Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

As we step into February, a traditionally challenging period for stocks, it's prudent to explore key ratios that could hint at changes in market sentiment. The strengthening US dollar, surpassing the...

It was a good finish for the Russell 2000 (IWM) as the index closed the day with a bullish 'hammer' at its 50-day MA. Taken in combination with yesterday's red candlestick makes a bullish harami, a...

Semiconductor stocks have been leading technology stocks higher. And today’s Semi stock has been red hot: Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD)As you can see on the “monthly” chart...

Is the market in a dot-com bubble type of situation? The fact that X (Twitter) continues to run equally well with 80% reduced staff has been a turning point for shareholder pressure. In 2023, tech...

Apple is due to report earnings today after the closing bell. The stock has fallen sharply in recent days and is therefore nicely poised to react to a positive surprise. What are the consensus...

Global markets were mixed in January following a strong finish in 2023 that lifted nearly all corners. Commodities bounced back last month, leading the major asset classes, while property shares led...

In what was a difficult year for the oil majors, Shell ended on something of a high note as fourth quarter numbers beat expectations despite lower earnings.A wavering oil price was inevitably the main...

It was a rough day for stocks, with the S&P 500 dropping by 1.5% the following day before yesterday’s earnings and Powell crushing the market’s hope for a rate cut in March.Powell...

Amazon will unveil its Q4 2023 earnings report tomorrow. All eyes will be on revenue generated from Amazon Web Services. Technically, the stock is approaching a key resistance zone and will need an...

GSK PLC (LON:GSK) has delivered a reminder that it remains a serious player on the global stage, with successful product launches being followed by a strong pipeline of potential new drugs.The...

Epwin Group’s H223 trading was robust and management has navigated inflationary pressures well. As a result we have increased our FY23 and FY24 underlying operating profit estimates by 13.6% and...

S&P 500 dropped some yesterday and are likely to fall more today, at least based on after-hours trading, following results from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and AMD...

Small-cap stocks could follow the S&P 500 boost depending on the recession outcome. Which industries are future-proof?The last two years have been dominated by the Fed’s hiking cycle. On...

There’s no shortage of troubling developments around the world, but markets are still inclined to embrace a risk-on bias.There are exceptions, of course, but from several big-picture angles, the...