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Turnaround Tuesday: Rivian
I have a few central themes for 2025. One is the ‘vanity’ trade based on the diet drugs. News today was that Biden administration is looking to expand coverage for the drugs through Medicare. That could be reversed by Trump of course, but I do not think it will be. Another theme is EVs – not so popular […]
Russell 2000 Blows Out As Dow Industrials Leads Charge
The Russell 2000 (IWM) had galloped ahead on a week of strong gains, only to gallop too far and baulk at the last fence. The big inverse hammer and spike high on Monday reflected the indecision at new all-time highs. Today was a bit of a pause (in either direction), and while it didn’t trade […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Primed For A Sell Off
Stocks managed to gain a footing after another early selloff, and went into the close with a gain.Gold and silver enjoyed a little bounce.Some of the better miners showed signs of short covering.VIX continued to decline.Bitcoin continued backing off from its high, its recent run to $100,000. Stocks are primed for a sell off. It’s just a […]
Trump’s Bark Is Worse Than His Bite When It Comes To Canada-U.S. Trade
Image Source: Pixabay President-elect Trump has fired a salvo across the trade bow, announcing that he will levy a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the US. In his first administration, threats of trade restrictions resulted in some relatively modest changes to NAFTA and, on balance, had no measurable impact on bilateral trade. The US ran […]
AI Unicorns: ClickUp Brings AI To Productivity Management
Photo Credit: M. H. from Pixabay According to a recent report, the global productivity management software market was estimated at $59.88 billion in 2023. The industry is estimated to grow at 14.1% CAGR from 2024 through 2030. San Diego-based ClickUp is leveraging AI capabilities to make a big impact in the market. ClickUp’s Offerings ClickUp was founded in 2017 […]
Thankful Investors – Last 20 Years
It’s a holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week, so over the next few days, we plan on writing about some of the stocks that investors can be most thankful for. Yesterday we looked at the best performing stocks over the last five years, and in this post, we’re highlighting the 30 best-performing stocks in the S&P 1500 on a total […]
Trump Announcements Impact Gold
Image Source: Pixabay Gold experienced a significant ~$100 drop this week, driven by heavy Chinese selling, stock market optimism surrounding Trump’s appointment of Bessent as Treasurer, and speculation about a potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. Previous large selloffs this year showed mixed post-wipeout behavior, with no clear price pattern emerging. Given the reduced political and geopolitical risks, the […]
Dow, S&P Hit Fresh Highs After Fed Update
New tariff threats from President-elect Donald Trump weren’t enough to slow down Wall Street’s momentum. All three major benchmarks logged solid daily wins, the Dow hitting a new all-time high and securing its fifth-straight pop in the process. The S&P 500 also hit a fresh high and ticked its seventh-consecutive win. The Federal Reserve helped […]
Trump’s 25% Tariff On Mexico And Canada Hits General Motors Stock Hard
Image courtesy of 123rf.com In a move that has sent ripples through the automotive industry, President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose significant tariffs on imports from key trading partners, specifically targeting Mexico, Canada, and China.The plan includes a 25% tariff on products from Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to […]
