Stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday as investors begin to reap some rewards from the start of first-quarter earnings season. Despite this recent market momentum, uncertainty is still present, which means investors need to continue to utilize Q1 earnings season in order to look for stocks set to top earnings estimates. First quarter earnings season…
As indexing becomes more and more popular it is also coming under increasing fire. I’ve written a lot about some of the more common indexing myths, but I also wanted to discuss a few myths and misunderstandings that have become more common in recent months: 1. Index funds are increasingly exposed to tech and therefore don’t diversify…
Learn the history of the 2008 financial crisis and stock crash, when the S&P 500 declined more than 57%. See what caused the crash, and the lessons we can learn from it. The 2008 financial crisis resulted from a buildup of financial problems during 2003 to 2007, all while the US stock market moved higher. Starting in 2007…
Shares of Wayfair (W) are higher after the company announced it is launching its own version of Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime Day. Way Day is a new annual retail event that will offer customers low prices and free shipping, the company said. WAY DAY: On Wednesday, Wayfair announced it is launching Way Day, a new retail…
Exactly one year ago, in its Global Financial Stability report, the IMF issued a stark warning when looking at the soaring level of private sector debt: it found that more than 20% of US corporations are at risk of defaults once interest rates rise, and calculated that the combined assets of firms threatened by default – those…
Emotional management is crucial to the ability to focus on what matters most in the trade. For instance, planning, stringent rule following and keeping commitments are some emotional management skills you’ll want to hone. There are those who would say that you should trade like a robot, meaning without emotions. They contend that, if you…
While affirming a tightening bias, The Bank of Canada blinked again today, opting to not raise its overnight rate for the second time in two months, noting the Canadian economy was slightly weaker than the bank had expected in the first quarter of 2018. Its next meeting date is May 30. Meanwhile, despite still relatively low-interest…
I am kind of fascinated by this VOO chart, which is based on the S&P 500. Check out the red horizontal as well as that dotted trendline. Notice how prices are mashed just beneath them. Taking a big step back, you can see the dotted line is simply the midline of the channel I’ve drawn, which goes…
The Australian Dollar has rallied nearly 2% off the yearly lows with prices now eyeing initial resistance hurdles. While the broader outlook does remain constructive, near-term the risk for a pullback in price has us looking for a possible exhaustion pullback to offer more favorable opportunities. AUD/USD DAILY PRICE CHART Technical Outlook: Earlier this month we highlighted…
Shares of eBay (EBAY) are on the rise after Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak upgraded eBay (EBAY) two notches to Overweight as he expects the company to start intermediating its own payments, pulling away from PayPal (PYPL), which could be a driver of more sustained gross merchandise volume growth. MORGAN STANLEY SAYS BUY EBAY: In…
