Category Archive: Finance
The Dogs Of The Dow 2025
The Dogs of the Dow is an investing strategy well-known to retail and institutional investors. The ten stocks from the Dow 30 that have the highest yield on the last day of the previous year comprise the Dogs of the Dow for the following year. Before diving into the list of the Dogs of the […]
S&P 500 Earnings Dashboard 24Q4 – Friday, Jan. 31
Image Source: Pexels S&P 500 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions 24Q4 Y/Y earnings are expected to be 11.5%. Excluding the energy sector, the Y/Y earnings estimate is 14.8%. Of the 178 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings to date for 24Q4, 75.3% reported above analyst expectations. This compares to a long-term average of 67%. The 24Q4 Y/Y blended revenue growth estimate is 4.6%. If the energy sector is […]
Markets Are Holding Up… But Mega-Caps Are Cracking
Image Source: Pexels You know how it goes – markets get shaky but one or more trillion-dollar mega-caps drag ‘em kicking and screaming higher.We heard that story who-knows-how-many times in 2024. Usually NVDA was the workhorse; sometimes it was TSLA or AAPL.But this is 2025. This is the market’s “new day”.And right now it’s the mega-caps […]
DeepSeek And DARP Update
Image Source: Pexels Review of developments this week in market and financial news including DeepSeek Chinese AI announcement.Video Length: 00:18:53More By This Author:Zero Days To Expiration Options Abandon The 60/40 Stocks & Bonds Record Concentration Risk In Stocks
Bitcoin In 2025: A Year That Could Redefine Crypto’s Role
Image Source: Unsplash Bitcoin, the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency, has evolved dramatically since its inception in 2008–09. Created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin was initially a niche experiment—10,000 bitcoins were famously used in 2010 to purchase two pizzas.1 This early anecdote now stands as a stark reminder of Bitcoin’s extraordinary growth, which has made it […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stocks Failed
Stocks tried to extend their rally today once again, and failed.Gold and silver had the correction which we had expected to see.The wash and rinse must be served.VIX rose from its recent low.The Dollar rallied a bit, taking back 108.Have a pleasant weekend. More By This Author:Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Dollar Weakened […]
Market Talk – Friday, Jan. 31
Image Source: Unsplash ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 58.52 points or 0.15% to 39,572.49• Shanghai closed• Hang Seng closed• ASX 200 increased 38.60 points or 0.45% to 8,532.30• SENSEX increased 740.76 points or 0.97% to 77,500.57• Nifty50 increased 258.90 points or 1.11% to 23,508.40The major Asian currency markets […]
U.S. Cattle Herd Shrinks To 1951 Lows As Beef Crisis Deepens
Update: USDA figures are in: the nation’s cattle herd has plunged to a 74-year low, totaling 86.7 million head.* * * Ahead of this afternoon’s 3 pm est. USDA release of official US cattle inventory data, estimates compiled by Bloomberg forecast the herd will be at its lowest level in more than seven decades. The ongoing cattle supply crunch continues to push supermarket ground […]
Stocks Pivot Lower After Trump Implements Tariffs
President Donald Trump announced this afternoon his administration will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10% duty on China starting tomorrow, Feb. 1. Stocks reversed earlier gains in response, with the Dow falling 337 points. However, the blue-chip benchmark still secured its third consecutive weekly gain.While investors also grappled with a hotter-than-expected inflation […]
President Trump Set To Push Ahead With Tariffs Despite The Risks For The U.S. Economy
President Trump’s press secretary has dismissed reports that tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China will be delayed. Consequently, from tomorrow it appears importers will be paying higher prices, which will eventually be passed onto consumers and put added pressure on household finances. Tariffs are coming So it looks as though President Trump intends […]
