There are two pieces of news on the U.S.-China trade deal for investors to know today. First, China is promising more protection for intellectual property. Second, despite contradictory media reports about a trade deal, there is some credibility to Gao Lingyun, an expert who is apparently close to the trade
A headline that shook the financial world Friday is Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, betting more than $1 billion that stock markets around the world will fall by March. Ray Dalio, the head of Bridgewater, said in a response to the Wall Street Journal report that the firm
Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are in the spotlight for a potential merger, and their shares are soaring. Those are great brokerage firms, but prudent investors ought to ask the most important question before discussing an investment. Let’s explore the issue starting with a chart to develop the background. Please
The U.S. Senate has unanimously challenged the Chinese government at a critical time for trade talks. In a boost for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protestors, the Senate has passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. Clearly the senators have the guts to show that for them it is not
What a difference time makes. When I gave a “buy” signal on Donald Trump’s election at a time when many were predicting a big stock market drop, it was at first met with incredulity. When I called for a high-probability scenario of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA hitting 30,000 points in
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market
Walmart has beaten Amazon. No, that’s not a joke. As incredulous as that may seem, let me explain. Please click here for a chart comparing Walmart’s WMT stock to Amazon.com’s AMZN and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF DIA. Note the following: • For the period shown on the chart, Amazon stock is up 15.55%, the
Two potential scenarios are developing in the U.S. stock market. Both should be considered red alerts by prudent investors. Let’s explore with the help of a chart. Please click here for an annotated chart of S&P 500 ETF SPY, which tracks the benchmark S&P 500 Index SPX. Note the following: • The chart shows
Beyond daily gyrations, the U.S. stock market is still positive. The momo (momentum) crowd is bullish and aggressively buying shares. (The momo crowd controls this market.) Bears are at a loss as to how the market can rise despite a range of problems, from a slowing economy to the huge
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market