Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Stocks traded higher for the second day, with the S&P 500 climbing by 65 bps. The index was oversold last week, and this week, that is no longer the case. The index trades well above the lower...

It’s been a dreadful past couple of years for the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and small-cap stocks.Only in 2009 have small caps performed worse over a 100-week period – point (1) on...

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 3.3% at the opening bell on Tuesday after a report revealed that the company may be forced to cancel $5 billion worth of AI chip orders designated for China. The move comes...

Airbnb enjoyed a post-IPO surge but faced a downturn due to COVID-19 Upcoming Q3 results are crucial for the company after a recent stock decline Analysts have optimistic forecasts for Q3, but the...

PayPal's stock has been in a two-year downtrend due to fierce competition and falling profits The new CEO, Alex Chriss, is expected to focus on SMBs and in-store payments to try and stage a...

The US stock market continues to post a moderate gain year to date, in large part due to strong sector performances in the communications services and technology sectors. Both slices of the market are...

The S&P 500 finished higher, as rates rose modestly, and the dollar and the VIX fell. Today will be when the excitement starts, with the Bank of Japan policy decision keeping rates stable as...

Most analysis that is posted about the market is just a regurgitation of common fallacies as to what drives and affects the market, or just telling us what the market is doing at this moment while...

Stocks have come under pressure and concerns are beginning to mount.But rather than zooming in on the short-term, sometimes it’s good to zoom out and look at the long-term technical picture. And...

A mixed run for markets last week offered a partial reprieve, but the trend profile still skews negative overall, based on a broad measure of the major asset classes via a set of ETFs.The Global...

U.S. economy has stayed resilient despite looming recession fears and rate hikes Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has retained its long-term bullish trend despite occasional setbacks like the recent...

Daily charts show indexes in a bit of a freefall, so the focus shifts to weekly timeframes. The S&P 500 was the last of the lead indexes to break weekly-trend support, lining up the 200-day MA for...

Gold Mining Stock Charts Have Not Yet Confirmed a Sustainable Rally, and Q3 Fundamentals May Be a HeadwindWe have used this daily chart of the gold stock ETF, GDX (NYSE:GDX) in written and video...

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