Stock Market Analysis & Comment

The S&P 500’s rally highlights growing optimism about future Fed rate cuts and a potential shift in policy. Key technical levels are in play today, with traders eyeing both support and...

TSMC's market leadership continues, driven by strong AI-driven demand despite geopolitical challenges. The semiconductor giant’s Q4 results highlight its dominant role in powering the AI...

Stocks moved higher yesterday. Last time, I noted that the S&P 500 was likely to rise no matter what the CPI report was because implied volatility was so high, which is pretty much what happened....

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) recently announced its first-ever Quantum Day, scheduled for March 20, 2025, at the GTC conference. This event will showcase advancements in quantum computing,...

Owing to a stronger-than-expected jobs report for December, at 256,000 job gains vs 160,000 expected, the Fed’s interest cuts are no longer a certainty for 2025. Likewise, if inflation is reheating,...

It was a very rocky trading session, with markets fluctuating significantly. As we head into the CPI report, one noticeable aspect was the VIX 1-day, which rose substantially yesterday. It closed up...

f the new global export restrictions on AI/GPU chips go into full effect, it is more likely that software stocks will gain a greater investor spotlight. After all, software-based companies don’t rely...

Financial heavyweights gear up to reveal Q4 results, setting the tone for 2025. Analysts highlight strong growth potential, with Wells Fargo and BlackRock leading forecasts. High-interest rates and...

Having set the precedent by introducing export controls on AI chips in October 2022, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) significantly expanded the policy on Monday. The...

The aerospace and defense industry plays a pivotal role not just in national security but also the stock market. With U.S. defense spending leading the world, the largest contractors are...

Important earnings season ahead as investors look for positive signs that the US economy can continue to be resilient in 2025. Q4 S&P 500® EPS growth expected to come in at 11.7%, the highest...

The Nasdaq undercut its 50-day MA as technicals edged net bearish. However, stochastics [39,1] only just dropped below the 50 mid-level (on the daily timeframe), so this could be a bullish pullback...

Last week, we addressed the inability to sugarcoat the market’s poor performance heading into year-end. Furthermore, we discussed the “January Barometer,” which sets the year’s tone. To...

We are biased by the stock market’s bullish bias. We tend to be permabulls because bear markets are infrequent and are usually relatively short compared to bull markets, which tend to last for some...