Politics have been putting more pressure than normal on the stock market of late; after the Trump administration announced a preliminary agreement with China to halt imposition of any new tariffs at the beginning of this month following the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, the market seemed poised to rise a new wave of bullish […]
Read MoreUntil the beginning of this week, the market seemed to be getting more and more bearish every day. After watching the major market indices all decline by more than 10% in October, they staged a short-lived rally at the beginning of November, only to turn back again with a resounding series of consecutive down days […]
Read MoreWith market uncertainty increasing, it’s natural to wonder what kind of stocks make the most sense to pay attention to. How do you keep your eyes out for decent opportunities to make your money working for you when the market looks like it could be at a tipping point and broad market is increasing? I […]
Read MoreMarket volatility since the beginning of October has pushed the entire market down near to its 52-week low, which was last seen in April of this year. That broad-based move, which puts the S&P 500 Index back into correction territory, has put a number of sectors near or into their own bear market territory. Tech […]
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving! The holiday is a good opportunity, while the market takes a break from its wild day to day swings of the past six weeks or so, to sit back and think about where there might be some interesting opportunities to be had in the weeks, months, and possibly even years ahead. Despite the […]
Read MoreThe month of October put investors on notice that volatility in the stock market wasn’t going to go away anytime soon. I think it makes sense; investors are becoming more and more aware of the difficulty associated with extending an unprecedented period of economic expansion.
Read MoreThroughout most of the year, stocks that are considered cyclical in nature – think autos, airlines, transportation, and energy, to name just a few – have been among the most volatile stocks in the market. That has included companies in the air freight & logistics industry; and while there are a number of players in […]
Read MoreApple Inc. (AAPL) is one of the biggest companies in the world; in August of this year, with the stock pushing nicely above $200 per share, they were the first company in the modern era to officially cross the $1 trillion dollar threshold. And over the last ten years, it is without a doubt one […]
Read MoreThroughout most of this year, semiconductors have been perhaps the most distressed sector of the market. Before bottoming at the end of the October, the sector had dropped a little over 21% from its high point in mid-March as measured by the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), and is still down nearly 15% as of Thursday’s […]
Read MoreYesterday marked another volatile day in the stock market, as the major indices posted big losses during the trading session – the Dow, for example bottomed out about 500 points below Monday’s close – but managed to claw back late to finish about .5% lower for the day. The market was chewing on a new […]
Read MoreThere’s nothing quite like a volatile stock market to start rattling nerves and make people wonder how long it’s going to last, or if the market will ever be the same again. After coming within a whisper of official bear market territory on Monday, stocks rebounded strongly, as all three major market indices rallied more […]
Read MoreSince hitting an all-time early this year, the Materials sector has seen some of the biggest declines in the broad market. And even while today marked a big surge in price for practically every economic sector, Materials still dropped, putting their decline since late January at about -16% and nearly -11.5% year-to-date as measured by […]
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