For the last two months I’ve been trying to determine if the rally initially spurred by Trump pausing the Liberation Day tariffs by 90 days on April 9 represents a continuation of the long bull market or a bear market…
The market was cruising along until a weak 20 year treasury auction in the middle of the day Wednesday sent interest rates soaring and stocks stumbling. Early Friday President Trump spooked markets once again by calling for a 50% tariff…
Even a downgrade of the US credit rating by Moody’s couldn’t derail the current momentum in the stock market Monday as the S&P clawed back all of the 60 points it lost at the open plus 5. The technicals have…
I have been going back and forth over the last week or two: Bear Market Rally or Correction In An Ongoing Bull Market? In the wake of the strong bullish reaction to Google’s (GOOG/GOOGL) 1Q25 earnings report on Thursday April…
The market has recouped all of its losses suffered in the wake of Liberation Day. It looks like a V-bottom but I’m skeptical for a couple of reasons. One, there is still tremendous uncertainty about the outcome of the trade…
Wednesday night I suggested that 5,650 might be the limit for the S&P if the recent bounce is in fact a bear market rally. And that’s exactly how things played out in Thursday’s session with the S&P reaching a high…
It’s been quite a rally the last few weeks as Trump has walked back the outrageous tariffs he announced on Liberation Day and 4 of The Magnificent 7 have reported solid earnings over the last week. 5,500 represents a significant…
Google (GOOG/GOOGL) reported 1Q25 earnings after the close Thursday. I think Gene Munster is right in characterizing the quarter as “good but not great” as Search Revenue growth continues to decelerate. Nevertheless, with the stock beat down over the last…
Obviously uncertainty is extremely high at the moment and so is the question of whether the market has bottomed or the powerful rally the last two days represents a bear market rally. From the standpoint of technical analysis, it is…
About an hour ago, the news broke that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a group of investors at a JP Morgan event in Washington DC that he foresaw de-escalation of the current trade tension with China as the situation was…