The Iran nuclear deal looks to be done. We didn’t have to wait until the end-of-the-week deadline to get a decision from President Trump. Pulling out of the deal will mean resumed sanctions on Iran while inevitably affecting oil and possibly setting off some further geopolitical reactions. While some American allies, and fellow Iran deal […]

All three major indices are on the move today, trading higher behind rising oil prices that are supporting energy stocks and building off a strong Friday. With more earnings set to release this week the dollar’s four-week advance looks to continue while higher inflation worries remain. Looking at my seasonal charts, we can see the […]

RoboStreet – May 3, 2018 Building a Hedge of Portfolio Protection There is no shortage of hand-wringing in the current market landscape, especially with the S&P 500 retesting its closely-followed 200-day moving average that was briefly violated in yesterday’s volatile session. Volatility is running high and for good reason, stocks are struggling to rally in […]

In stride with earlier earnings, another heavyweight reports above expectation only to see slim gains in its ticker. Apple’s aftermarket release saw the company beat expectations and report sound growth and revenue but since the report only saw a modest 4% gain. Some important things to note from the earnings call are Apple’s 31% growth […]

With another week of big earnings behind us, investors can look forward to another week of blue-chip earnings from heavyweights like Apple, Kellogg, Berkshire, and more. April is winding down and we look to finish the month trading higher on all three indices. Strong earnings definitely supported this month which saw some early geopolitical action […]

RoboStreet – April 26, 2018 Market Turbulence Reflects Transition to Organic Growth For the past week, the stock market has come under severe selling pressure, and in my opinion, is not reflective of the widely positive transition that is occurring in the fundamentals. The S&P 500 shed over 100 points in just five trading sessions, […]

All three major indices are trading lower today, continuing the trend of multi-day losses paired with strong earnings. The Dow looks for its sixth straight day in losses while the Nasdaq faces five. Strong earnings in these sectors in light of the way the market is moving means this is a traders’ market. Watch for […]

Another week of earnings is upon us and with Google, Facebook, and Twitter all set to report this week, Hasbro Inc. and Halliburton already releasing lukewarm reports, I am looking at my seasonal charts for evidence of either a strong market rally or selloff to end April. Also on the docket are earnings from TD […]

RoboStreet – April 19, 2018 Sifting Through the Early First Quarter Numbers Markets are constantly in a state of sector rotation, always trying to anticipate the next rising trend of business momentum and this past week was no different. Every earnings season has a way of re-defining the current market leadership by either reaffirming its […]

With earnings season in full swing, the geopolitical turbulence that attempted to thwart markets in early April can be put behind us. As focus usually goes this time of year, earnings have taken center stage with big banks, tech giants, and other sectors already releasing positive reports while stalled action in both Syria and North […]