Stock Market Analysis & Comment

In our last update from two weeks ago, see here, our primary expectations were either a long-term top (blue W-B) and set course for $8600+/-2000 or a drop to ideally around $15800+/-200 for the black...

The end-of-year rally has trickled over into 2024 and it has been lead by tech stocks.But has the rally gotten long in the tooth? “The facts, Ma’am. Just the Facts.” – Joe...

Key market indicators are generating intriguing signals as January concludes. Going ahead, this election year could end on a positive note despite the mixed start to the year. In this piece, we will...

Red ink dominates 2024’s opening month for most of the major asset classes.The upside exceptions for the performance profile so far: US stocks, commodities and junk bonds. Otherwise,...

Dividends provide a steady return stream. Set and forget dividends stocks for risk-averse investors.For companies to elicit support from investors, being successful is just the first step. Companies...

My experiment in day trading continues. Having burst out of the gates with some good success I have found myself treading water the last few weeks. Today offers an opportunity to get out of this...

Fed meeting, January jobs report, and heavyweight tech earnings will be in focus this week. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a buy with a strong beat-and-raise quarter expected. General Motors (NYSE:GM) is...

AI and recession concerns place pressure on tech companies. During 2023, tech companies laid off 262,592 employees, which is 69% more than in 2022. This year seems to be following that trend. Updated...

Intel's fourth-quarter earnings led to a more than 10% premarket dip in its stock, despite beating estimates. While the report offered some respite after a period of disappointment, the Q1 outlook...

It was a strange day; it started strong, was weak mid-day, and snapped back in the final hour.On top of that, strange things are happening underneath the surface that have marked the tops of the past,...

Shares of Tesla tumbled 8.8% in premarket trading after the automaker released disappointing Q4 results and 2024 outlook. Tesla reported its Q4 results on Wednesday, disappointing investors with...

Will 2024 mark the return of the momentum factor to the performance spotlight?This risk premium’s star faded in 2023, but there are hints that a rebound may be brewing for this slice of the...

The S&P 500 has made multiple new all-time highs and Wednesday's late-day reversal raised questions about the current phase of the rally. Meanwhile, Tesla's underwhelming earnings and warnings of...

Early buying momentum from pre-market through to morning trading had the potential to stamp bulls' authority on markets.But by the close, we are again looking at bearish 'black' candlesticks for the...