Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Yum! Brands, Inc.’s (NYSE:YUM) board of directors recently approved a 20% rise in quarterly cash dividend to 36 cents per share of common stock from 30 cents. It will be distributed on Mar 9,...

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise more than 9% on Friday. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a...

Investors in MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 16, 2018 $5 Put had some of the...

Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE:FII) posted a positive earnings surprise of around 3.4% for fourth-quarter 2017, keeping the earnings surprise streak alive of earnings beat. Following the impressive...

This week the Dow Jones closed at new all-time highs every day except for Tuesday;the 96th to 99th since the November 2016 presidential election. OfJanuary’s eighteen NYSE trading sessions,...

There is a lot of fear mongering surrounding data center Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:DLR). However, we believe its 3.4% dividend is safe and it will grow, and its price will increase too. This...

A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment. Douglas Adams Traveling is typically an interesting experience as it is usually exciting to go...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is scheduled to release its Q4 2017 earnings report next week, and the bulls have been lining up their price target increases all month long, jockeying for position as...

Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:In Asia 6 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +0.30%, Hang Seng +1.53%, Nikkei % In Europe 12 out of 12...

Could a market correction be underway soon? Perhaps, but I'm not going to predict when it will occur. During the World Economic Forum in Davos I heard a normally cautious hedge fund manager Ray Dalio...

Monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart: Blow-off top The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart has the biggest bull trend bar in more than 20 bars so far this month. In...

The Melt-up ContinuesSince the beginning of the year, the acceleration in the markets has continued unabated. As I showed yesterday, the acceleration in the S&P 500 has now gone parabolic. Of...

With the rally continuing to power higher in the stock markets—including the S&P 500, Dow, Dow Transports, Russell 2000, NASDAQ 100 and NASDAQ Composite—I’m going to update the...

Hyatt Hotels’ stock price has jumped 50% over the trailing 12 months That is great, but there are troubling signs that the company is falling behind the competition Worse, recent moves by...