Wall Street’s Best Quarter in 5 Years | State of the Stock Market

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending on September 30th, 2018 (Wall Street’s Best Quarter in 5 Years 9-30-18) Investors had a highly unusual week with regard to volume and volatility due to the Fed’s rate decision. The major indices finished mixed for the second week in a row, with only the…

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Buy or Sell on Controversy? | From the Mind of the Gorilla

  Wow… What a week for one of the most recognizable brands on the planet, and current GorillaPick, Nike (NKE). After unveiling one of their most controversial marketing campaigns – rabid fans of the brand made their opinions heard on both sides of the line… However, the voices that spoke the loudest were those of…

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The Market Leaves Investors Scratching Heads | May 22nd 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending May 22th, 2016 (The Market Leaves Investors Scratching Heads  5-22-16) It was one of those up and down weeks on Wall Street that left investors scratching their heads. We had good economic news and not-so-good economic news this week, but the bulls were pleased to…

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Stocks Soar to 14 Year Highs | November 22nd 2014

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending November 22nd, 2014 (Stocks Soar to 14 Year Highs 11-22-14) Friday started strong and faded a bit, but we still saw the Dow and the S&P 500 hit all-time highs. The Nasdaq was on board as well, and it touched yet another 14-year high. So…

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Janet Yellen Surprises None in Jackson Hole | August 23rd 2014

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending August 23rd, 2014 (Janet Yellen Surprises None in Jackson Hole 8-23-14) The anticipation that a “dovish” speech from Janet Yellen in Jackson Hole would somehow send stocks soaring into the close did not exactly play out on Friday. Bulls were looking for a “game on”…

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Current GorillaTrades Portfolio

Current GorillaTrades Portfolio as of (12/6/13) The GorillaTrades portfolio had its fifth straight positive session on Friday. Of the few GorillaPicks that fell, only four fell more than 1%, and just one (Herbalife-HLF, which dropped 4.7%) lost more than 2.5%. On the other hand, nine different GorillaPicks rose 2%-3%, and three more gained 3%-4%! Thus,…

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