Stocks completed a mixed week before the long Labor Day weekend, but the major indices finished the period with a decisively upbeat session. Small caps and tech stocks quickly shrugged off the slight weakness that the Gorilla noticed previously, leading the broader market higher, following the somewhat bearish non-farm payrolls number. The mostly positive reaction…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending September 4th, 2016 (Declining Job Numbers Leads to Possibility of Rate Hike 9-4-16) It was one of those weeks in which we thought we would get some clarity, but clarity never showed up. The government jobs report showed 151,000 new jobs for August, which was…
If you’re an old school buff, what I’m about to tell you may freak you out a little bit… But if you were born before 1980 – everything you know about the way of doing business is outdated. Sure, us dinosaurs have seen many things change over the last few decades – but that’s nothing…
The major stock indices continued to trade in a very narrow range for the majority of the past week, before fading slightly towards the end of the week, and finishing off on a negative note. The main event of the week turned out to be Janet Yellen’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, which might…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 28th, 2016 (Markets Remain Largely Unchanged Following Fed Comments 8-28-16) The anticipation was hanging like a cloud over the stock market all week, and when we finally heard from Janet Yellen yesterday, the stock market barely flinched. It actually rose for a bit following…
I have a weird question to ask you… Have the markets ever beaten up your investments so badly that you can almost physically feel each blow that gets thrown your way? Because I’m going to let you in on a little secret most people in my position wouldn’t tell you… we ALL have. I don’t…
The “summer lull” continued on Wall Street, as the major indices consolidated just below their all-time highs for a second week in a row. Most stocks traded in a very narrow range last week, as the S&P 500 moved less than 1% throughout the past ten sessions. Trading volume was low once again, as the…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 21st, 2016 (Summer Heat Brings a Calm Week 8-21-16) With all three major indices finishing Friday slightly lower, it rounded out a quiet week that was essentially flat. It was no surprise as there were just no big news items or earnings reports to send…
We’re about to take a big step down the proverbial rabbit hole – I hope you’re prepared… What’s your take on evolution? People come from two camps, for the most part… They either believe that through the ages, man evolved from single-celled organisms or that a Supreme Being created this world, along with mankind and…
Traders might have felt strange last week, as the price action in the stock market closely resembled quiet Christmas week trading. The major indices traded in a less than 1% wide range throughout the week, as most investors were probably more interested in the Olympics than financial markets. The Gorilla thinks that bulls should be…
