Has the U.S. stock market been strong or weak so far in 2015? As the above three charts from the excellent FinViz site indicate, the answer very much depends on the segment of the market you’ve been following and trading.With respect to stock sectors, consumer discretionary and healthcare shares have performed well. Note the strength in housing stocks (XHB) and […]
Is The Stock Market On The Verge Of Collapse?March 31st, 2015Are we watching a replay of the last financial crisis? Over the past six months, the price of oil has collapsed, the U.S. dollar has soared, and a whole bunch of other patterns that we witnessed just before the stock market crash of 2008 are repeating once again. But what we have not […]
China central bank governor’s indications about additional monetary stimulus and a slew of new deals in the healthcare sector helped benchmarks start the holiday shortened week on a positive note. China’s move to ease lending requirements for buying a second home also added to the bullish sentiment. While all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 ended in the green, 28 […]
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Screenshot via Bloomberg TVDavid RosenbergIt was a rough day for stocks.In a note to clients on Wednesday, Gluskin Sheff’s David Rosenberg took a step back to highlight four of the biggest obstacles facing the bull market.Here’s what Rosenberg outlined:Earnings momentum has slowed. Bottom-up consensus forecasts for S&P 500 operating earnings growth in the first quarter have […]
Quick note from Blain: US Investing Champions Mark Minervini and David Ryan (read my review of the workshop) are doing a webinar tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4:30 PM EST. Pretty rare, in fact this is the first one they’ve ever done together. Here’s the link to sign up if you’re interested. I’ll be tuning in myself.Inflation data caused a bit of […]
Quick note from Blain: US Investing Champions Mark Minervini and David Ryan (read my review of the workshop) are doing a webinar tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4:30 PM EST. Pretty rare, in fact this is the first one they’ve ever done together. Here’s the link to sign up if you’re interested. I’ll be tuning in myself.Inflation data caused a bit of […]
US financial markets drifted in morning trading on Thursday, with energy stocks among the biggest decliners as crude oil prices fell. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP
Private employers added 212,000 jobs in February, short of a forecast 220,000, although January’s reading was revised upward to 250,000 from the initial 213,000.US stocks were poised for a lower open on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 […]
This post is an update to various past posts concerning the stock market bubble, most recently that of November 21, 2013 titled “Is The Stock Market Experiencing A Bubble?”Many people don’t believe that we are currently experiencing a stock market bubble because their primary reference regarding stock market bubbles is that of the mid- to late-1990s, in which there was […]
VIDEO UPDATE: Market analysis + CANSLIM stock picks.Thursday was a strong day for indexes as they gapped up at the open and buyers were firm all day. The S&P 500 gained 0.96% and the NASDAQ 1.18%. As expected it seems all those threats from Greece on their debt are falling away as most expected. This has been a pattern for […]
Benchmarks ended Monday’s volatile trading session with solid gains after a rally in oil prices boosted energy shares. An offer from Greece’s finance minister to end the standoff with its international creditors over the country’s debt was also welcomed by investors. Monday’s solid gains came in after the S&P 500 and the Dow posted their biggest monthly loss in almost […]
