State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending on August 19th, 2018 Despite International Headwinds, Major Indices Finished Week with Gains 8-19-18) Judging by the headlines, last week could have been a very rough one for bulls, with the currency crisis in Turkey, economic troubles in China, and mixed economic numbers threatening the…
DetailsIt’s funny… When legal marijuana stocks started finding their way into the markets – people were both intrigued and worried at the same time. “Wow – marijuana stocks, it’s so taboo – should I buy it?” “It’s legal in a few states, but still a federal offense – is it…
DetailsAugust 13, 2018 While last week started in a positive fashion on Wall Street, bulls couldn’t maintain the momentum, and stocks retreated from their near-record-high levels as the weekend drew to a close. The continued woes regarding emerging markets were behind the pullback, as the dollar’s strength, together with rising bond yields and escalating trade…
DetailsCan a company get TOO big? Meaning can a company become so big that the investing world just stops caring about what is does? Now… I don’t mean “expensive…” I’m strictly talking about size. Can a company get so big in size – that the general public begins to…
DetailsAugust 6, 2018 While it’s hard to identify a clear trend looking at the price action of the last couple of weeks, the outcome of the “green-bar-red-bar” madness has to be encouraging for bulls. Despite the choppy environment, which is normal for an earnings season, and the divergences that the Gorilla pointed out several…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending on August 5th, 2018 Apple’s Historic Milestone Leaves Investors Optimistic 8-5-18) The big news of the week was Apple (AAPL) crossing the trillion dollar mark, and that had investors in a good mood. The company may be worth a lot, but oddly enough, it still…
DetailsAre you freaking out? There are people out there that are having conniption fits over what happened with one of the world’s most famous (or infamous) stocks – Facebook (FB). In ONE day of trading, Facebook lost $120 billion in value… That. Is. Crazy. And people are freaking out. Now, I totally understand why;…
DetailsJuly 30, 2018 The major indices had a mixed week, although bulls were glad to see the Dow and the S&P 500 finally fully recover from the February mini-crash. The Nasdaq and small caps lagged behind for the second week in a row. The major indices had a mixed week, as although bulls…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending on July 29th, 2018 Facebook, Intel and even Twitter Added to Rough Week on Wall Street 7-29-18) It was a rough week on Wall Street as the likes of Facebook (FB), Intel (INTC) and even Twitter (TWTR) weighed on earnings numbers and market sentiment. The…
DetailsPeople love acronyms. NASA, CDC, AARP or any of the other new ones the kids are using in their text messages nowadays. But finance has their fair share of acronyms too… NYSE, NASDAQ, S&P – we all know these guys because of how much money they’ve made investors over the…
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