Last week felt like the Kentucky Derby of earnings season, especially if you listened to or read the earnings call transcripts of the big tech stocks I’ll review below. Last week’s Market Outlook, “Intel Confirms Another Gold Mine Segment In …
Last week’s extraordinary earnings announcement from Intel rhymed with the NVDA earnings announcement that grabbed the investing world’s attention in 2023. On May 25, 2023, NVDA’s stock jumped 24% on 240% higher than average volume on an earnings announcement that …
The record breaking 13-day Nasdaq 100 winning streak answers the question of the market being confident or complacent. As we reported for weeks leading up to the rally, market signals (price action, sector rotation, and inter-market relationships) indicated a bottom …
The ceasefire gave the stock market the “move past the war” catalyst it had spent the prior week preparing for. The next hurdle will be the wave of bank earnings this week. A big monthly jump of 0.9% in CPI …
NASA’s most ambitious mission since landing on the moon began last week, and it’s navigating its challenges in a way that will boost the new NASA leader’s narrative that the agency is back and bolder than ever. At the same …
Currently, the media and stock market are hyper-focused on the relationship between the price of oil, driven by the damage caused by the Iran war, and expectations for an “end date” for the fighting. If or when the fighting …
One of the best ways to practice consistent, unemotional market analysis is to follow models and frameworks. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve referenced our Calendar Range framework which has been cautious to bearish for some time now. “PRIME” …
Markets tend to focus on one big idea at a time, and right now, there's no question what that idea is and should be - the war with Iran because… Bull markets and strong economies are killed by “shocks.” The …
Last week will be remembered as historically significant in geopolitics and the oil markets, but it’s not clear that the stock market will receive the same recognition. In Malcom Gladwell’s best-selling book, he explains that small actions or events can …
Last week, earnings season “ended” with a disappointing reaction to the much anticipated Nvidia earnings. However, the market’s reaction to Nvidia’s earnings, and the less-covered economic news, gave the savvy investor information that clarifies the market narrative and helps anticipate …