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By Jon D. Markman On September 21, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 started Monday sharply lower as skittish traders digested tumbling world markets. The benchmark stock index drifted back to the 50-day moving average at 4,436 at the end last week, and...
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By Jon D. Markman On September 20, 202103:26 PM Eastern
It’s a rough day for bulls. The S&P 500 Index is trading at 4,343, about 2% lower.
The catalyst for the selling is the fear of collapse of a Chinese property developer Evergrande, and concern...
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By Tony Sagami On September 20, 202111:12 AM Eastern
I’m putting the finishing touches on a brand-new recommendation for you.
You’ll find it in the September Disruptors & Dominators issue that will hit your inbox this coming Friday, Sept. 24.
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By Jon D. Markman On September 20, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Last week, the S&P 500 spent all five sessions trapped in a narrow range. The 20-day moving average at 4,475 kept a lid on gains, and the 50-day moving average at 4,430 held up as support.
The...
By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 202105:15 PM Eastern
Stocks started the session slightly lower and it has been all downhill since then. Weak opens in September are common. Wall Street investment research traditionally stokes fear.
Goldman Sachs...
By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 202102:45 PM Eastern
It’s popular to opine about September stock market declines; however, the odds are the current correction is complete and stocks will move higher into the end of the year.
Bearish investors had...
By Sean Brodrick On September 17, 202112:32 PM Eastern
Throughout history, the stock market and the economy have rarely moved in lockstep.
But I can’t name a time in recorded history when there’s been such a divergence between the two.
It almost...
If you’re an options income investor, there’s nothing better than when a great, long-term investment suffers a mild, short-term setback.
Why? Because it allows you to sell options on the name...
By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 202106:28 AM Eastern
It was another wild ride on Thursday — stocks started unchanged, swooned deep into the red through the middle of session, then finished the afternoon stronger though well off highs.
In the end,...
By Jon D. Markman On September 16, 202101:46 PM Eastern
Stocks are lower today despite better than expected retail sales. Apparently, rising COVID-19 cases and general anxiety about employment are no match for the mighty American consumer.
August...