Strong Dollar Keeps Pressure On U.S. Exports
U.S. multinationals can breathe a little easier. Maybe.
U.S. exports are under pressure… and it has been that way for a while now. Look no...
Investors Eye Black Friday Trends As Holiday Sales Kick Off
Over the coming days, the business news headlines will not speak of the Federal Reserve, commodity prices or currencies. Instead they will likely focus...
Corporate Profits Slowdown Hasn’t Caught Up To Stocks Yet
Growth in U.S. corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments dipped into the negative territory in 3Q15 - both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year.
At...
Is Chipotle’s Stock Chart Broken? (CMG)
This past March, I warned about an impending stock top for Chipotle (CMG). The price patterns on the intermediate to longer term charts looked...
Pershing Square Ups Stake In Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX)
Pershing Square acquires 2,144,618 shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) from 1-Oct-15 to 23-Nov-15
Total cost: $240,933,692
Pershing Square sells strangles to fund purchases of OTM calls;...
Russell 2000 Index Rally Could Reach 1200 Pivot Level
After a sharp decline last week, the stock market has recovered with a relentless rally this week. And this has translated into a strong...
U.S. Capital Markets Review: Stocks Outpace Treasuries, Commodities
October was an eventful month as stock markets rebounded from their September selloff, oil prices stabilized somewhat, and the employment picture in the U.S....
The Morning Report: S&P 500 Support 2068, Resistance 2089
Another early morning stall at resistance greets us today. Formations are bullish but tired so I suspect a pullback into support regions before a...
Amazon (AMZN) Continues To Crush Traditional Retail
Here are a couple of good examples of how changes in demographics and consumer trends can affect markets.
We'll look at how Consumer banking and...
Inside The Citi Surprise Index: Longest Period Of Negative Readings Ends
Citigroup’s Citi Surprise Index (CSI) is a real-time model, designed to analyze the accuracy of Wall Street’s economic forecasts. A positive index value indicates...