Stock Market Analysis & Comment

For the week ahead, the focus will be on Fed Chair Powell's speech and the ISM Services PMI. ExxonMobil is a buy amid fresh oil-market developments. DocuSign is set to struggle on a worsening...

IBM stock is outperforming technology giants by a big margin this year CEO trying to accelerate cloud-computing sales and improve the company’s market share IBM’s defensive nature and...

Bear markets create stress, and merger arbitrage is an example of the impact The style comes with plenty of risks, but also opportunities This article walks through the style and an example in Black...

Thursday’s hammer candle could be a bull trap A strong nonfarm payrolls report could be bad for tech stocks Bearish trend means any recovery could be short-lived The sharp recovery in the...

Coca-Cola's track record shows its ability to survive in the toughest of economic times Cisco has raised its payout during the past 12 years, making it attractive for those seeking growing...

CRM stock reflects broad market sentiment — only now, that sentiment clearly has weakened A disappointing fiscal second quarter report shows slowing growth On its face, CRM stock is not cheap...

The KBW Bank Index is now down about 20% this year as recession risk increases Despite economic uncertainties, it’s hard to make a definitive sell case for lenders this time around Banks are in...

Investors have not seen a mature Apple operate in a negative macroeconomic environment The coming year likely presents a very real test Another pullback from highs suggests investors are worried about...

Soaring inflation to weaken Eurozone economy ECB set to up the rate hikes DAX in renewed bearish motion European equities are likely to remain under pressure as concerns about the economy and...

Stocks managed to fall again yesterday, with the S&P 500 slumping 1.1%. The index got as low as 3,965, or 15 points from 3,950, and good enough for me, target hit.Believe it or not, this is where...

T-Mobile stock has more room to run even after its powerful rally this year T-Mobile is gaining market share at a time when rivals AT&T and Verizon face inflationary pressures Analysts expect...

Blowout earnings from Pinduoduo continue an impressive growth story The company continues to take market share from larger rivals Standard risks about investing in China certainly apply, but investors...

This is the final post in my three-part series on top-down analysis which aims to fine-tune the search for the best, or in this case, the worst asset.I do not claim that this is the worst ever stock,...

Walmart’s performance this year shows a resilient business managing through a difficult period E-commerce and grocery segments are performing well, and the retail giant will work through...