 SPX= 28.12%; SPX...

America’s health insurance industry continues to face scrutiny after it was thrust into the headlines after the murder of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) owned United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson....