The S&P 500 (SPX) index is up 10% since rising above its previous trading range in late November. While 10% is not necessarily a big move for a stock, it is definitely a big move for a major index.
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The big thing on most investors’ minds is whether or not this market can go higher.
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Fourth quarter 2019 earnings season began yesterday with a few large banks reporting very strong results.
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The market is off to a superb start to 2020 with many growth sectors finding their groove and ripping higher. The S&P 600 Small Cap Index continues to trade above the all-important (my opinion) 1,000 level and we’re seeing participation from a wider of...
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Get Ready to Rumble!
We are almost past a very quiet time period on Wall Street that featured a lack of major company news, M&A activity and earnings reports. As such, this will likely be the last recent issue where I had to scour internet...
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There was very little news or new analyst research on our portfolio stocks last week. I expect a surge in new information by mid-January as businesspeople and Wall Street analysts get back to work after the holidays.
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I previously gave you a heads up that new low-sulfur diesel regulations (IMO 2020) and a serious hog disease in China (African Swine Fever) are quite likely to increase inflation numbers in 2020 and beyond. Are you ready for the next sweeping industrywide that...
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The S&P 600 Small Cap Index, which hadn’t broken above 1,000 for most of 2019, is now comfortably above that level and appears to be heading higher.
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Two stocks depart from the Special Situation Portfolio and the Growth Portfolio today, respectively, while another joins the Growth & Income Portfolio.
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The upward trajectory for growth stocks that was smooth sailing in November has turned far bumpier in December.
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A high percentage of stocks that I follow are exhibiting bullish price charts right now. Obviously, you already knew that the stock market has been acting well. I simply want to reiterate that the recent bullishness appears to be sustainable. Enjoy!
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December: Time for a Portfolio Shake-Up
Here we are in December, an interesting time in the stock market, as excessive price movements culminate, often reversing course in January. On the bullish side, you may have owned stocks that rose an abnormal amount, all year We...
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Today will be an important day for our retail apparel stocks.
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Both large and small growth stocks continue to advance off their October lows despite all the political turmoil from the impeachment hearings.
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U.S. stock markets, as represented by the S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones (DJIA) indexes, continue reaching new highs. But stocks and stock markets don’t go straight up, even during bull runs.
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The S&P 600 Index just made another run but called it quits at 990 and has turned south.
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The stock market continues to reach new all-time highs. I’m very comfortable with current market momentum.
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I wasn’t expecting that of the seven companies we had reporting Monday through Thursday this week that the average gain would be nearly 9% though. What an intense week. As you’ve no doubt noticed, our portfolio has done well this week.
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A CORNUCOPIA OF TRADING & INVESTING IDEAS
Two stocks are leaving the Buy Low Opportunities Portfolio today as they near their price targets: Alaska Air Group (ALK) and Synchrony Financial (SYF). While researching stocks that might join our portfolios, I came across half a It...
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We’ve been fairly lucky this earnings season in that every single one of our portfolio companies that reported earnings managed to meet or beat the market’s expectations. Of course, that doesn’t mean share prices will rise. Oh heavens no! Short-term movements in stock can...
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