The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | August 1st, 2016

The change in leadership continued on Wall Street last week, as the Nasdaq outperformed the other major indices, with the help of several better-than-expected earnings reports from prominent tech names. Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOG), and Apple (AAPL), probably the three most successful tech firms currently, all beat expectations, propelling the Nasdaq to a new all-time…

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July Ends on an Interesting Note| July 31st, 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 31st, 2016 (July Ends on an Interesting Note 7-31-16) Stocks closed out July on a mixed and quiet note, but overall, the month had the bullish camp smiling widely. The week was fairly flat, but for the month, the major indices hit a home…

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The Next Black Gold | From the Mind of the Gorilla

Alternative energy… The majority of experts, pundits and regular folk alike seem to agree that something has to change – they’ve been on us for years now about the necessity of finding safe and clean alternatives to today’s fossil fuels. The biggest hurdle? $$$. Dinero. Greenbacks. Moola. Dough. Money is the biggest problem alternative fuels…

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The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | July 25, 2016

Stocks finished last week on a positive note, after a period of consolidation that followed the healthy rally of the previous three weeks. The slightly worrying signs that the Gorilla noticed last week only led to a minor correction, which is probably a good sign for bulls, as the majority of stocks still trade near…

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Optimistic Outlook as Fed Reserve Meeting Brews | July 24rd, 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 24rd, 2016 (Optimistic Outlook as Fed Reserve Meeting Brews 7-24-16) Stocks built on early gains on Friday enough to flirt with all-time highs, as the major indices finished at or near their highs of the day. Bulls are still hoping for a big, high-volume…

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Party Talk | From the Mind of the Gorilla

Contrary to what you may think when reading the title of this article – I am not going to talk about political parties – though I doubt anyone would blame me if I did. No… I’m talking about real parties. Events. Gatherings… and how much I dislike them. And from what I get when I…

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The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | July 18, 2016

The major U.S. indices have risen by 8%-10% in the three weeks since the bottom of the “Brexit-panic,” and the healthy bounce has now carried the majority of stocks to new all-time highs. Investors continued to focus on overseas topics, as the European and Japanese developments took center stage. Rumors surfaced in Japan about the…

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Week Ends On A Mixed, Yet Positive Note| July 17th, 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending July 17th, 2016 (Week Ends On A Mixed, Yet Positive Note 7-17-16) We did set record highs for the Dow and the S&P 500 on Friday, but the stock market ran out of upside steam and finished the day flat and mixed, with the Dow higher…

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Pound or Bust! | From the Mind of the Gorilla

Oh, Brexit… you silly little political movement – have you seen what you’ve done to the markets?! Even worse… Have you seen what you’ve done to your own currency? The British Pound has taken a shellacking since the outcome of the Brexit vote – and it doesn’t seem the beating will stop any time soon……

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The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | July 11, 2016

Traders had to wait until Friday’s session again for any sustained move on Wall Street, as all eyes were focused on the non-farm payrolls number that traditionally comes out on “Jobs Friday.” This time around it was well worth the wait, as the blowout 287,000 reading triggered one of the strongest one-day rallies of 2016.…

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