It has been an amazing year in the market. The vaccines enabled the end of most lockdowns and restrictions and unleashed a booming economy. GDP grew 6.4% in the first quarter, 6.7% in the second and 2.1% in the third. The S&P 500 up...
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The economy is booming, and earnings are terrific because the slack from the pandemic is being picked up. Business is making up for lost time. But once that slack is gone, economic and earnings growth will return to normal, whatever that is these ...
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It looked ugly for a while in September. But the market came right back and is at a new all-time high. Now, we’re back in cyclical heaven.
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Want to construct the "perfect stock"? Here are the 13 attributes to look for, according to legendary investor Peter Lynch.
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The market had the worst day in months Monday on news that Chinese real estate giant Evergrande may default on $300 billion in debt. There is fear that such an event could cause contagion and ripple through the financial markets.
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq just made new all-time highs. Strong earnings and a booming economy are outweighing concerns about the delta variant, the Chinese slowdown, inflation and a Fed tapering of bond purchases.
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The sideways market finally got some action. It went the wrong way. But it showed signs of life nonetheless.
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The sideways market finally got some action. It went the wrong way. But it showed signs of life nonetheless.
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It looks like this relentless bull market is finally stalling out. The market isn’t correcting, or really selling off in any substantial way. It has just stopped moving higher, for now.
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The market is still creeping higher and is near the all-time high. But skepticism is rising.
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Financial Stocks Have the Right Stuff in a Shifting Market
Cyclical stocks are hot and technology stocks are not. Wait a minute. Cyclical stocks are moving lower and technology is roaring back. That’s been the story over the past month.
Of course, energy stocks are for...
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Open-Up Stocks Thrive While the Market Struggles
It’s been a rare down week in the market. But there’s nothing to be alarmed about. The S&P 500 is only down a little so far. And the uptrend that has existed for almost a year is intact.
Even...
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Prognosis: Dicey for Now and Strong for Later
The S&P 500 is making yet another new all-time high. The index has risen 72% since last March and over 17% just since the beginning of October.
That’s amazing performance in a short amount of time. While positive...
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Want to know how to execute the perfect trade? Chris Douthit of OptionStrategiesInsider.com has a few tips.
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A Great New Year for Dividend Stocks
It sure has been a crazy year to say the least. Normally, I hate to see years pass because I don’t like getting older. But in this case I’ll make an exception. Good riddance 2020, and take pandemic...
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Vaccine Euphoria
It’s another week and another vaccine rally for the market. For the third straight week, a company has announced positive trial results for a coronavirus vaccine. The market loves it every time. The major indexes are now at or very near all-time don’t...
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A Perfect Stock for this Wacky Environment
This is a tricky market, to say the least.
It’s earnings season. Earnings are always a wild card, no matter what you think you know about a company. You never know what a company will report of what say,...
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These are the secrets insightful investors use when they're wondering how to know a stock is undervalued, and if they should buy it.
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Maybe Too Far Too Fast
Don’t look now but we are in the midst of a huge rally, and technically a bull market. The S&P 500 has soared more than 30% from the lows of March 23rd in just 50 days. The index is down...
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The energy sector has been a big laggard in recent years. In an uncertain market, protect yourself with these two cheap energy stocks with high dividends.
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