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Jobs Data Give Green Light to Risk-on Trade
Talk about a green light situation, leading up to last Friday’s release of the February employment data, the investing landscape had three forces acting as potential headwinds to an otherwise secular bullish trend — increasing interest rates, rising inflation and global trade tariffs. Regardless of all other headlines that might cross the tape, these three […]
Market Gets Caught in the Grip of a Seesaw in Sentiment
The major averages became caught up in a technical tug-o-war this past week, trying to regain bullish momentum only to have every rally attempt cut short of extending a one-day move. Just 10 trading days ago, the S&P 500 was at 2,715 and, as of last Friday, March 2, the index trades at 2,670. The […]
2018 Setting Up to Be a Great Year for Dividend Investors
Last Friday was a key trading day for the stock market as fears of interest rates rising too quickly and by more than expected over the short term started to diminish. In what is widely seen as the primary headwinds to the bull trend, both rising inflation and increasing interest rates have been the current […]
Market Correction Sparks Feeding Frenzy for Stocks
If you blinked or weren’t watching the market for the past week, there was a fierce correction that has erased all but a few traces of the shock and awe of the trapdoor sell-off. U.S. equities advanced for a sixth consecutive session, overcoming a hotter-than-expected January Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading. The Nasdaq Composite led […]
How to Profit from High-Tech Income
Following a fully fledged 10%-plus stock market correction, it’s my firm view that income investors should take a hard look at some well-managed closed-end funds that invest in big-capitalization technology stocks and write covered calls against their portfolios. Volatility has returned to the market and that translates to the widening of option premiums in both […]
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Artificial Intelligence Aids in Executing Smart Trades
The year ahead has a lot in store for the dedicated investor and trader who is trying to gain an edge anywhere possible. One of the most talked about and promising areas for improving the probability of success is the implementation of artificial intelligence, or AI. The technology is advancing rapidly, holding Moore’s Law true […]
Fourth-Quarter Earnings Season Coming into Full Bloom
The major indices once again reached new all-time highs this week, and stocks are enjoying a historic winning streak fueled by solid earnings from market-leading stocks, the perceived benefits of tax reform and “FOMO” (Fear Of Missing Out). The S&P 500 has increased in 14 of the last 16 trading days and now sits at […]
Treasury Yields Higher Ahead of Next Fed Meeting
The stock market continues to feed on improving economic data, tax reform and a gradualist Fed policy that doesn’t receive a lot of press at present. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the Fed funds rate by a quarter of a point to 1.5% on December 13, 2017. It had been raised to 1.25% on June […]
Teflon Bull Market Shakes Off Headline Risk
This past week saw the market undergo its first real test of how it would manage headline risk. A Bloomberg report that China may trim or halt its purchases of U.S. (China Weighs Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries — January 10, 2018) Treasuries prompted selling in the Treasury market, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year […]
Is the January Effect a Valid Concept or Just a Myth?
So far, 2018 is off to a roaring start. Market momentum that was lagging for a good part of December is back, with relative strength indicators pointing to higher prices for stocks in most sectors. There is nothing more encouraging for students of technical analysis than seeing a broad-based rally versus a market with narrow […]
