All major U.S. stock indices posted gains last week except for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which... Read More
All major U.S. stock indices posted gains last week except for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which fell 1.5%. The losses in this typically market-leading index were driven in large part by the 3.8% drop... Read More
The recent market rally has pushed the S&P 500 into a state of pricing perfection. Unfortunately, earnings, growth and statistics are all far from perfect. In fact, they’re painting a very bearish picture. While stocks are trading roughly where they were last year, the underlying companies are making 10% less… Read More
The major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week, giving back much of the previous... Read More
The major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week, giving back much of the previous week’s gains. They were led lower by the small-cap Russell 2000, down 1.8%, and the Nasdaq 100, which... Read More
I have an urgent message for all traders: We are about to enter a short-term bull market. Over the... Read More
I have an urgent message for all traders: We are about to enter a short-term bull market. Over the next six weeks, hundreds of stocks — both large and small — are going to deliver... Read More
The British newspaper The Economist recently released its updated ranking of threats to the global economy, and number one on the list isn’t what you might think. It’s not ISIS, Russia or even low energy prices. It’s China. Specifically, the Global Forecasting Service at The Economist says the likelihood of… Read More
Note from the editor: Before we get started today, right this minute, investors are collecting hundreds and even thousands of dollars in additional income on stocks like Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and other popular names. These aren’t special dividends or anything like that. Read More
After five weeks of consecutive gains, the major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week. They were led lower by the Russell 2000, which declined 2%. In the March 14 Market Outlook, I said that a chart pattern in the Russell 2000 targeted an eventual… Read More
The stock market closed modestly higher last week for its fifth consecutive weekly gain, once again led by the defensive Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 2.3%. Although any positive weekly close is good, it’s important to note that the tech-heavy Nasdaq and small-cap Russell 2000 showed the smallest… Read More
The U.S. stock market closed modestly higher last week, notching its fourth consecutive weekly gain. It was led by the defensive Dow Jones Industrial Average, which advanced 1.2%. The market was held in check by major overhead resistance levels in the Dow and S&P 500, which I will… Read More
The major U.S. indices politely responded to the title of last week’s Market Outlook, “Odds Favor a Continued Rally in Stocks,” with a broad-based advance. They were led by the small-cap Russell 2000, which gained 4.3%. However, despite a nice rally over the past few weeks,… Read More