Stock Market Analysis & Comment

This week won’t have Fed speakers as they enter the blackout period ahead of their February 1 rate announcement. That will leave us with a somewhat slow week, with economic data and bond...

It was an earlier-than-expected but welcome rally that closed the week out with indexes exhibiting bullish technicals and looking in good shape, even if it's a bit of a slow burn.The Nasdaq 100 has...

Microsoft + Tesla earnings, Q4 GDP data, PCE inflation in focus. Visa stock is a buy amid strong profit, sales growth. Intel shares set to underperform amid weak results, sluggish outlook. Stocks on...

Wall Street’s Q4 earnings season shifts into high gear next week There will be a lot on the line when Microsoft and Tesla report earnings Here’s what to watch for in their latest...

After a positive start to the year, U.S. indexes suddenly found themselves under a heavy bear attack this week. Yesterday, the hardest hit was the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it fell below the...

Recent economic data suggests the domestic economy could skirt a recession Robust jobs numbers, declining inflation trends, and hope that earnings hang in there are areas the bulls point out Some...

A pause in the New Year rally kept things on track without confirming any trends. The Nasdaq 100 had the best performance among major indexes, but, really, there wasn't much in it for any of the...

S&P 500 EPS growth for Q4 is set to come in at -3.9%, the lowest rate in over 2 years, but an improvement from last week Despite headwinds, an early reading of corporate uncertainty seems to...

It’s too early in the new year to draw hard conclusions, but the initial results for 2023 through the first half of January show a broad-based rally in most equity factors led by so-called high...

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are responsible for nearly half of the S&P 500’s losses over the...

U.S. earnings season, retail sales, housing data, PPI inflation in focus Netflix stock is a buy with earnings on deck Goldman Sachs shares set to underperform amid weak Q4 results Stocks on Wall...

There will be a lot of data this week, and perhaps more critically, Lael Brainard speaks on Thursday. Now, typically Jay Powell is the most important when it comes to Fed speakers. But Brainard is the...

Markets edged towards a breakout in another day of buying. Buying volume was down on Thursday, but indexes are only a day or two away from significant breakouts.The Russell 2000 (IWM) made strong...

Back in October, we began to plan the prospect of a relief rally that would be fueled by over-bearish sentiment (contrary bullish), ‘Fed hawk’ relief as we anticipated inflation signals to...