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AI Stock Surge Stalls: All But One Category Declined Last Week

AI Stock Surge Stalls: All But One Category Declined Last Week

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash An Introduction The 7 artificial intelligence stock categories that I analyze on a weekly basis (see below) have showed increased weakness across the board last week suggesting that the surge in this sector has either stopped or at least stalled. Below is how they performed last week in comparison to each other to […]
Junk Bond Default Surge Continues In 2024

Junk Bond Default Surge Continues In 2024

Image Source: Pixabay Consumers aren’t the only ones defaulting on their debts: Corporate bond defaults were up massively in 2023, especially for high-risk junk debt, and the trend is continuing this year at a pace not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis. Unsurprisingly, companies selling low-rated junk debt are being hit the worst.Last year, according to […]
Measuring The Global Water Opportunity Set

Measuring The Global Water Opportunity Set

Photo by Kevin Mueller on Unsplash  Look inside the S&P Global Water Index and how it tracks the companies helping the world meet demand for this vital resource.Video Length: 00:03:09More By This Author:Australian Mid Caps: A Sweet Spot For Diversification And Historical Outperformance The February 2024 Rebalance Of The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index U.S. Sector Relevance To […]
Time To Short The Netflix Stock?

Time To Short The Netflix Stock?

Consumer instinct is a wonderful attribute to have and is generally talked about on companies’ stocks to buy.What Is the “Consumer Instinct”? (From Plant Your Money Tree: A Guide to Growing Your Wealth)“Peter Lynch is one of the most famous investors in the world. A former manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity, he averaged a […]
Google Gaps, The S&P Stretches, And Big Money Hedges – Here’s What You Need To Know

Google Gaps, The S&P Stretches, And Big Money Hedges – Here’s What You Need To Know

Image Source: Pixabay Word that Apple (AAPL) might let Google play with its powerful Gemini AI product sent both stocks strongly higher today; GOOG gapped up more than 4% by late in the day.AI is once again providing the rocket fuel for liftoff. The S&P 500 is pushing toward new all-time highs… but the FOMC will […]
Nvidia Just Revealed The ‘World’s Most Powerful’ AI Chip

Nvidia Just Revealed The ‘World’s Most Powerful’ AI Chip

Image Source: Pixabay Nvidia Corp (NVDA) just announced the “world’s most powerful chip” for AI. Its shares are still trading down in extended hours. Nvidia GB200 versus the current gen H100 chip The semiconductor behemoth revealed “Blackwell” – a new generation of artificial intelligence chips today at its developer’s conference in San Jose, California.GB200 or the […]
AgMaster Report – Monday, March 18

AgMaster Report – Monday, March 18

MAY CORN May Corn is consolidating its 30-cent rally since Feb 26 as it awaits the USDA quarterly Stocks/Acreage Intentions Report due out on Thur 3-28-24 at 11 am! Mkt tailwinds include lower corn acreage, 35% more exports than 2023, Cheapness – just over $4.00, positive technicals & an abnormally warm & dry winter maybe […]
Stocks Rally On March 18 Ahead Of Key Events Later This Week

Stocks Rally On March 18 Ahead Of Key Events Later This Week

Stocks rallied on Monday, ahead of an eventful two days. The BOJ policy announcement is expected on March 19, which falls in the late evening of March 18 in the US. Rumors are circulating that the BOJ will look to end yield curve control and ETF purchases. The market is placing the odds of a […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Fed On Wednesday

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Fed On Wednesday

Stocks rallied hard, for no particular reason, led by the overnight futures market.  It was risk on.They hold most of those gains, giving up ground into the close. The Fed will be announcing their latest rate decision this Wednesday.Gold gained a bit, silver not so much.The VIX fell.There will be a Comex precious metal futures option expiration […]
Forget SMCI Stock: Root Share Price Is Doing Much Better

Forget SMCI Stock: Root Share Price Is Doing Much Better

Image Source: Pexels Super Micro Computer (Nasdaq: SMCI) has made headlines this year, as the company came from nowhere to become one of the best-performing companies in Wall Street. It has surged by more than 253% this year, giving it a market cap of over $60 billion. It even entered the S&P 500 index on Monday. […]