Stock Market

With the spotlight on retail earnings and the subsequent fallout of earnings disappointment, it’s easy to forget what more important trends are driving trader and investor sentiments – the kind of trends that highlight how you can still pull in a profit. Don’t let the clobbering that stocks like Target Corporation (TGT) and Ross Stores […]

This week’s Buy, Sell, or Hold is special one because the markets are acting crazy – and not in a good way. After Tuesday’s dead cat bounce where the S&P 500 saw a nice 2% bump and the Nasdaq jumped nearly 3%, it all came tumbling back to earth, revealing the ugly truth: the markets […]

Inflation, the Fed raising rates, market volatility, the decline of big tech stocks, and earnings prospects… It’s all noise – a cacophony deafening the markets and obscuring opportunities. Narratives, stories, explanations, and analyses based on interpretations of headlines and economic and market data points, are chock full of noise. That’s because there are at least […]

We are in the middle of what some are calling a “grain crisis.” Staple crops like corn and wheat, if farmers can plant them at all, are struggling under severe weather conditions. Canada’s “Corn Belt,” for example, is experiencing an unseasonably hot and dry spring with temperatures reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit for days on end, […]

Friday’s rally was a nice change after last week’s volatile trading. Stocks roared ahead during Friday’s session, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 jumping 3.39% and 2.29% in the first hour of trading. I’m happy to see it, but I don’t think it’s a sign that the markets are out of the woods. Inflation is […]

It’s a war out there, people. A bloody battle to keep the markets from going under. As I recorded today’s BS.H, the Dow and S&P 500 were down, the Nasdaq was flatlining, and stocks in almost every sector were under siege. It’s been ugly upon ugly upon ugly – which is why today’s Buy, Sell, […]

Arc of a Diver, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Winwood’s groundbreaking solo album, came on the heels of a series of successes that began when he, at age 15, joined the Spencer Davis Group. With Traffic (inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004) and Blind Faith, the 1969 supergroup Winwood formed with […]

As I write this, 2022 is shaping up to be the year of volatility. While that may frighten timid investors, I see it as a huge opportunity. Thursday’s rout sent the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and DOW tumbling 4.99%, 3.56% and 3.12%, respectively – but it also sent the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) up as […]

I hope you didn’t get suckered in by the Fed this week. Wednesday’s rally, which came just after the Fed announced a 50 basis point hike in the fed funds rate (instead of 75), wasn’t a sign to run back into the markets.

That was nothing but short covering. The markets are down again today and the trend is likely to continue downward until the Fed changes course. And it will.

Until then, we need to stick with what’s working, with the tried and true companies still making great earnings, to turn a profit – and I’ve got just the plays for you.

Watch today’s Buy, Sell, or Hold by clicking the video below, or go here to read the transcript.

Every bond and stock investor knows at least one Wall Street saying regarding Fed policy moves. Some of them are: “Never fight the Fed,” “Follow the Fed,” and “Don’t fade the Fed.” They’re good advice, but only to a point. That point is usually where the Fed is wrong and has to turn tail, which […]