Stock Market Analysis & Comment

The rally in recent days of the Russell 2000 Index, a widely followed benchmark of small-cap shares, has revived hope anew that this slice of the equity market is finally set to recover after a long...

The Russell 2000 (IWM) joined the S&P 500 as managed to push to a new closing high (although just shy of a new all-time high). This has been a 3-year journey for the index, and marks an important...

Dip buyers are returning, buoyed by positive tech sector momentum. Key support and resistance levels will be crucial as the US election approaches. Maintaining vigilance around pivotal price points...

US stocks surged on Wednesday, bouncing back toward record highs as investors sifted through a wave of earnings reports, with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) standing out. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

In our previous update from three weeks ago, when the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) was trading around $20000, we found that the index “…had not breached below any of our warning levels for the Bulls, … all the...

Disruptive innovation creates a product or service that transforms markets and industries or substantially improves something that already existed. Cathie Wood is one of its leading exponents by...

On Thursday, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) will deliver its Q3 2024 earnings report ending September. Per Zacks Investment Research, the expected earnings per share forecast for the streaming platform is...

The NASDAQ 100 fell by 1.5% yesterday, led lower by the semiconductor sector, with the SMH ETF dropping by more than 5%. This meant that the index broke below its uptrend, which could be part of a...

After weeks of inaction the Russell 2000 (IWM) finally made its move. A surge out of its 'bull flag', which also took out the various upper spikes, has put the index on catchup with the S&P 500...

The volume in the S&P 500 futures yesterday was notably low. For the day, roughly 830,000 contracts were traded, compared to the 808k contracts traded on the 1/2 day of July 3. This raises...

Several years ago, I published my expectation that this S&P 500 bull market will likely take us to the 5350-6000SPX region before it ends. And, while there is some potential that it can be a bit...

During the holiday season, the stock market activity tends to ramp up with higher trading volumes. Ahead of festivities, consumers spend more, which leads to atypical pre-holiday stock gains. The...

Generating solid returns with a globally diversified portfolio strategy has been a breeze this year. Short of making extreme bets in the handful of losers among the major asset classes, the tail wind...

The S&P 500 is set to deliver its best performance of the 21st century, even as September inflation in the U.S. jumps unexpectedly. Meanwhile, debit interest rates soar past 23%, adding pressure...