International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is a fascinating company that specializes in creating unique scents, flavors, and other innovative ingredients for a variety of industries. They are a key player in the fragrance and flavor sector, providing essential components for perfumes, food, beverages, and personal care products. Imagine the fragrance of your favorite perfume […]
Read MoreJakks Pacific Inc (JAKK) is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of toys and consumer products. The company is known for its wide range of products including action figures, dolls, role play items, vehicles, and outdoor play equipment. Jakks Pacific also licenses popular brands and characters from movies, TV shows, and other entertainment media to […]
Read MoreIt seems that every year, economic and market activity finds a way to revolve around one or two primary themes. It’s safe to say that no matter where you start, the primary economic theme for most of the last year and a half, if not longer, boils down to inflation. Economic metrics were clearly starting […]
Read MoreSometimes, answering the question of whether a stock represents a legitimate, attractive value opportunity is more art than science. Strict, quantitative value and fundamental analysis would dictate that you stick to the numbers, and to distrust anything but what the numbers tell you. As often as not, however, I find it necessary to look beyond […]
Read MoreInflation, rising interest rates, and all of the economic uncertainty that comes with them puts a lot of pressure on industries that are associated with consumer demand. That includes the Auto industry. The last few years have seen a lot of turmoil for auto manufacturers. The pandemic shuttered economic activity, and collapsed oil prices as […]
Read MoreThe start of 2023, in many ways has been an extension of fears and uncertainty that plagued the market for most of 2022. The last year or so has shifted the narrative away from COVID and onto the reality of inflation, rising interest rates, and all of its normal effects. Issues that existed prior to […]
Read MoreUncertain market conditions complicate all types of investing methods and styles. That shouldn’t sound like a very surprising statement to make, since most successful systems rely, at least to some extent on clearly identifiable price patterns to help guide an investor’s decisions. Up, down, or even sideways – most systems can be adapted to work […]
Read MoreSometimes, answering the question of whether a stock represents a legitimate, attractive value opportunity is more art than science. Strict, quantitative value and fundamental analysis would dictate that you stick to the numbers, and to distrust anything but what the numbers tell you. As often as not, however, I find it necessary to look beyond […]
Read MoreMarket conditions are Mildly bearish in a Bear Market as of 2023-03-22. This means traders and investors should consider trading with a bearish bias by raising stop levels on winners and selling losers. The rank of the Bear Market is -3.78. The most recent Sell Signal came on May 12, 2022 Market Trend Indexes Sectors […]
Read MoreSplash Beverage Group, Inc. engages in the manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and sale of various beverages in the United States. SBEV $1.5900 -0.0700 % -4.2200 Splash Beverage Group Inc Sector : Consumer Staples Industry : Beverages – Alcohol Signal Short Term Trend Long Term Trend BUY UP DOWN Day: -4.22% Wk: 18.66% Mo: 48.6% Yrly: -41.33% […]
Read MoreInter Parfums, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of fragrances and fragrance related products in the United States and internationally. IPAR $118.1600 2.8200 % 2.4400 Inter Parfums Inc Sector : Consumer Staples Industry : Signal Short Term Trend Long Term Trend BUY UP UP Day: 2.44% Wk: 3.69% Mo: 4.55% […]
Read MoreHeading into the end of 2022, the broad market staged a significant rally off of its bear market bottom, raising questions to start the new year of whether that momentum can be sustained. Since 2020, one of the surprising stories has been the way that a lot of traditional, brick-and-mortar retail companies found creative ways […]
Read MoreWith persistently high inflation that has kept interest rates rising throughout the year, economically sensitive industries have been the most vulnerable. The Consumer Discretionary sector is a perfect example. As reflected by the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector SPDR (XLY), the sector has followed the broad indices into its own bear market. This is a […]
Read MoreMarket conditions are Bearish in a Bear Market as of 2022-12-23. This means traders and investors should consider trading with a Bearish bias by shorting stocks, buying inverse-ETF’s or buying put options. The rank of the Bear Market is -13.15 which indicates the current market conditions are Extreme, Risk of a reversal is high. The […]
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