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Market Starts The Year With A Sell-Off

Market Starts The Year With A Sell-Off

 Market Review And UpdateIn our last newsletter for 2023, we noted that the more overbought market conditions were a risk. To wit:“While the price action this past week reduced some of the overbought conditions, as represented by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), more work is still ahead. Next week, the ‘Santa Claus Rally’ will officially […]
Technical Market Report For January 6, 2024

Technical Market Report For January 6, 2024

The good news is: Last week’s decline in prices was not accompanied by a significant increase in the number of new lows.  The NegativesSummation indices are running totals of oscillator values.Short term momentum indicators applied to summation indices make them nearly binary.The first chart covers the past 6 months showing the S&P 500 (SPX) in […]
Top Picks 2024: Duolingo

Top Picks 2024: Duolingo

Image source: PixabayDuolingo (DUOL) has a great, unique growth story that is only getting bigger, and the consistent string of better-than-expected results has the stock hitting all-time highs, writes Mike Cintolo, editor of Cabot Growth Investor.To review, Duolingo is far and away the top-grossing education app out there, with a fun, game-like system that has goals and rewards along […]
Has The Global Food Inflation Crisis Been Averted?

Has The Global Food Inflation Crisis Been Averted?

Image Source: UnsplashThe latest United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization data shows global food prices have just recorded the biggest annual decline since 2015. This is terrific news for emerging market countries whose governments have been battling high food inflation with mounting risks of social instability.  The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international […]
Time To Buy Ally Or Synchrony Financial Stock For Higher Highs?

Time To Buy Ally Or Synchrony Financial Stock For Higher Highs?

Image: ShutterstockMuch attention will be on the financial sector, with JP Morgan (JPM – Free Report), Bank of America (BAC – Free Report), and other big banks set to kick-start the Q4 earnings season when they report their quarterly results next Friday.With that being said, several consumer lending stocks have been bright spots in the financial sector as well […]
Profit From My New Years Predictions For 2024

Profit From My New Years Predictions For 2024

Image Source: Unsplash2023 was a year full of unexpected surprises, both good and bad.Demand for artificial intelligence skyrocketed – and so did shares of companies leading the charge. More companies began moving manufacturing back to the United States. A number of major banks failed and had to be rescued. The government nearly hit the debt ceiling, […]
GBP/USD Tested A New High For 2024 At 1.2771 Post-NFP Blitz

GBP/USD Tested A New High For 2024 At 1.2771 Post-NFP Blitz

Image Source: Unsplash The pound climbed over the greenback after markets surged in the NFP aftermath on Friday. US jobs additions easily cleared expectations, but revisions loom ahead. US data dominated trading on Friday. The UK will look ahead to GDP and output figures next Friday. The GBP/USD currency pair climbed into a new high for the year at 1.2771 […]
Wall Street’s Top 10 Stock Calls This Week – Saturday, Jan. 6

Wall Street’s Top 10 Stock Calls This Week – Saturday, Jan. 6

Image Source: PexelsWhat has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here are the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street’s best analysts during the week of Jan. 2-5. First, here are the top 5 buy calls of the week. 1. Piper Sandler More Bullish on Micron, Upgrades to Overweight […]
Timing, And Butterfly Spreads In Volatile Markets

Timing, And Butterfly Spreads In Volatile Markets

Image Source: PixabayExplore the intricate relationship between market volatility, VIX levels, and the effectiveness of Butterfly Spread strategies in this insightful video. Uncover key insights to time your trades with precision, and maximize returns in fluctuating markets.00:03:21More By This Author:Set And Forget? Using Limit Orders In Fly TradingEfficient Trading: One-Day-To-Expiration Versus Zero-Day-To-ExpirationCutting Costs With Unbalanced Flies
Key Events In Developed Markets Next Week – Saturday, Jan. 6

Key Events In Developed Markets Next Week – Saturday, Jan. 6

In the US, the main data highlight next week will be the release of the CPI report, which should show a soft print for the month, given falling gasoline prices and more benign housing rent data. Over in the UK, all eyes will be on the November GDP figures, where we’re forecasting a modest rebound following the weakness […]