The completion of Phase One of a U.S.-China trade deal at the beginning of the year put analysts, economists and investors alike in a bullish move about most of the sectors in the market that have anything to do with global trade. Even recent tensions and concerns about the outbreak and potential global spread of […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Discretionary sector includes stocks that cover a wide variety of the Retail industry. Because there are so many retail companies that offer different products to consumers, it’s hard to pinpoint any kind of specific niche. This is a sector that has performed strongly in 2020, and is off to a pretty good start […]
Read MoreAfter the U.S. and China finally agreed to the first phase of what most people hope becomes a long-term trade deal between the world’s two largest economies, most analysts began predicting a bullish future for the global markets through the rest of the year. Even initial reports about the outbreak and rapid spread of coronavirus […]
Read MoreWhile investors have been anxious to find reasons to shrug off fears about the economic impact of coronavirus, there are certainly some individual cases where those risks can’t really be ignored. One in the Leisure & Recreation Services industry, which includes cruise line companies. News reports of cruise ships filled with passengers that have been […]
Read MoreOne of the interesting things about investing is the way emotion often drives the rotation of money from one sector or industry into another. While the market in the broadest sense appears to be shrugging off coronavirus-related uncertainty, stocks in the Energy sector have struggled. That includes stocks in the Oil & Gas Transportation industry, […]
Read MoreBrace yourself: the market is “going to really chop around.”
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that the general mindset around a stock’s historical trading ranges is a bit different than what most investors, who tend to focus primarily on growth, tend to pay attention to. Value means looking for stocks trading at a nice price, and that usually means that stocks trading at or near […]
Read MoreOver the last couple of years, one of the industries that has struggled the most in the stock market has been the Auto industry. That includes stocks in the Auto Components sub-industry. This industry is made up of companies that supply and service automakers. Concern dating back to early 2018 from tariffs and trade tension […]
Read MoreThe market appears to be picking up bearish momentum, as fear and uncertainty about the extent and long-term ramifications of coronavirus has spilled into the stock market. Short-term pressure point that will simply translate to yet another opportunity to “buy the dip,” or early indication of broader pressures and concerns that could finally trigger the […]
Read MoreLooking out for value-based opportunities can be a little tough when the market is sitting at or near the top of an extended upward trend. That’s because a lot of the stocks that you’ve been following while the market was in the midst of that run to the top will often also be found pushing […]
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