Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Owing to a stronger-than-expected jobs report for December, at 256,000 job gains vs 160,000 expected, the Fed’s interest cuts are no longer a certainty for 2025. Likewise, if inflation is reheating,...

Exploring new investment ideas to add to a diversified portfolio in 2025, I came across an often under-covered sector in the mainstream financial media, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and...

How are we feeling about the stock market, my fellow contrarian? More importantly, should we have an opinion on the market-at-large at all? I don’t think so. Trump 2.0 will create a “market barbell”...

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) is the second largest automaker in the United States behind General Motors (NYSE:GM). The business has started to experience recovery as inventories improved from easing supply...

Shares of athleisure giant Nike (NYSE:NKE) shares have been in a steep decline for more than 2 years, shedding a staggering 60% from their all-time high in late 2021. As we head into the first couple...

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is the world’s largest cruise ship operator with a portfolio of nine cruise line brands. The consumer discretionary sector leader owns some of the most recognized brands, such as...

The relationship of volume and price at significant support and resistance levels is an integral part of VPA, so marking these zones on our charts in multiple time frames is essential. As a reminder,...

Citigroup (NYSE:C) is a diversified financial services holding company that offers a wide range of financial products and services globally to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions....

There were early signs of recovery for some markets, but now all lead markets are showing net bearish technicals. If you are a trading bull looking for silver linings, the Russell 2000 (IWM)...

The stock market took a big swing last Friday, January 10th, mostly unexpectedly after the United States released one of its most important reports regarding the labor market and its current state....

Shares of McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) shares have had a bit of a mixed ride recently, capping off the final quarter of 2024 with all-time highs in October that were followed by a sharp drop into the new...

Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) is a major global pharmaceutical company in the medical sector. The company made headlines with its dominant GLP-1 drug, Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and...

Obesity is rising and in the last 35 years, has more than doubled. The world population in 1999 to today is 42% or 22 million adults with a body mass index of 40 or higher.   Competition with Novo...

In their fourth quarter commentary, portfolio managers at Heartland Advisors, a value fund shop, discussed the opportunities for value stocks in 2025. The portfolio managers also cited three value...