Stocks

The dog days of summer are here. And the stock market gives us a brutal reminder of this. The first trading day of August began on a very pessimistic note. Thursday’s weak manufacturing data spooked…

And then ….. all of a sudden….. things are heating up. Lots of (downside) market action in the past week. Let’s see what sector rotation and RRGs can tell us. The RRG at the top…

This Fed has got to go. It’s time. You’ve overstayed your welcome, Fed Chief Powell. I literally was just shaking my head after reading the changes to the Fed’s policy statement. The changes were in…

The S&P 500 index ($SPX) is a capitalization-weighted stock index. Many lesser capitalization blue-chip stocks that compose these 500 companies have been performance laggards. Though smaller companies in the index, these corporations are among the…

In July alone, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF jumped upwards of 12%, outpacing the S&P 500, before retracing half that distance. Historically, the Russell (in general) hasn’t done as well as other major indexes, mainly…

The broad market and the group are big drivers for stock performance. Recently, the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) led the market lower with sizable declines over the last five weeks. Weakness in QQQ weighed on…

Nvidia (NVDA) was perhaps the most outstanding semiconductor trade of 2024. While some people might have missed out, there are still plenty of chances to get in.  But it’s also wise to look for a…

The S&P 500 index ($SPX) is a capitalization-weighted stock index. Many lesser capitalization blue-chip stocks that compose these 500 companies have been performance laggards. Though smaller companies in the index, these corporations are among the…

This week saw the major equity averages continue a confirmed pullback phase, with some of the biggest gainers in the first half of 2024 logging some major losses. Is this one of the most buyable…

The S&P 500 index ($SPX) is a capitalization-weighted stock index. Many lesser capitalization blue-chip stocks that compose these 500 companies have been performance laggards. Though smaller companies in the index, these corporations are among the…