Ever since the coronavirus pandemic reached North American shores, investors have keyed on the virus more than any other issue in driving market direction. Nationwide shutdown and self-isolation orders brought the U.S. economy to a grinding halt in late February and forced the market to visit bear market lows by mid-March. Hopes that the worst […]
Read MoreSpikes in COVID-19 infections across the country have put the market on uneven footing in the last couple of weeks, with the major indices coming off of their most recent highs and sparking concern that a broader pullback, or more alarming, a fresh new correction could be looming. That uncertainty has been enough to push […]
Read MoreAny experienced investor, no matter what their investment philosophy is, will undoubtedly tell you that one of the most useful ways they keep track of new opportunities as they come up is by maintaining a watchlist of stocks that they can check on a regular basis. A good, diversified list of stocks in a variety […]
Read MoreOver the last several months, the Aerospace industry, which includes commercial airlines has been one of the biggest, unquestioned losers in the stock market. Yes, the biggest portion of that drop comes from the reality that the industry took some of the biggest drawdowns in the market starting in February as commercial travel dried up […]
Read MorePandemic conditions, stay-at-home orders and the inevitable economic downturn in the second quarter of this year, and the phased resumption of business around the country have created a dichotomy in the market. Unemployment numbers remain high, and appear likely to remain that way through most of the rest of the year as it is becoming […]
Read MoreStarting into a new month, a lot of analysts right now seem to be turning more optimistic. The last two months have seen a rally in the broad market indices that has a lot of people starting to talk about how much of the February-to-March drop to bear market conditions stocks have reclaimed. How much […]
Read MoreThe last trading day of the month is one where most analysts and talking heads like to talk first about where the market has been in the last few weeks. They’ll compare the previous month’s performance against the same month of the last year, or in context of the last twelve months, or where the […]
Read MoreYou don’t have to be an active investor to have heard about the market’s rapid plunge into bear market conditions as COVID-19 reached pandemic levels, forcing global shutdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. If you do watch the market closely, then you’ve certainly noticed the market’s rebound from a bear market bottom in late March; in […]
Read MoreIt’s a bit interesting to me to see that while Healthcare stocks in general have performed well during the COVID-19 crisis, the gains don’t extend to every single stock in that sector. That’s isn’t altogether unusual; after all, no matter what direction the trend of a given sector may be, there are always outliers that […]
Read MoreIn the early stages of the arrival and spread of COVID-19 in the United States, I wrote in this space about my belief that one of the best places a smart investor should focus their attention is on healthcare stocks, including companies in the pharmacy space. News media, economists and medical professionals have all turned […]
Read MoreAs more and more states in the United States, and indeed other countries across the globe begin to acknowledged the reality that COVID-19 is here to stay, they are also making moves to reopen local, state and national economies to get business activity underway again. That means trying to strike a balance between the broader […]
Read MoreI don’t think it’s too surprising that a lot of publicly traded companies have begun suspending their guidance forecasts over the last few weeks. The truth is that the extended, global economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to see an even more extended effect, even as countries, states and municipalities begin taking […]
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Read MoreI started my market analysis this week by turning my focus to the Aerospace industry – which to the casual observer might seem pretty silly given the fact that, according to numbers cited this morning by the CEO of Boeing (BA), commercial air travel has plunged by -95% since COVID-19 has taken over the global […]
Read MoreThe last couple of weeks have seen the market rallying strongly, driven primarily by plans announced by various state governments loosening restrictions on business operations and on public lands access. Some have already begun doing that, while others plan to begin on or around May 1. Others in some of the hardest-hit areas of the […]
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