Stock Market Analysis & Comment

The Case For ConcernIn less than 6 weeks, the S&P 500 has dropped nearly 15%, and just pulled off the lows we saw in mid-June. A feeling of panic has crept into financial markets around the world,...

Nike continues to face supply-chain disruptions and tight COVID restrictions in China, its second-largest market Micron Q4 sales are expected to be at the low end of, or below, its previous...

Actions and reactions. That is one way to sum up the week that was in the markets, as events – both big and small – reverberated through Wall Street and beyond.First, yesterday’s...

Rivian weakness this year is much worse than the 30% decline in the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF The EV startup faces supply-chain hurdles and cost pressures as it tries to scale up...

There are far more elements to this year's bear market than just rising interest rates Historically, the S&P 500 has actually risen on average in the three, six, and twelve months that followed a...

After a busy week for central banks, nothing has changed to alter my bearish outlook on the stock markets. I continue to expect to see new lows on the year on the major European and US indices. The...

Strong tailwinds will allow V to weather the inflationary and recessionary environment The reopening of China and Japan will boost earnings despite macro gloom Despite strong earnings, V is trading at...

Stocks were up yesterday to start the day, rising by around 70 bps, then after the Fed announcement came, they dropped sharply. Then on schedule, around 2:30, the implied volatility melt started...

MicroStrategy's big bet on Bitcoin now drives the value of MSTR stock Value in the operating business seems thin barring a change The case for MSTR is simple: it’s a leveraged play on the...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is down almost 60% year to date, making it the second worst performer after Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) among big tech.As opposed to Meta, whose advertising revenue has...

Fed concludes highly anticipated September policy meeting today Markets expecting another 75bps rate hike Consider Bank of America, Charles Schwab and Dell Technologies The U.S. central bank has...

What is happening with rates and the dollar is pretty impressive, and the equity market, while down yesterday, has failed to keep up. The Fed meeting today, I think, will not be a surprise on the rate...

Uber and Airbnb face similar macroeconomic headwinds But the pandemic shock has shown that their business models are resilient and can withstand a sudden drop in demand Uber stock has rebounded...

Nobody knows what future corporate profits will be, but signs show parts of the global stock market have turned attractive on valuation WisdomTree has a handy dashboard to view P/Es across the...