Stock Market Analysis & Comment

In financial markets, few technical patterns generate as much attention and anxiety as the death cross. This ominous-sounding term refers to a crossover on a price chart when a short-term moving...

In an ongoing trade war with China, the US imposed 145% tariffs while China retaliated with 125% on US imports. This appears to be the ceiling for both parties at the negotiating table, as President...

• Tesla, Alphabet earnings, and more Trump tariff news will be in focus this week. • Philip Morris stands out as a buy, driven by its strong smoke-free product growth and a promising earnings...

After nullifying one-year gains following President Trump’s Liberation Day in early April, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock started to rebound after Trump demonstrated weak will on tariffs. However, this...

Nvidia plunged nearly 7% on Wednesday and has lost more than 30% since its January record. The shares fell after it reported $5.5 billion in expenses for the first quarter. Is Nvidia stock a buying...

Netflix steps into earnings season as a rare bright spot in a stormy market. Immune to tariffs and bolstered by ad revenue, it may defy the broader selloff. But with $1,000 in sight, can strong...

Well, the move lower in the equity market seemed pretty well telegraphed over the past few days, as I’ve noted the Tax Day TGA rise and the unimpressive price action on Monday and...

Banks blew Q1 earnings expectations out of the water, benefitting from high trading volumes, but CEO commentary remains cautious for 2025  Despite the tone of uncertainty on earnings calls, our...

Standing alone among US equity factors this year, the low-volatility strategy is holding on to a modest gain year to date. In sharp relief, the rest of the factor field is posting varying degrees of...

What a boring day! At least on Monday, the price moved some, but Tuesday was just boring. There was sideways trading ahead of today's March retail sales report. I’m not sure how much that was playing...

The walkback of global reciprocal tariffs introduced a temporary relief in the markets, having brought back the S&P 500 (SPX) index to early April level. It is now uncertain if President Trump’s...

US stocks have taken a hit this year, but the pain – as usual – varies widely by sector. The spread between the best and the worst-performing sectors year to date has widened sharply to more than 19...

Things should stabilize as markets make a run to test the March swing low. I would expect to see a retest of last week's lows at some point over the coming couple of months, but for now, bulls can...

Over the week, the Trump admin suffered a heavy credibility blow. Only shortly after introducing the term “panican”, describing people stressing over market instability as “weak and stupid”,...