October 17th, 2021

Earnings Season Stocks To Buy

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 […]

September 27th, 2021

Next Week in Stock Markets

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 […]

September 5th, 2021

September Stock Markets

September Stock Markets As we all technically head back to business and some back to school, stock markets enter September at new highs.  But that could quickly change as new economic data shows slowing production and manufacturing.  As well, recent consumer data has also shown weak with spending slowing.  This may be in part due […]

August 19th, 2021

DayTrading GamePlan

DayTrading GamePlan S&P 500 futures trading lower in overnight sessions in Asia and Europe.   Investors concerned on the Federal Reserve plans to taper stimulus before end of 2021.  Immediate risk is to the downside with a test of the rising 50 day moving average at 4345.  Many individual stocks have already entered short term […]

July 18th, 2021

Stock Market Weekend Update

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 […]

October 26th, 2020

Stock Market Earnings Season

Stock Market Earnings Season This week stock market earnings season kicks into full gear with many companies posting results.   Among them are some of the most valuable companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Facebook.   Along with the largest market caps we also have value stocks  reporting.  Value stocks are defined as companies with […]

September 24th, 2020

Stock Markets Selloff

Stock Markets Selloff Stock markets selloff around the globe as investors begin pricing in potential changes in the White House.  Joe Biden leads in early consensus polls and has so far been successful in calling out President Trump’s failures during his first term.  The COVID virus and the economic fallout, along with bungled global trade […]

September 13th, 2020

Time is ticking for TikTok

Time is ticking for TikTok as the deadline for a transaction to occur for the US operations of TikTok comes to an apex this week.  President Trump’s distancing from China is now focused on the protection of data and security on US carrier networks with the highly popular social app collecting valuable information on US […]

July 20th, 2020

Earnings Season Kicks Into Full Gear

Earnings Season Kicks Into Full Gear. Stocks look to build on recent gains as Q2 corporate earnings season will show how operations handled the COVID-19.  Investors will look for clues in the shifts of consumer spending profiles and how companies are adapting.  Technology companies come into centre stage with big names like Tesla Inc, IBM, […]

June 28th, 2020

Stocks Look Expensive While Commodities Look Cheap

Stocks Look Expensive While Commodities Look Cheap Stock markets were roiled again this week with the major markets down 5%.  A key catalyst has been the recent news of corporate marketing dollars being pulled from the major social media platforms.  Facebook Inc. Snapchat and Twitter have felt the heat on the crackdown of hate filled […]

June 21st, 2020

Stock Markets Price Inflation Into Valuations

Stock Markets Price Inflation Into Valuations As stock markets normalize from COVID 19, investors will begin to price in Inflation.  The term has not been used in a longtime at least when using to create up to date stock valuations.  But now more than ever in history, the consumer is flush with capital from government, […]

May 30th, 2020

US China Trade Tensions Increasing Risk

US China trade tensions increasing risk in the stock markets as investors fret. The latest exchange of relations between the two world leaders risks a new Cold War era.  New political pressures enter China with its leaders intent to implement new security laws in Hong Kong, further weakening relations.  Meanwhile the US President is increasing calls […]

December 20th, 2019

US Extends Tax Credits for EV and Fuel Cells

The US Spending Bill just agreed to last night Extends Tax Credits for EV and Fuel Cell. These credits were previously extended through the end of 2017, though that time the extension was retroactive, as taxpayers didn’t know about the incentive during the incentive period.  Now, those credits have been extended retroactively again — covering the […]

November 25th, 2019

Stock Advice Today

With the zero commissions trading through online brokerages, stock advice today is much different now than it used to be. Recent moves by industry heavyweight Charles Schwab to move equity trading fees to $0 has sparked a consolidation frenzy.  Most equity trading is algorithmic, in fact 80% of total market volume is because of a […]

November 3rd, 2019

US & China Aim to Seal Trade Deal

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