04-APRIL 13-2021
Good morning. The stock market is forward-looking. And it’s been looking forward to this earnings season. It’s a chance for companies to report solid numbers for the first quarter of 2021. Earnings are expected to not only be good compared to the 4th quarter, but will also provide a strong view relative to the first […]
04-APRIL 06-2021
Good morning. Entire trading strategies have been built around a reversion to the mean. That can be done with a long-term outlook, like the famous Dogs of the Dow Strategy that rebalances every year. Traders looking for oversold sectors are also betting that even a sector that’s going down over time may have some big […]
03-MARCH 30-2021
Good morning. Stocks sold off Monday on news that a few banks and hedge funds had been dealing with some liquidity issues in recent sessions. That’s caused a handful of stocks to show some big declines in the past few trading days. It’s also similar to the market selloff seen in January during the first […]
03-MARCH 23-2021
Good morning. A lot has been made about rising interest rates. One point that hasn’t gotten as much attention is to the yield curve. The yield curve is simply a measure of what interest rates prevail at variously-dated Treasuries. A healthy curve, like the one we have now, is rising, with investors demanding higher rates […]
03-MARCH 16-2021
Good morning. The third stimulus check of the pandemic, totaling up to $1,400, has started to hit bank accounts. With markets closed, the real action was on Coinbase, where buyers bid up Bitcoin to a new high of over $60,000 before a pullback. While the market was expected to rally, trading was muted. Why? A […]
03-MARCH 09-2021
Good morning. For a few weeks, the stock market seemed concerned with rising interest rates on bonds. In particular, the 10-year Treasury seemed like it would hit 1.5 percent and havoc would unleash. 1.5 percent was hit. And now yields are closer to 1.6 percent. That’s still not a huge return for giving Uncle Sam […]
03-MARCH 02-2021
Good morning. Technical analysis can often provide investors with a number of potential pivot points in the market. While not accurate 100 percent of the time, but helpful with short-term trading, the past few months have given a strong clue as to when markets will rise again. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed the day […]