Schaeffer's Investment Research

Alibaba Reports Earnings Before Wednesday's OpenCaterpillar (NYSE:CAT) just had a rough go of its recent quarterly report, with the company citing weak demand out of China. The strength of the...

LUV Has A History Of Negative Earnings ReactionsSeveral travel names will report earnings tomorrow morning Earnings season is underway, with the airline sector getting set to take its turn in the...

Earnings season is hitting high gear, and one of the first auto names due up is Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings after the close tomorrow, Jan. 23. F stock has...

Earnings season is about to hit high gear, and first up among the FAANG names is Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings after the close this Thursday, Jan. 17....

Financial earnings season is in full swing, with traders today cheering quarterly results from big-cap bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). With earnings from Morgan Stanley (NYSE:NYSE:MS) and American...

Big banks are starting to report earnings, with a rare profit miss for JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) in focus today. Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is scheduled to take its turn in the earnings confessional...

Earnings season gets underway this week, with several big-cap financial names set to report. Citigroup (NYSE:C) took its turn in the earnings confessional bright and early this morning, unveiling a...

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you're probably aware that volatility has rammed its way back into Wall Street ala the Kool-Aid Man. In fact, 20-day historical volatility (HV) on the S&P...

Home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) is slated to report fiscal third-quarter earnings after the market closes tomorrow, Jan. 9. It's been a relatively quiet stretch for BBBY...

Nike Stock Has Been More Volatile Than UsualIt's been a volatile stretch for Nike (NYSE:NKE), per its 60-day historical volatility of 30.4% – in the 100th annual percentile. The options market...

The major stock market indexes are in correction territory -- defined as at least 10% below their record highs -- and the S&P 500 Index is no exception. In fact, the broad-market index fell more...

Last week, the three major market indexes fell into "correction" territory -- defined as at least 10% off their recent highs -- at the same time. It was the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) earnings are due after the close next Tuesday, Dec. 18. The graphics chip stock has a history of positive earnings reactions, closing higher the next day in five of...

With U.S. stocks wilting in the fourth quarter, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) recently made a "death cross," as many financial media outlets have mentioned. Specifically, the broad-market barometer's...

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you're probably aware that the stock market has been pretty volatile lately, especially compared to the slow burn higher of 2017. Day traders especially might...

December -- a historically bullish month -- started out rough for U.S. stocks, amid mixed signals on U.S.-China trade relations, concerns about bond yields and oil prices, and a high-profile arrest,...