Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

We issued an updated research report on Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) on Nov 24. Eastman Chemical saw higher profits in the third quarter of 2017, driven by its cost management actions,...

The economic calendar has plenty of news, including most of the big reports except employment. Despite this, I expect many to be asking:What are the chances for tax cuts?Last Week RecapIn the last...

VIX was slammed in the final hour of the day on Friday to a new all-time low. This leaves the VIX with a Megaphone (reversal) formation. The lager formation that gives an upside target is the Ending...

Markets: It was a shortened, but up week for the market, helped by rising Crude Oil prices, with all 4 indexes hitting new highs. WTI Crude Oil futures are up 9.8% in 2017, and have risen in 6 of the...

In addition to receiving a few questions about Bitcoin from a few relatives over Thanksgiving, the other common question/comment was "can you believe this stock market, how long can it last." I...

Economic Calendar & Watch ListMorning Notes US Futures and European stocks are modestly higher in early trading with a boost in global economic outlook. Germany had an unexpected rise in the IFO...

At a distance this fine oak seems to be of ordinary size. But if I place myself under its branches, the impression changes completely: I see it as big, and even terrifying in its bigness. Eugene...

Summary: The S&P 500 moved higher last week, rising by 0.9%. Uncertainty in Europe ticked up, as Angela Merkel’s attempt to form a coalition government in Germany hit an impasse. Chinese...

Trying to chase volatility higher has been like chasing fancy footwork.The S&P 500 (SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)) last completed a drawdown of 5% or more on November 4, 2016. That ended a period of...

On this quiet holiday weekend, I thought I’d share a couple of very long-term charts. Here’s the Dow 30 featuring Fibonacci retracements and a projection. As you can see, the projection...

Thomson Reuters data by the numbers: Fwd 4-qtr est:$142.45 vs last week’s $142.30 P.E ratio: 18.3x PEG ratio: 1.7x S&P 500 earnings yield: 5.47% vs 5.52% last week Year-over-year growth of...

Chinese President Xi Jinping refuses to join the global stock-market party. The Chinese market has had a strong second half of the year and since May, is up over 10%. But the last several months have...

Summary BAE Systems PLC. (LON:BAES) is a high-quality UK-based defense company currently going through a correction due to concerns over Qatar’s spat with Saudi Arabia, possibly affecting its...

Following recent corporate events, we believe the market is familiar with the Paragon AG (DE:PGNG) growth story. Based on 9M17 results, both Paragon and its 60%-owned subsidiary Voltabox (DE:VBX) are...