Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The volatility index, the VIX, has closed below 11 for 5 straight days and 22 of the last 25. These stretches of extremely low volatility (I will now shorten it to ELV for convenience) include a...

Given group-think and the determination of policy makers to do ‘whatever it takes’ to prevent the next market ‘crash,’ we think that the low-volatility levitation magic act of...

Of the five FAANG Tech stocks, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has enormously outperformed its counterparts on a percentage-gained basis, from the beginning of 2013 onward, as shown on the following two 5-Year...

Memorial Day weekend brought with it holiday style trading on Friday. It was positive finish for bulls who were able to maintain and in some cases, build on, gains from earlier in the weekBest of the...

Houston-based Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE) has lowered its debt burden over the past six months by about $339.2 million through a series of debt exchanges. Per a filing with the...

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT) announced that Health Canada has granted a conditional approval for Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC),...

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are...

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are...

Share price of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) , an electric and power company, hit a new 52-week high of $40.00 on May 26, closing a tad lower at $39.86. In the last six months the stock has returned...

Shares of Big Lots Inc. (NYSE:BIG) gained nearly 3% on May 29, after the company delivered sixth consecutive quarter of earnings beat when it reported first-quarter results and provided a robust...

AT40 = 47.5% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 55.3% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 9.8 (volatility index)Short-term Trading...

VIX rallied to challenge mid-Cycle resistance at 15.32 before closing above Intermediate-term support at 11.89. It is now on a buy signal. A breakout above mid-Cycle resistance implies that VIX may...

The latest trading update shows that all three reporting divisions are continuing to progress well and management expectations for the year are unchanged. Polypipe Group (LON:PLP) is a well-positioned...

Monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart:Breakout above bull flag The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart has 2 trading days left in May. May is a bull entry bar after last...