Stock Market Analysis & Comment

A stunning post from VisualCapitalist showed a poll of 8550 investors and 2700 advisors and the gap between the two of future portfolio return expectations. The poll was global; however, I will focus...

The absence of a Santa Claus rally has historically preceded disappointing years for the S&P 500. On the other hand, however, examining past annual returns reveals that strong gains are often...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) announced today a series of strategic moves, aimed at improving its stock performance.The operator of a major retail pharmacy chain announced a 48% reduction...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are trading 1.6% lower on Thursday, hitting their lowest monthly level. Apart from the broader market downturn, one of the speculated catalysts behind the decline is the potential...

The new year has kicked off and it is time for investors to create a new investment portfolio or make changes to an existing one. Today we are going to create a portfolio and we will look at 5 stocks...

Consensus is optimistic for stock markets in 2024 However, the probability of a black swan event should not be ignored. What are the best stocks to buy in the event of an "apocalyptic" global...

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...

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...

The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked lower in December, easing to an expected 6.7% annualized total return, based on the average for three models (defined below).GMI...

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...

Stocks finished lower, with the S&P 500 down about 60 bps, led mostly by mega-cap tech and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).Specifically, it was downgraded by Barclays yesterday, noting sluggish iPhone sales...