Stock Market Analysis & Comment

The stock market’s post-election performance starts today. From an equity-risk factor perspective, the horse race begins with high dividend yield in the pole position for year-to-date results,...

Fresh COVID outbreak in China raises demand fears Crypto sell-off could impact risk appetite DAX testing 200-day average With much of the focus being on US midterm elections, let’s not forget...

Disney (NYSE:DIS) reported that its profit and major revenue divisions for the fiscal fourth quarter fell short of projections. The company also cautioned that the high growth in streaming for...

Stocks finished yesterday higher by around 56 bps to close at 3828. The S&P 500 had been up sharply, more than 1%, but managed to give it all back intraday, even turning negative at one point. It...

Markets gained yesterday, but it was hardly convincing. The Russell 2000 is the best example as it posted its fourth day of doji/spinning top candlesticks - which post a net gain - but do so from...

For the past two decades, the S&P 500 has underperformed the Nasdaq as tech stocks have been all the rage.Growth and innovation have transformed our economy and kept those companies (and stocks)...

The bull case for TWLO stock seems easy to make at a four-year low But the business is facing real challenges — and management isn’t responding Longer-term, this can still work, but...

The broad selloff witnessed in the first nine months of 2022 appears to have stalled—at least for now U.S. midterm elections could give stocks another push in the upcoming months However,...

Stocks often surge in the months after mid-term elections Betting markets show high chance GOP snatches control of House and maybe even Senate Three investment themes that could catch tailwinds in...

Stocks finished the day higher on Monday, following on from Friday’s rally. Yields were higher across the board, and the dollar was again weaker. Still, the S&P was able to generate a 1ish%...

In my last update on the S&P 500, using the Elliott Wave Principle (EWP), I found: “SPX 3886.75 remains the dividing line in the sand. If the S&P 500 manages to rally above that level...

The changing economic dynamics have hurt Home Depot badly this year Its stock has shed 32% this year compared with a 20% drop for the S&P 500. Despite this underperformance, Home Depot is a solid...

An 80% rally from June lows raises fundamental concerns around HOOD Rising interest rates and lower costs could get the company to profitability From here, however, investors are relying on management...

November has been the best month of the year for U.S. stocks counting since 1950 AII investor sentiment has improved—although it remains below the historical average However, 2022 keeps adding...