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Smaller stocks offer opportunities beyond the big tech companies and the Magnificent 7. Many small-cap stocks have surged by more than +30% year-to-date. In this piece, we will take a look at 4...
With the last half of March upon us, the blackout of stock buybacks threatens to reduce one of the liquidity sources supporting the bullish run this year. If you don’t understand the importance of...
If you had been following the S&P 500 closely this past week, it likely would have left you scratching your head if you were trying to align the news with the market action. For example, on Wednesday,...
The Russell 2000 (IWM) has been defending its 50-day MA over the early part of 2024, but the last few days have seen a shift in this support with 'sell' triggers in the MACD and On-Balance-Volume. The...
Walmart is the largest grocer, importer, and employer in the United States, with sales surpassing half a trillion dollars in 2023. Walmart started trading at a 3-for-1 split on February 26,...
Consumer instinct is a wonderful attribute to have and is generally talked about when considering stocks to buy.What Is the “Consumer Instinct”? “Peter Lynch is one of the most famous investors in the...
Amid upcoming central bank meetings and crucial macroeconomic data releases, market sentiment is poised for potential shifts. While broader market indexes may continue to consolidate sideways,...
Last week we wrote about how M&A activity has been light so far for 2024, well the same holds for IPO activity. However, next week brings two highly anticipated public debuts that could reignite...
This year, the S&P 500 has seen a remarkable streak of 17 new all-time highs, outpacing many previous years. Notably, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has stakes in two lesser-known...
It had to end eventually. Whether last week’s shift in the pole position endures is something else entirely. But for the moment, US equities are no longer leading the horse race for the major asset...
The biggest event of the week may not be the Fed meeting but the BOJ, which is set to conclude on Tuesday. There have been rumors that the BOJ plans to raise rates for the first time in over a...
Options expiration may have clouded Friday's volume, but Friday's buying in the Russell 2000 (IWM) did not do enough to challenge the "bull trap" or the loss of the 20-day MA. The index deals with...
This past week, silver, gold, and gold miners all rallied. So did oil and sugar. DBA, the agricultural ETF, made new all-time highs. The water ETF PHO consolidated near the all-time highs. In our “how...
The gold stocks have underperformed Gold for almost 20 years so it is extremely difficult to imagine they could outperform Gold. There are three reasons for the underperformance, but with Gold’s major...
The major gold miners are finishing reporting their latest quarterly results, which proved mixed. Their collective production generally declined, forcing mining costs to be modestly higher. Yet...