investopedia

Treasury and investment-grade bond funds have broken down to multi-year lows following the Federal Reserve’s eighth rate hike since December 2015, dropping them into long-term bear markets. Rising yields will now compete with equities and other asset classes for investor capital, waving red flags for the stock market’s multi-year uptrend. Rates may continue to rise into […]Read More

Oregon-based Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) is a one of the best recognized brands across the globe. The company, with its “Just Do It” slogan, has been able to capture a huge share of the market for its products including athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories. Nike designs, develops and markets these products, selling through its factory and […]Read More

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) ceded leadership of the FAANG complex in July, topping out and gapping down following a poorly received second quarter earnings report. Selling pressure eased in August, but the subsequent bounce has failed to fill the gap while weekly relative strength cycles have hit overbought levels. This potent combination raises the odds for a […]

Over the past several months, it has become apparent that the market appetite for initial public offerings (IPOs) has started to thaw. More specifically, high-growth companies have tended to opt toward private rounds of financing in recent years, but with hype surrounding recent offerings, it appears as though the story is changing. In the paragraphs below, […]

Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock entered October setting new all-time highs in each of the first three days of the fourth quarter. In doing so, the stock is testing my weekly pivot of $232.72. With a new quarter comes new monthly and quarterly levels, and for Apple, the quarterly and monthly value levels are $227.22 and $222.02, […]Read More

Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) shares rose about 3% on Wednesday after options traders placed bullish bets. Around 20,000 call options changed hands with a put/call ratio of 0.37, suggesting bullish sentiment ahead of Wynn’s Oct. 25 earnings date. Activity in the options market tends to influence equity prices since options are an indicator of future expectations. Casino […]Read More

As the Dow continues to defy gravity by making progressively higher all-time highs, market watchers have pointed out with some alarm that small-cap stocks have not recently been a part of the record high club. In fact, as the large-cap Dow climbed sharply for much of September and then started October with a bang, making […]

Small and mid-caps have been hit hard since late August, so rather than look for short opportunities after a large move, we’re looking for potential countertrend trades on the long side. Today’s candidate is PTC India Limited (PTC.BO). The stock has been trading to the downside since the fourth quarter of last year; however, the weekly timeframe shows […]Read More

Media covers a wide variety of streams – advertising, broadcasting and networking, news, print and publication, digital, recording and motion pictures, Each has its own associated infrastructure. Media companies operate within these streams and offer products and services to end users from individuals to large organizations. This list of top 10 global media companies provides a […]

General Electric Co. (NYSE : GE) is the oldest component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, having joined the index in 1896. It long ago outlived its then-contemporaries, bygone companies like National Lead and Standard Rope & Twine. Today, GE remains one of the few true conglomerates, with its fingers in multiple unrelated industries, everything from health […]

The real estate sector is regarded as a staple for any serious income investor, and it also happens to be a favorite of active traders because of its relatively predictable cyclical nature. In this article, we take a look at several charts that traders use to track the real estate sector and see how they will likely […]

Strong second quarter earnings reports helped offset weakness in last month’s jobs report and China’s retaliatory tariffs. Non-farm payrolls came in at just 157,000 in July, which was less than the 195,000 consensus forecast. China also responded to President Trump’s $200 billion in new tariffs on Chinese products with $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. products – […]Read More