Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

First-quarter earnings have verified well thus far, but rate-sensitive industries continue to face headwinds Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 results will be released at its annual shareholder...

Technology giant IBM reaffirmed its 2024 outlook for mid-single-digit growth, crediting its hybrid cloud and AI growth strategy. IBM reported a modest Q1 2024 EPS of 8 cents as revenues inched up 1.5%...

Most of the major asset classes retreated in April. The overall losses mark the worst month for global markets so far in 2024, based on a set of ETFs.The upside outliers last month were limited to...

Investors are on edge ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision as inflation fears return to the forefront. I believe Fed Chair Powell will strike a hawkish tone and push back...

Emini S&P June futures shorts at strong resistance at 5145/55 worked perfectly as the index crashed 100 points yesterday. Emini Nasdaq collapsed from just below my resistance at...

Investing in AI by proxy but also shielding from inflation and recession. As the cherry on top, utility stocks can be stable income streams via dividends.Since time immemorial, desirable features have...

Gold and mining stocks are overbought on a myriad of charts and “the world’s most predictable pause and pullback” is underway.Chinese futures market traders are now as much price...

Amazon reports earnings today, with investors focusing on AI, cloud, advertising, and the macro impact. Analysts expect strong growth, with EPS projected at $0.83 and revenue at $142.5B. The Fed...

Monday’s trading session didn’t bring much change for the stock market, with the S&P 500 index gaining 0.32% and slightly extending its last week’s rebound. Yesterday, it was the...

The S&P 500 was most affected by the presence of converged 20-day and 50-day MAs as it finished Monday with a neutral 'doji' just below these moving averages.The small gain was enough to generate...

Over the last two weeks, the bullish sentiment index has reversed from extreme greed to fear. The composite net bullish sentiment index, comprised of professional and retail investors, fell from 38.15...

30 April Emini S&P June futures made a high for the day exactly at strong resistance at 5145/55 for the second day and obviously, this level remains key to direction for this week. The series...

Stocks finished the day higher, thanks to a buy imbalance that gave the market a lift in the final 10 minutes. Technically, not much changed yesterday, and that is because the index just churned...

As a consumer staple, there is really not much to talk about with Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) as the total return since 2010 has been pretty paltry relative to the S&P 500.Source: Ycharts But consumer...