The Technicals Vs The Fundamentals
Right now in the stock market we have as clear a divergence as I can recall between what the technicals are saying and what the fundamentals are. As far as the technicals, the S&P is above its 200 DMA, above…
Back To Reality: The Earnings Recession Has Arrived
Sentiment became euphoric Thursday on the back of META earnings yesterday afternoon sending the NASDAQ up 3.25% and the S&P 1.47%. Unfortunately – as I suggested in my blog this morning (“The Bear Market Has Been Cancelled”) – price was…
Market Preview Week Of Jan 30-Feb 3: The Fed And Big Tech Earnings
Get your beauty sleep this weekend because next week is poised to be epic. In addition to a Fed Decision on Wednesday, we have Big Tech earnings. The market ramped up last week with the S&P breaking out above its…
When Warren Bought AAPL
To my mind, one of the most interesting developments in financial markets in the last few years is Warren Buffett’s accumulation of a large stake in Apple (AAPL). Long a technophobe in investing, Buffett ultimately built up a nearly 1…
AAPL Is Not A Growth Stock Anymore But It’s Still Priced Like One
Apple (AAPL) reported okay earnings after the close Thursday. Revenue was +9% as was EPS of $1.52. Services was a bright spot with revenue growth of 17%. The stock is currently off 4% in the after hours. The problem is…
Squeeze
The combination of an oversold market and good enough Facebook (FB) earnings may result in a squeeze higher Thursday. If we start to see a trend day higher, investors may pile in and shorts who have overstayed their welcome will…
QQQ Testing 200 DMA, Keep An Eye On The $
The 200 DMA is the most fundamental line in technical analysis. By definition, securities and indexes that are above upward sloping 200 DMAs are considered to be in uptrends. Conversely, securities and indexes that are below downward sloping 200 DMAs…
Take Profits In Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett is widely – and correctly – considered to be the greatest investor of all time. As a consequence, it’s almost heresy to say anything bad about him or Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A/BRK.B). Nevertheless – and I hate to say…
The Bifurcated Market II: Contrasting My View With The Great Puru Saxena
The market is bifurcated into the mega cap tech stocks that have held up well so far – and thus propped up the indexes – and the smaller but still important stocks that have already suffered brutal bear markets. My…
A Tale Of Two Markets: AAPL vs HOOD Earnings
SentimenTrader posted a chart Thursday afternoon showing that 44% of NASDAQ stocks are down at least 50% from their highs. And yet the NASDAQ index as a whole is only down 17% from its high. What gives? As I’ve been…