What You Missed, And What’s Coming In The Week Ahead
Image Source: PixabayThe election is in the rear-view mirror faster than expected. The House is still up in the air. But what matters now is how the market will take the Fed’s recent policy decision as earnings continue. Let’s get to the week ahead. Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 Event: Bond market holiday & Rivian IPO anniversary Why it […]
Sector ETFs: Major Provider Comparisons
Image Source: Pixabay What Can We Learn from Sector ETFs? A previous post of mine focused on the 3rd quarter rotation from large cap-weighted growth ETFs to index ETFs that were more value-oriented, equally weighted, and/or mid- and small-cap focused. Sector ETFs are often used for rotation strategies in addition to being vehicles for long-term investment.There are 132 […]
Why The Long Face, Uncle Warren?
What if the inflation problem has not actually been effectively addressed? It could have important implications for not only monetary but fiscal policy in the near future. This may be one reason some of the smartest investors on the planet have turned more cautious of late. It could also be that equity valuations are simply […]
Long-Term Market Cycle Points To A Peaking S&P 500, Rising Rates, And A Stronger Dollar
This weekend, we will examine some of the long-term market cycles across various assets to help set the stage for the coming months as we begin to look toward 2025. All charts provided come from cycles.org, which is from the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, of which I am a member.Additionally, I previously released a video […]
RISR: A Unique Bond ETF With Interest Rate Protection
Image Source: PixabayI recently added the FolioBeyond Alternative Income and Interest Rate Hedge ETF (RISR) to the Fixed Income Investments category of the Dividend Hunter portfolio. I think the ETF’s name says it all, notes Tim Plaehn, editor of The Dividend Hunter.A traditional bond fund owns a portfolio that matches the fund’s stated investment characteristics. These can include types of bonds, […]
Weekly Technical Update: Nasdaq 100 – Sunday, Nov. 10
Image Source: PexelsU.S. elections are complete, with the results producing as much division across the states as the lead-up to the elections created. Nonetheless, the Presidency and the U.S. Senate are now in the hands of the Republicans, while the House of Representatives remains unknown for a bit longer.The equity markets started to race higher on Tuesday during […]
We Tested Top Stocks; Here’s What’s Best For Your Money
Image Source: PexelsDiscover the top-performing stocks with this in-depth analysis of Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), Datadog (DDOG), Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), and Newmark Group (NMRK). In this video, we dive into the Bollinger Band Squeeze (TTM Squeeze) strategy while scanning for hidden opportunities within the Investor’s Business Daily Top 50 Stocks.With a focus on stocks with strong fundamentals, we reveal […]
Gold’s Path After Breaking To New All-Time High
Image Source: Pixabay Earlier this year, Gold broke out of its cup-and-handle pattern and made its biggest breakout in 50 years.It has steadily climbed higher but could be experiencing its first notable post-breakout correction. There were three other instances in the last half century when Gold broke to a new all-time high.The first chart shows Gold in […]
The Recession Call Revisited
There was a noisy minority of analysts thinking we were in, or imminently in, recession (see a list here). It’ll be interesting to see how those views are revised. However, as I noted, while the data was not supportive of being in a recession as of October, three possibilities could reconcile observations with such views: (1) the model […]
Don’t Confuse Brains With A Bull Market, Or Price With Value
Image Source: Pexels “If you do something like read a lot of books and talk to a lot of people, you can learn almost anything.” Elon Musk Market Commentary:Don’t confuse brains with a Bull Market, or price with value If you went to cash “waiting to see what happens” it just got hard to feel […]
