Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Stocks finished flat yesterday, following the slightly stronger-than-expected retail sales and weaker PPI data. Overall, yields and the dollar rose, which helped hold the S&P 500 to a gain of only...

It is easy to get carried away and attempt to time a raging bull market But that is the opposite of what a wise investor should do, according to the great Benjamin Graham Ultimately, having a 'margin...

In February 2023, we wrote this article. The article walks through Michael Kantrowitz’s HOPE model. HOPE, or Housing, New Orders (ISM), Corporate Profits, and Employment, provides a handy...

Stocks rallied following the CPI report, as falling energy prices offset the rise in the net benefit of health insurance and other medical impacts. Energy and gasoline prices fell sharply, and so did...

Focus shifts to the key inflation data due today This data will play a pivotal role in deciding the year-end rally's fate Decline in shelter inflation has continued, increasing odds of a...

Stocks finished yesterday's session lower ahead of CPI report. Expectations are for headline CPI to increase by 0.1% month-on-month and 3.3% year-on-year, down from September’s increase of 0.4%...

Investor sentiment has surpassed its historical average of 37.5% as the stock market bounced back from the treasury crisis Investors now wonder whether the rally will sustain into yearend With that in...

U.S. unemployment hits a two-year high at 3.9% Sahm's rule suggests potential recession, as the quarterly moving average of the unemployment rate nears the 0.5% threshold Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies...

Learn how to search for undervalued stocks with a simple-to-replicate strategy suitable for novice investors. Discover the power of two combined metrics (Fair Value Growth and Global Score) to search...

MON: OPEC OMR, Canadian Remembrance Day (Observed). TUE: IEA OMR; UK Average Earnings/Unemployment (Oct/Sep), EZ Employment (Q3), German ZEW (Nov), US NFIB (Oct), CPI (Oct), Japanese GDP (Q3). WED:...

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is arguably one of the most important and overlooked economic indicators. Each month, economists, the media, and investors pour over various mainstream...

Investors should brace for more volatility next week amid growing uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook. U.S. CPI inflation, the latest retail sales figures, and a read on...

The Marshmallow Test was designed to assess children's self-control and ability to delay gratification But that is a test today's investors have failed miserably, with short-term returns favored over...

Stocks had a boring day; I think the last three days add to the idea that last week’s rally was driven by options market positioning, and the declining market breadth supports that idea even...