US Economic Growth, Jobs Spur Optimism For Stocks – October Recap
by Greg Naylor   October was an eventful month on the economic front, as the government shut down for a time, and then re-opened.  Surprise...
S&P 500 Breadth: New Highs, Falling Participation
Are constructive market internals still affirming the S&P 500's continual push above it's secular 2000 and 2007 highs? Is S&P 500 Breadth beginning to...
Tesla Earnings Ahead: A Technically Balanced Machine
Tesla Motors (TSLA) reports Q3 2013 earnings just following the bell today. Estimize consensus pegs the release of Tesla Earnings at $0.22 EPS with...
Is Laszlo Birinyi Stealth Calling a Market Top?
"Legendary investor" and frequent CNBC guest Laszlo Birinyi appeared on CNBC's Fast Money on Friday with a slightly tempered but stalwartly bullish outlook on...
Facebook Earnings Rally: Unfriended
After spiking as much as +18% off Wednesday's closing price at $49.01 to $57.98, Facebook ($FB) has followed after the fashion of Netflix last...
Before the Fed: Mid-Day Market Update
After an opening gap-up on Fed day, US stock indices are trading off their AM highs in a bottom-up decline, as the Russell 2000...
NASDAQ Composite: Spreading Thin
A review of this year's broad US stock index momentum leaders (such as the Dow Transports and Russell 2000) wouldn't be complete without a...
Apple Earnings Ahead: Dealing with 2012’s Price Legacy
Apple is mostly treading water today just prior to its Q3 2013 earnings release, but with a tentative technical sigh of relief.
As we covered...
The Small Cap Out-Performance Gap is Closing
Small cap stock out-performance brings excellent opportunities as a function of most mature bull markets; and often characterizes the fantastic – if abruptly concluded – end-run of major legs in those markets.
Market Cap Relative Strength: Large Caps to Take the Lead?
Since the November 2012 lows, relative strength in market capitalization has been dominated by a bottom-up regime in which the smallest companies have performed...