This past week stock markets kicked off earnings season with a bang and the right stocks to buy where financials. Major banks and brokerages showed strong profits helped form rising bond yields and inflation. Asset management and trading divisions also benefited from higher transaction volumes and net new asset growth. The upcoming week will show […]
Stock Markets in October Stocks started off October in a better mark from what was a downer September. Equities bounced on Friday, the first trading day of the month after falling 5% in September. Fears of debt defaults from Chinese corporations and slowing economic activity sparked the selloff. The next few days can bring […]
Next Week in Stock Markets Stocks rallied last week to end at a pivotal juncture. After starting September on a rough note stocks have shown strength heading into the end of the month. With news of Evergrande default risk seemingly not systemic (at this point) investors will focus on the upcoming deadline for the US […]
Stock Market Update We last issued a report on stock market direction at the beginning of September. We had a bearish bias and since then the markets have turned lower with increased volatility. Overall major stock indices are down between 2-5% in 2 weeks with some sectors of the market showing breakdowns. And the mega-cap […]
Stock Markets Weekend Update Investors continue to ride the wave higher in stock markets. New all time highs once again on the major indexes are overshadowing the lingering COVID pandemic which now has evolved. The Delta variant has shown increasing momentum in Asia, Russia, and now the US is feeling the effects. Florida and Texas […]
Earnings Season Stocks To Buy So far so good for stock markets through the early part of earnings season. Both the Nasdaq and S&P500 hit new highs while the Mid cap Russell 2000 index is lagging. In fact that is where much of the bearish Advance/Decline line numbers showing more than half the stocks listed […]
Stock Market Weekend Update After spending much of the week in positive territory, stock markets sold off on Friday. Investments within the small and mid cap companies have been declining while the large cap and mega cap stocks have been holding up. But last week also saw breakdowns in some of these large and […]
Stock Markets at Inflection Point Financial markets ended last week with mild gains. After major indices dropped 2-3% in the middle of the week on inflation fears, stocks rallied and bonds dropped to end the week. The $SPX S&P500 hit a new all-time high with the DOW30 and the Nasdaq $QQQ just shy of […]
BitCoin breaking above short term resistance levels around $37,800. Trending towards $42,000 short term target. Look for miners to outperform such as $HIVE.to, $GLXY.to, $MARA, $RIOT, $SOS Semiconductors Index $SOX touching up against overhead resistance, potential to breakout this week and index constituents to follow higher. Look for $AMD, $MU, $AMAT, $HIMX, $INTC, […]
Oversold Stocks This week investors continue to navigate through a busy Q4 2020 corporate earnings reporting schedule. So far, earnings reports have shown good growth and raised guidance for the upcoming quarters in 2021. Investors have used these results to push stock valuations to new all time highs on major North American indexes. The Nasdaq […]
Short Squeeze WatchList Wall Street was rocked last week from a group of investors called WallStreetBets (WSB), a 6-million strong mob that has joined forces to fire up stocks most hated by hedge fund elites. The ensuing maliase caused a high profile brokerage popular amongst retail investors to almost shut down due to liquidity concerns. These […]
Best Stocks To Invest In 2021 Financial markets continue to impress with indexes hitting news all time highs. Q4 earnings season began last week and many of the companies in our recent newsletters have moved substantially higher. Netflix reported strong earnings with subscribers growing much more than analyst expectations, the stock hit new all time […]
Earnings Season This week investors prepare for multiple stock market moving events. Notably, the US Presidential Inauguration event on January 20. With the new Biden/Harris administration coming into power, the transition from the outgoing Trump administration could lead to further civil unrest and potential for market volatility. At the same time, earnings season begins and […]
Stock Market Stimmy Stock Markets first full trading week of 2021 witnessed new all-time closing highs on the major US exchanges. Small and mid capitalization stocks continue to outperform as investors speculate on growth versus value. Investors expectations for continued coronavirus stimulus has injected high-octane fuel into asset prices. Take for example the massive […]
Stock Markets 2021 As we enter the new year investors have a lot to chew on. Immediate attention is due towards the Georgia senate runoff vote which takes place on Tuesday January 5th. The risk to investors is that the Democrats come away with the 2 seats vied for and that would mean a clean […]
