3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (601+ words) Not much changed on Friday. The market is oversold, while sentiment is complacent. We could rally, and a stock I recently recommended could follow. I want to tell you something different about the market today, but I cannot. We remain…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (424+ words) Here’s our covered-call idea. The first full trading week of September was an eventful one. There was the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Friday. Hostilities also escalated notably across the Middle East. This pushed oil up sharply with Brent and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (870+ words) These bond ETFs may be suitable for many investors, but they aren’t entirely risk-free. Wall Street has spent a decade dressing up equity index funds as something safer than they are. Now it’s bond ladders’ turn for a makeover. Northern…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1762+ words) US equities see broad gains led by megacaps despite markets locking in a September rate hike with at least two more priced over the next year. I will leave this introduction in for this week: For readers who are new…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1404+ words) During a week of outperformance vs. the S&P, we closed out one holding, locking in substantial gains that rebuilt our cash position. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite declined this week, adding to their larger move lower over…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1024+ words) Inflation concerns are seeing central banks shift to a tightening stance. Are they indirectly calling the market top? With oil prices back above $105, it’s concern about inflation that’s driving markets ahead of key central-bank meetings next week. I’ve noted recently…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1791+ words) Another leg higher in oil, on top of a firm inflation backdrop, lifted Treasury yields to multi-year highs, hardening Fed rate-hike bets into next week’s meeting, and driving a fourth straight day of equity losses. I will leave this introduction…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (827+ words) Stocks continue to leak lower and internal damage is mounting, but downside volume remains relatively contained and investor complacency persists. That’s why a bounce remains likely, even if the bigger warning signs are growing louder. There is a lot to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (271+ words) The defense contractor turned some heads on Wall Street with surprising results. Autonomous systems focused defense contractor AeroVironment (AVAV) released the firm’s fiscal first quarter financial results on Wednesday evening. The adjusted results were impressive, even if the sales growth…...

3+ day, 4+ min ago   (515+ words) The upcoming CPI will either relieve the market pressure or confirm it. It was another ugly day on Thursday, and this one had the feel of some capitulation. It was gloomy from the open, with a constant drip of selling…...