Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Amazon stock plunged after reporting strong numbers last week. Despite impressive growth in AWS and AI-driven demand, investors chose to lock in profits. Could the drop be a buying opportunity at...

Utility stocks have taken the lead in 2024 among US equity sectors following the market sell-off in recent days, based on a set of ETFs through Tuesday’s close (Aug. 6). The spike in market...

Every move Cathie Wood makes is closely followed by the market. In this piece, we'll take a look at what the investor has been up to recently. Also, we'll focus on her three biggest bets in the...

After three days of selling it was hardly surprising to see bulls take a peak from under the blanket. Having said that, it was all fairly tentative, with only half the volume of prior selling...

Did Japan break the US stock market? It spiked volatility, US traders are now watching Asia markets What does this mean for traders? How can you make better trades in these hyper-volatile...

On Monday morning, investors woke up to plunging stock markets as the “Yen Carry Trade” blew up. While media headlines suggested the sell-off was due to fears of a recession, slowing employment...

As the market reacts to recession signals, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) briefly broke above 60 on Monday, climbing 163% over 5 days. Otherwise known as the “fear index,” based on S&P 500...

US indexes are entering correction territory as a flurry of bad news rattles global markets. As fear spreads, many are running for the hills. However, savvy investors may view this as a chance to...

The selling that roiled global markets late last week looks set to continue on Monday. Triggered by weaker-than-expected data for the US labor market, the surge in risk-off sentiment took a bite out...

US indexes are entering correction territory as a flurry of bad news rattles global markets. As fear spreads, many are running for the hills. However, savvy investors may view this as a chance to...

The effects of last week’s market shift are likely to be felt throughout the coming week. The BOJ’s decision to hike rates and cut back on its bond purchases kicked things off, and the US labor...

In my last two newsletters, “Narrow Market Breadth” and “Stock Market Internals Are Deteriorating Rapidly,” I highlighted significant technical weaknesses within the stock market, particularly...

Until very recently a great deal of irrational exuberance had been driving markets of all sorts. In the stock market, specifically, investors were chasing momentum like they had only ever done at...

Friday's big gaps lower have the potential to become breakdown gaps, but for now, the near-term oversell has for a possible move into the gap price vacuum. The index most likely to achieve this in...