Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

US stocks are set to follow European markets towards a lower open on Monday after Greece voted an overwhelming ‘No’ to the latest proposals for economic reforms from the country’s...

The people of Greece have spoken and stock markets are down this morning. The decline is not as severe as I expected so either the decline will extend after 8am or a good deal of the “No”...

US stocks are setting up for a higher open on Thursday ahead of the US unemployment report for June that will offer investors a major clue on the timing of any Federal Reserve rate hike. The major...

US stocks are set to rise on the first day of the new quarter. The widely anticipated Greek default to the IMF had already been priced in on Monday. Markets are now looking for instruction from...

The FTSE dropped further, the index is now oversold on the 13-day BTI. This indicator shows that the index has fallen too far too fast, in general the index will bounce back so it’s a buy at...

What many had feared it would come down to has happened in Greece, no more ELA funding from the ECB and the introduction of capital controls. The collapse of talks between Greece and its lenders on...

Marks and Spencer (LONDON:MKS) is currently focused on international expansion and transforming itself into a true multi-channel retailer, but will that drive enough growth to offset its relatively...

This chart looks at the Dow over the past 115 years. Clearly, it's been in an uptrend since the 2009 lows and remains up. If one takes the 2007 monthly high and the 2009 monthly low and apply...

Expectation of a last gasp deal in Greece is helping push global equities higher on Thursday with US stocks set to make a higher open ahead of personal income and spending data. US markets sold off...

Following a new record high for the Nasdaq composite and two days of modest gains, US stock markets look like pulling back on the open on Wednesday. Greece parliamentary and IMF differences over the...

Economic data that added to signs China’s economic slowdown is beginning to decelerate as well as a possible deal for Greece are positive for the global growth environment and helping US markets...

The Top 20 Differential and the 13-day BTI are no longer oversold, it’s possible we have a temporary bottom. It all depends on the Greek news. When there is important news the wave count is less...

The Shanghai Composite has had a rough week, down 13.32% -- its 8th worst weekly decline in the past 25 years. Any reasons this could be happening? Below looks at the Shanghai index over the past 20...

It’s time for another one of my semi-regular FTSE 100 valuation and forecast updates, using the latest data for both the index’s price and its earnings.Valuing the FTSE 100 using CAPEMy...