Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Two weeks ago I wrote: “US stocks look overbought,” based on a variety of metrics. Fast forward to yesterday’s close for the S&P 500 Index and equities are well below their recent peak. Dumb...

The S&P 500’s recent drop signals a potential shift, with key earnings results expected to influence any recovery. Disappointing tech earnings, especially from Alphabet, have driven the...

Microsoft will publish its quarterly results on Tuesday, July 30, after the market closes. After several disappointing results from major technology companies, MSFT's release will be closely...

Not surprisingly, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 took a big hit yesterday. Monday's weak bounce tapered quickly with the S&P 500 contained by former support, turned resistance. The index finished the...

After Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) delivered its Q2 earnings on Tuesday, it’s time to assess the company’s long-term viability. The company’s future relies on its ability to scale production and meet...

The global IPO count nearly doubled this past quarter from a year ago For capital markets, the second-quarter earnings season featured a generally optimistic outlook from Wall Street banks We...

Alphabet's stock dip, despite beating earnings expectations, presents a potential buying opportunity. The recent decline is partly due to the failed acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz and mixed...

Wall Street’s Q2 earnings season gathers momentum as the biggest names in the world get set to report their latest results. Using the InvestingPro stock screener, I identified several...

In 2023, U.S. congressmen achieved an average return of 18% by investing in stocks. In this piece, we will take a look at some of the stocks they hold in their portfolios. Later on, we will also...

Tesla stock has continued its uptrend in July, rebounding from a sluggish start to 2024. The company delivered more vehicles in Q2 than Q1 with deliveries outpacing production. Analysts' forecasts...

We noted last Friday that over the previous few years, a handful of “Mega-Capitalization” (mega-market capitalization) stocks have dominated market returns and driven the bull market. In that...

Earnings season is set to heat up, with majority of S&P 500 companies reporting in the coming weeks. PayPal and Spotify, currently trading at potentially undervalued levels, are under scrutiny...

Realized volatility increased sharply yesterday, as expected, given that the S&P 500 gained over 1%. 10-, 20-, and 30-day volatility rose on the day. Additionally, the implied volatility unwind...

A catastrophic software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) caused widespread global IT outages. In what experts are calling potentially the “largest IT outage in history,”...