Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Apple will publish earnings after the closing bell today. Expectations are low, and the stock is close to a 1-year low. Could upside surprise spark a rally? Identify top stocks and build outperforming...

The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) edged higher for a third straight month in April. Today’s revised estimate (based on three models defined below) indicates a 7.0%...

Index futures are in the green after Fed holds rates steady, but uncertainty lingers before Apple earnings and key US data. Meanwhile, can Apple earnings tonight spark a bullish run, or will the...

SECTOR: The global listed auto industry is the most divided of any we have seen. From Tesla’s (TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA)) still-giant $800 billion market cap and 70x price earnings valuation, to luxury...

Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) has provided a fitting end to what has been a mostly positive quarterly reporting season for the banks.Despite the headwinds of its exposure to China and the real estate...

Yesterday was not a great day for bulls; what looked promising for all indexes intraday, was cooked by the close. The percentage loss for the day was not the issue, it was the intraday spread that...

Politicians regale their voting base during election years with new promises and policy shifts. This time, the Biden admin announced intent to loosen up marijuana rules on a federal level....

The 2020s have played host to a degree of market volatility that hasn’t been seen since the global financial crisis of 2008. As geopolitical tensions continue to boil over and a tumultuous US...

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...

SPENDING: Defence spending is set to structurally rise around the world with the new normal of geopolitical tension and end of the multi-decade peace dividend. The US passed $95 billion of...

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...

In our previous update from early April, we found that the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) had peaked at $18464 on March 21, which was only 0.81% below the ideal target of ~$18615 we had set forth three weeks prior....

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...