Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Raising interest rates always comes with risk for the economy, but the stakes are higher than usual at a time when banking turmoil appears to be reviving. Nonetheless, markets are expecting that the...

Apple's Q2 2023 earnings forecast shows a decline in revenue and earnings per share, indicating vulnerability to the challenging macroeconomic environment Still, the company's cash pile and low EPS...

The current high-interest rates scenario favors the financial sector And the U.S. banking crisis brought European Banks and Insurance companies' valuations to more affordable levels The soundness of...

Bank stocks have underperformed conservative sectors and the broader S&P 500. Banks typically only have an approximate 10% equity cushion supporting their assets. Such leverage creates bankruptcy...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week. In this piece, I will highlight ten stocks well placed to ride out further turmoil in the months ahead,...

The expected long-run return for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked down to a 5.9% annualized pace in April, fractionally lower vs. last month’s estimate. The forecast, based on the average...

There really wasn't much wiggle room for markets without delivering breakouts for the Nasdaq and S&P 500, but yet, markers managed to find them. The Nasdaq delivered a narrow day at...

The Fed is raising rates in hopes of taming inflation by reducing demand. When the Fed eventually reverses course and begins to lower rates, it will be accompanied by a weak economy (probably a...

With $229.1 billion in total assets at the time of closure, First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has become the second-largest bank failure in American history.On Monday, the Federal Deposit Insurance...

Patience and consistency are key qualities for investors seeking 100-bagger stocks Potential 100-bagger stocks have two main characteristics: earnings growth and a small market cap In this piece, I...

Ten days ago, we warned that the S&P 500 (SPX) was approaching a local top: “The index has topped and bottomed where it should go for the grey W-ii, -iii, and -iv of the green W-5 of the red...

Bears could not press their advantage when the first challenge of resistance failed. Instead, buyers mounted a fresh charge with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 recording accumulation days. For the last...

Fed rate hike, Powell comments, U.S. jobs report, and more earnings will drive sentiment this week. Apple stock is a buy with earnings due on Thursday. AMD shares are a sell amid expected weak Q1...

Let's cut through the noise of the past week with a Pro Recap of the top analyst takeaways that may very well forecast the next major market trend: buy initiations for Coinbase and MicroStrategy;...