Research & News
By Jon D. Markman On September 30, 202103:15 PM Eastern
Stocks opened higher following news the Senate reached a deal late Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown. The rally did not last.
Bears are pinning their hopes on a new bogeyman: Supply chain...
By Jon D. Markman On September 30, 202106:28 AM Eastern
For much of Wednesday it looked like bulls would reverse much of their losses from the previous session. It did not happen.
The S&P 500 finished at 4,359, a gain of only 0.16%. Weakness for tech...
By Kelly Green On September 30, 202106:00 AM Eastern
By now, there should be no doubt in your mind that the Weiss Ratings Stock Screener can help you with your personal investing portfolio.
Even if you don’t want to use the ratings, there are so...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 202102:06 PM Eastern
The S&P 500 is trading up about 0.4%. For what it’s worth, that is significantly less than the gains in overnight futures trade when the benchmark was as much 0.75% higher.
Some of the retreat...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Bulls got a rude wake-up call on Tuesday as stocks gapped lower at the open and continued to decline all the way into the close. The S&P 500 finished at 4,352, down 2%.
The catalyst for the...
By Mike Larson On September 29, 202106:00 AM Eastern
The “Nightmare Scenario.” That’s what I call it.
It’s keeping Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and his cohorts awake at night.
And its risks are something YOU should understand. That way, you...
By Jon D. Markman On September 28, 202103:50 PM Eastern
Stocks started the session sharply lower and it has been all downhill since then. Yesterday’s themes are persisting: Selling in growth stocks and intemperate buying in value names.
This means...
By Sean Brodrick On September 28, 202112:47 PM Eastern
Remember that chart of the S&P 500 I keep showing you? Here’s an update … and an opportunity that its latest move is handing you today.
You can see that the leading stock...
By Sean Brodrick On September 28, 202110:52 AM Eastern
Oil and gas continue to heat up, and I have a new pick for you. But first, I recommend you grab some gains.
The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) is trading about flat from your...
By Mike Larson On September 28, 202108:00 AM Eastern
Waiting for interest rates to rise has been a little like “Waiting for Godot.”
Strategists and economists have kept saying they’ll climb. But they’ve just kept flopping and chopping around in a...