Stock Market Analysis & Comment

For nearly 15 years, consumer stocks moved higher in an orderly trend. But more recently, that trend has changed from bullish to uncertain.And we can see this in today’s ratio chart. Above is a...

Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) fell on Monday after the company was forced to slash prices of its flagship electric vehicle (EV) model after key rival Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced big pricing cuts. As...

The recent breakouts in the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 (via IWM) now find themselves on the wrong side of the support. There hasn't been a total collapse, selling volume was down in relation to...

This will be a huge week for markets, with an FOMC meeting, a slew of economic data points, and a big week in earnings. The show stopper will be the FOMC meeting, where the Fed is expected to slow the...

Friday was a clear victory for the Nasdaq Composite Index with a breakout to go along with higher volume accumulation and a close above the 200-day MA. Nasdaq technicals retained their net positivity...

Fed rate decision, Mega-cap tech earnings, U.S. jobs report in focus. Caterpillar shares are a buy amid strong profit and sales growth. Peloton stock set to underperform amid sluggish results and weak...

Uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening plans and persistently high inflation continue to impact investor sentiment. I remain optimistic about companies with strong...

As the S&P 500 (SPX) continues to move along our primary expectation, we continue to keep an eye on the $4400 target. Namely, last week, see here, as the index had just bottomed, we did not have...

The Fed intends to drain liquidity at a rapid pace in 2023.And while the pace might be more friendly for the next months, don't get distracted. Banks, the repo market, and Wall Street will soon start...

Investment management can be silly, just like the title of this article. When researching potential investments, we often must choose between math and facts versus irrational human behavior. For...

After a positive Monday, U.S. indexes traded mostly sideways yesterday as the bears succeeded in preventing a broader follow-through rally.There was a decent buying volume and a more modest volume of...

S&P 500 blended EPS growth for Q4 fell in the most recent week, to -4.6%, the lowest rate in over 2 years. Earnings pick up this week, with MSFT, TSLA, IBM and INTC in focus Potential wins this...

This past weekend marked the start of the year of the Water Rabbit, based on the Chinese lunar calendar. The combination of the rabbit and yin water “bodes well for a calmer 2023 compared to...

The marker is now in the heart of the corporate earnings reporting season. Traders will soon be digesting big tech’s fourth-quarter profits, as well as a Federal Reserve meeting and monthly jobs...