Ever since I wrote “Six similarities between now and 1987, when the Dow plummeted 23% in one day,” I have been getting a steady flow of requests from investors to write about the differences. Let’s explore that. The six differences Please click here for a table showing the differences between
FAANG stocks are investor darlings. Four of them are considered sexy — they have cool products, brainiac CEOs or California-style innovation. But one is not like the others. And herein lies an opportunity for astute investors. The masses love Apple’s AAPL, iPhones, and hardly anyone cares about Google’s GOOG, GOOGL, Facebook FB, is
The Arora Report’s forecast at the end of September that the stock market would rise at the beginning of October has proven to be correct. That forecast stemmed from a common-sense observation over the past 30 years that at the beginning of a quarter, new pension fund money pours into
It was 30 years ago this month. I had millions of dollars of my own money invested in the stock market. Other investors did too, and everyone was making money. On Oct. 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 22.6%. The S&P 500 Index SPX dropped 20.5%. It’s
The smart money was selling popular tech stocks when they were near the highs earlier this month. Now they have stopped selling in some of those stocks. Let’s explore further to gain an edge. Click here to see a table showing my calculations of the smart-money action as of Sept.
The Arora Report published a “sell” signal on Apple’s stock before the iPhone 8 and iPhone X launch. At the time, Apple AAPL was trading around $164. Please see “Investors who recently bought Apple’s stock should consider locking in profits.” Now that that call has proven to be correct, I am
I am getting a lot of questions about Amazon’s stock. Some investors want to aggressively buy for the long term. Others want to unload and lock in gains. Let’s review the company, and then I will give you key pointers to help you invest in Amazon the right way. Chart
Don’t be fooled by the lackluster iPhone event held Tuesday A magnet is pulling Apple’s stock price to $200 — and beyond. The strong pull consists of fundamentals, technicals and market mechanics. Let’s explore that, starting with a chart. The chart Please click here to see an annotated monthly chart
Investors are excited about the new iPhone 8 expected to be unveiled Tuesday. Still, Apple CEO Tim Cook is selling Apple AAPL shares. What does he know that we don’t? Maybe there’s nothing there. Anyway, to explore the answer, let’s start with a chart of Apple stock. Chart Please click here
Prudent investors prepare for different scenarios. Right now, the stock market is assuming two things. First, regarding North Korea, that people in power on all sides are rational. Second, a buy-the-dip mentality will prevail and machines that trade large volumes every day will not make mistakes. To understand that latter