Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

On March 26, 2024, I wrote an article on the Swiss franc. In the blog, I mentioned that, “I literally woke up to the words “Swiss francs.” So here I was at 4 am, checking the charts of Swiss Francs,...

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) surged in the first quarter as the entertainment and media giant was the top performer among all stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average through Q1. Disney stock...

For investors navigating the stock market, the primary aim should be to outperform the benchmark index rather than pursuing improbable returns. Many mutual funds fail to exceed benchmark returns,...

Following the GameStop (NYSE:GME) short squeeze extravaganza over the last month, traders are looking into similar candidates for stock volatility. Conditions creating these events are now more...

The jury’s still out on the health of the US consumer as investors weigh winners and losers of retail earnings season Outlier earnings dates this week: Bath & Body Works, Dollar Tree, Hibbett...

Few financial topics have been the subject of more articles than dividend investing, and for good reason: Owning equities that pay regular dividends can be a good long-term income strategy — with the...

Investors need to look beyond the headline number before investing for dividends. While the announced percentage increase can be misleading, investors should focus on the actual dividend yield...

In 2022, we discussed the market’s deviations from long-term growth trends. That discussion centered on Jeremy Grantham’s commentary about market bubbles. To wit: “All 2-sigma equity bubbles in...

Stocks traded modestly lower on the day, but some declines were masked by strength in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). That meant the S&P 500 market cap-weighted index was up just 11 bps, while the...

In the fast-paced world of technology, where trends come and go like fleeting fads, one company often finds itself in the background despite its substantial contributions – International Business...

These are tricky times for markets as yesterday's trading marked a bearish pushback to Friday's late-day recovery. In the Russell 2000 (IWM), a significant gap higher was quickly undone by...

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI – $750) – Reported its FY 2024 Q3 numbers April 30th. Revenues were up more than three-fold YoY but that’s entirely attributable to AI-mania. However, from Q2 to Q3,...

SJVN (NS:SJVN), a key player in India's power sector, reported weaker-than-expected financial results for the fourth quarter of FY24. The company's consolidated adjusted profit after tax (PAT) was...

Thanks to Keith Gill, the meme stock segment of the US stock market just got more complicated. Otherwise known as Roaring Kitty on X, or r/DeepFu*kingValue on Reddit, the social media...