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Buffett's big moves: Apple stake slash and record cash pile signal caution in the market. He prefers short-term bonds over stocks at current valuations, suggesting he expects a market correction. In...
Last week was big for macro and markets.Today’s piece is going to cover: The Fed’s dovish announcement: a sizeable tapering of their Quantitative Tightening program; A potential upcoming...
Jobless claims, Fed speakers, and more earnings in focus this week. Arista Networks is a buy with a strong beat-and-raise quarter expected. Rivian Automotive is a sell with disappointing earnings,...
After April's decline, the Fed's dovish stance has markets betting on a rate cut in 2024. While a December cut seems most likely, a weaker labor market and declining inflation could push it...
Investor psychology is one of the most significant reasons individuals consistently fall short of their investment goals. While one of the most common truisms is that “investors buy high and...
The latest FOMC meeting caused a S&P 500 rally as Jerome Powell turned more “dovish” than expected. While Powell did note that progress on inflation has been lackluster, the...
S&P 500's recent correction was normal and potentially a buying opportunity. Historical data suggests indexes could deliver positive returns from May to October. And, while April may have ended...
In last month’s newsletter, I wrote the following: “In the short term, the stock market is overbought, momentum is waning, and volume indicators are falling. This is a warning (not a...
This article dives into whether AI-powered stock selection strategies can beat human portfolio managers. Focusing on the S&P 500 as the benchmark, we will compare each strategy. Historical data...
It was a volatile week of trading heavily influenced by hedging flows, as noted by sharp rises and declines in implied volatility measures such as the VIX. This makes grasping the underlying message...
On Thursday, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sparked a mini-controversy with its Q2 2024 earnings report. The phone company announced the largest share buyback program in the history of the US stock market, worth...
The U.S. Dollar is a key variable in all aspects of the marketplace. The strength of the dollar factors into the price we pay for food, gas, and everyday groceries.It also affects the equity and bond...
After blasting higher in a remarkable breakout surge, gold is pulling back. Such mid-upleg selloffs are normal and healthy, rebalancing sentiment to maximize uplegs’ longevity. Gold’s...
Silver and mining stocks had begun to significantly outperform gold, which served as important confirmation that a secular bull was charging. Western investors, while still not buying gold ETFs, had...
Gold, Silver and the miners declined this week but all remained above key support levels. Silver retested support at $26.30 and formed a bullish hammer today. Gold & gold stocks could decline more...
While some in the marketplace are concerned about weak demand, a move by Saudi Arabia to raise their price for oil seems to suggest that they’re not that concerned. Consider the fact that the...
Two commodities have emerged as pivotal players as geopolitical tensions have escalated, influencing global financial markets: gold and copper. These metals are not merely survivors of market...
First quarter earnings continued to come in better-than-expected last week, but it was the latest Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting which led to a pop in markets in the second half of...