Market Overview

Defense sector surges amid geopolitical tensions, driven by Russia-Ukraine conflict and Middle East instability. Opportunities exist through specialized funds like VanEck Defense ETF and HANetf...

The S&P 500 finished the day flat yesterday as markets braced for Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) earnings on Wednesday afternoon. 'Braced' may be an overstatement based on today’s implied volatility...

The Biden administration announced significant tariff increases on China last week, targeting roughly $18 billion in strategic industries, with a sharp focus on electric vehicles (EVs). These...

Last week’s strong rally in commodities expanded the performance lead for the asset class over the rest of global markets, based on a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (May 17). WisdomTree Enhanced...

This week will be noticeably slower, given that there are hardly any data points until Wednesday, the 20-year Treasury auction doesn’t happen until Wednesday, the Fed minutes come Wednesday, and...

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The Fed hiked rates above 5%, and yet the US economy didn't break. Back in 2022 already, the yield curve inverted and it has stayed inverted ever since. The lags looked relatively short, and the US...

Stocks finished higher yesterday, no surprise, given that implied volatility levels fell sharply from yesterday’s closing once the CPI report was released. The CPI report itself seemed pretty much as...

The bulls cleared another hurdle. The first-quarter earnings season has been strong. With 92% of S&P 500 companies reporting, the EPS beat rate is 78%, near the five-year average. More impressive...

Since the pandemic-related bazooka of fiscal stimulus, the outstanding Federal debt has risen appreciably. In nominal dollar terms, the recent debt surge is mindboggling. However, the increase is on...

The highly anticipated April CPI report comes out on Wednesday morning with the S&P 500 trading just below its all-time high. Headline annual inflation is seen rising 3.4% and core CPI is...

It was a volatile trading session, with stocks having some big swings to start the day following the PPI and then moving higher late in the day. The IV levels for shorted dated rose today, while...

US consumer inflation data was surprisingly firm in March, raising the stakes for tomorrow’s April report (Wed., May 15). Another round of disappointing numbers would arguably confirm that the recent...

While there is much debate over whether another bear market is imminent, weekly moving average crossovers suggest a different outcome for now. There are many current concerns, from geopolitical risk...