Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Long-term optimism prevails despite short-term challenges in market sentiment. Meanwhile, the bullish sentiment in S&P 500 continues a historic streak. This begs the question: how long can this...

The stock market performs best when risky assets are being bought by investors. This is what investors call “risk on”, as it points to the animal spirits that often fuel bull markets. Today, we...

Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple are all set to report their respective earnings next week. ‘FAAMG’ profit and revenue growth, as well as guidance updates will be the next test...

The S&P 500 finished up around 20 bps, while the NASDAQ 100 closed up by around 80 basis points. Most of the movement in both indices can be attributed to Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), which rose by about...

While indices are pushing towards new all-time highs there's a case where a larger decline could emerge despite recent benign losses. The first thing to look at is breadth metrics. In the case of the...

Q3 S&P 500 EPS growth is expected to come in at 3.4%, the fifth consecutive quarter of growth, yet the weakest quarter in over a year. Industrials in focus: Boeing, Honeywell, Southwest,...

US index futures rally on positive European earnings, but concerns linger over China’s slowdown. The approaching US presidential election could quickly change market dynamics. S&P 500 traders...

Stocks moved lower as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) faced rising implied volatility and a bearish technical setup. More importantly, the S&P 500 broke the rising wedge pattern we’ve been monitoring for...

Investors are increasingly looking for stocks that offer both reliable income and growth potential. Using the InvestingPro Stock Screener, I found several high-quality dividend-paying stocks with...

We've been asked to comment on the grim forecast by economists at Goldman Sachs that the S&P 500 will produce annualized returns of only 3% (before accounting for inflation) over the next 10...

Stocks ended the day mostly lower, and perhaps more notably, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) finished flat. For once, it had little to no influence on the broader market, a positive development. Even better,...

At its simplest, the Russell 2000 (IWM) breakout to new highs has faded back to its 20-day MA on low volume. This could be considered a "bull trap", but I would be prepared to give the 20-day MA a...

Out of many economic slowdown indicators, packaging demand is insightful. To this end, International Paper (NYSE:IP) confirmed layoffs on Monday affecting hundreds of employees, and the permanent...

Upcoming U.S. retail sales data is expected to influence market perceptions, building on a recent increase. Companies like Target and Anheuser-Busch InBev are poised for potential growth in the...