Stock Market Analysis & Comment

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...

Stocks finished the day lower again yesterday, with the S&P 500 dropping 78 bps to 3,954. But the big moves that drove that end-of-day sell-off appears to have come from a more than $4 billion...

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...

Energy stocks are the top-performing group in 2022 Strong growth and dividend yields on offer Conoco Philips, Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy worth a look Energy stocks have been on a tear this...

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...

Intel stock is down 35% this year, massively underperforming its chip peers Intel’s poor earnings report and the bleak short-term outlook are hurting stock Despite all the negative news, there...