The stock market decline more than a week ago was kicked off by higher-than-expected wage increases that showed up in the January jobs report. Higher wages are raising the specter of inflation. As a result, interest rates have risen rapidly as investors and traders anticipate that the era of benign
The stock market is complex. The number of inputs is staggering. Setting aside the complexity, the simplest thing investors can do to gain valuable insight is to look at patterns. To explore what might be next for stocks, let’s look at a chart. Chart Please click here to see an
Many average investors are committing a blunder now. It’s not all their fault, though, as information is often dumbed down in the interest of simplicity. As Einstein said: “Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.” Unfortunately, often the information provided to average investors has been simplified
Earnings on many popular tech stocks, including FAANG stocks, are out. For the most part, earnings are better than the consensus numbers but worse than the whisper numbers. Moreover, tech stocks have had a good run. How much of the good news is already discounted in the prices? Should you
The strategy of buying “ugly ducklings that are just turning into swans” is especially attractive for prudent investors who see high risk in chasing the momentum but still want to generate high risk-adjusted returns. One way to learn the strategy is to explore a recent buy signal on Intel INTC.
No politician in the United States wants Americans to be worse off and deliberately take steps that are bad for an average American investor. However the policy of destroying the dollar, though well-intentioned, will lead to American investors being worse off in the long term. In the short term, investors
Apple is the first big tech company to hand President Trump a win. Apple AAPL, in a press release Wednesday, said it will pay $38 billion in repatriation taxes, spend $30 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years and help create 20,000 new jobs inside and outside the
Some investors have figured out that they can make a killing trading blockchain-related news. The trading can be done with bitcoin BTCUSD, and other cryptocurrencies, or companies such as Overstock.com OSTK, AMD AMD, and CME CME. Some companies have been hyping blockchain, such as Marathon Patent Group MARA, DPW Holding DPW,
Investor insanity about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain is in full bloom. Those with trading experience have two choices: complain about the insanity or take advantage of the insanity to make money. Those choosing to make money ought to make sure they have a proven methodology in place to control risk.
Stock bulls might want to be on alert if new allegations against President Trump turn out to be true. Special Counsel Robert Mueller already is investigating Russian collusion, which is a big overhang over the Trump administration. And, now, Michael Wolff’s new book (released Jan. 5), “Fire and Fury,” makes