Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Stocks fell for a second day, with the S&P 500 dropping by around 80 bps. The index gapped lower, unwinding the big buy imbalance at yesterday’s close.It did find support on a few occasions...

First, we wish all our readers, old and new, a Happy New Year. Second, to those new to our work, we reviewed our forecasts since August in our last update of 2023, showing we anticipated most market...

Small-caps stocks have been a noticeable laggard for over two years.But a recent year-end rally has set the iShares Russell 2000 ETF on fire. Will this mark a change in performance in the...

The fresh 2024 is on a trajectory to see the reversal of the Fed’s interest rate hiking cycle. Fed fund futures keep pricing in this likelihood, now seeing a 64% probability of the first rate...

Wealth manager DA Davidson initiated coverage on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)'s stock, projecting a 15% downside risk in chipmaker's shares.Nvidia’s shares staged an impressive gain of over 240% in...

Apple's stock had a strong 2023 but faced challenges in the new year with a 3.58% drop triggered by Barclays' downgrade and patent disputes affecting Apple Watch sales. Despite underwhelming iPhone...

As we welcome in 2024, one of the most critical questions facing investors is which stocks and sectors will beat the market. Can the Magnificent 7 retain its crown? Or will some subset of the 493...

High-growth tech stocks are back in demand thanks to growing optimism that the Fed is all done raising interest rates. The Nasdaq will continue to lead the market higher as the start of the...

With the exception of the Russell 2000 ($IWM) we have the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 all up near all-time highs. There is the potential for some indices to return...

The "Magnificent Seven" will likely continue their upward performance in 2024, but analysts expect Tesla to lag.The Magnificent Seven group of stocks was the primary leader of the 2023 market rally....

Bullish market signal – Breadth Thrusts Short-term market indexes are overbought and at resistance Most economists expected a recession in 2023. It didn’t happen The economy is still a...

Real estate securities rebounded sharply in December, leading the broad-based gains for the major asset classes in the final month of 2023, based on a set of ETFs.Commodities, by contrast, were the...

With 2023 behind us, what does a stellar “Santa Claus” rally tell us about what to expect? What about this year being a Presidential election year?These questions make it an excellent time...

I read several articles discussing the stock market, as I want to maintain a pulse on the common views. And, sometimes I run across something that compels me to write an article. I would say that this...