Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Amid upcoming central bank meetings and crucial macroeconomic data releases, market sentiment is poised for potential shifts. While broader market indexes may continue to consolidate sideways,...

Last week we wrote about how M&A activity has been light​ so far for 2024, well the same holds for IPO activity. However, next week brings two highly anticipated public debuts that...

This year, the S&P 500 has seen a remarkable streak of 17 new all-time highs, outpacing many previous years. Notably, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has stakes in two lesser-known...

It had to end eventually. Whether last week’s shift in the pole position endures is something else entirely.But for the moment, US equities are no longer leading the horse race for...

The biggest event of the week may not be the Fed meeting but the BOJ, which is set to conclude on Tuesday. There have been rumors that the BOJ plans to raise rates for the first time in over a...

Options expiration will have clouded Friday's volume, but Friday's buying in the Russell 2000 (IWM) did not do enough to challenge the "bull trap" or the loss of the 20-day MA.The index deals with...

The US stock market has been undergoing internal rotations lately. We anticipated potential rotations to the more cyclical areas like Energy and Materials, as opposed to the Tech/Growth areas that...

Over the week, the S&P 500 market benchmark broke even at +0.21% gains. It has been on an upward trajectory over the last three months at +8.40%. Since the beginning of the year, SPX has reached...

This week, the massive rally in the tech sector has shown signs of fatigue as investors rotated out of the sector amid renewed inflation fears. Amid the current backdrop, analysts see significant...

As the stock market consolidates 2024 gains, small caps have yet to catch up, prompting speculation about potential entry points amid the recent drop. Russell 2000 has posted marginal gains since...

Household equity allocations are again sharply rising, as the “Fear Of Missing Out” or “F.O.M.O.” fuels a near panic mentality to chase markets higher. As Michael Hartnett from...

Williams-Sonoma had a solid quarter highlighted by full-price selling and wide margins. Cash flow is robust and allows for balance sheet improvement and an increase in capital returns. The stock is up...

Three AI outsiders have recently reported solid results. However, the sharp rise in their share prices in recent months raises the question of whether their potential has been exhausted. Let's take a...

Despite stock setbacks, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) appears to have stronger fundamentals.For the six-month period, Tesla has been the only S&P 500 (SPX) stock with a double-digit loss of 35.91%. This...