Stock Market Pull Back Correction? For many investors, today’s big pullback in the S&P, NASDAQ, Russell and Dow Jones shows how vulnerable the stock market is for the next two months. It’s yet another setbacks equal to one just one month ago. At this hour the indexes are limping lower. The Dow is down 600…
Today’s Stock Market Update The week of the 11th to 16th was another rocky one, yet it ended well. It’s a major event, because investors are looking for reasons to be optimistic. Volatility shows they’re being irrational, overly impacted by daily reports, that are quickly forgotten. The FED overshoot this spring and summer, if it…
Next Week’s Market Forecast As the week ends, my previous prediction of a market correction this fall did come true, but a little early. All the negative factors were easy to see, it’s just that the market is much too optimistic, buoyed by media speculation of a FED rate reduction. The volatility simply reflects how…
When Will the Stock Market Crash? The prospect of market failure is never a pleasant topic. Yet with the stock market and economy in 2024 predicated on hope and a few mega caps, it’s not hard to visualize a big correction or crash in all 4 major indexes. Why would a stock market crash be…
Will the Trump Trade Turn the US Around? The big topic right now in investor circles isn’t just the low inflation report and an expected rate cut in September. It’s also the discussion of what Donald Trump will do if he wins the Nov 8 election. The issue has been tagged the “Trump trade” which…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 5 Years The 5 year forecast period is a key timeframe for investors. That number represents cautious, sound and strategic investing over a period they can visualize in their lives. That is in contrast to day trading and get-rich-quick gambling. In 2023, there was a lot of concern that…
The Trump Economic Boom 2025 The resignation of Joe Biden and the refusal of Barack Obama to endorse Kamala Harris, has sent the Democrat Party into turmoil and conflict. The infighting is only beginning as hopefuls try to capture attention and support ahead of their convention. The disarray of the failing party seems to be…
Stock Market News The story of the month might well be volatility, and we might expect more ups and downs for day traders to enjoy and retail investors to fear. Stock market analysts are talking about a rotation out of tech and into small caps, but the real story is about timing. Because Russell 2000…
Dow Forecast DJIA 2025 Institutional and retail investors across the Globe are watching US industrial companies, as the US economy emerges from the oppressive weight of high interest rates. And as America’s mighty industries reawaken, flush with stimulus spending and growing demand for housing, new factories, and AI technology, they may offer high earnings potential….
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 6 Months The six-month period puts us past the 3 month spring period through the spring and summer and into early September. As this chart from Google Finance reveals, all the indexes have performed well in the past year despite significant headwinds such as high interest rates, high inflation,…
Tips for Beginner Investors Investing in stocks isn’t a game anymore for millions of retail investors who open accounts in stock brokerages or individual retail investing websites. Self-directed investing is all the rage but many investors learn their is perils for those who don’t create a successful strategy. Trades are low cost now allowing higher…
6 Month Forecast for the Economy The outlook for the next six months for the stock market and the economy will require some patience as the FED attempts to dissipate the spending excess of the US government. Inflation may not go away any time soon as demand from consumers persists and the job market stays…
Why a US Recession Won’t be in the Cards for 2024 The equity markets took a dive Wednesday on expectations of bad news. Yes, not on bad news, but the expectation of bad news. At least someone’s expectation. So much for the technical analysis everyone’s publishing right now. There seems to be a little conspiracy…
Forecast for the 2024 Stock Market 2023 was a choppy uncertain year for the markets making investors and business managers nervous about the road ahead. Their courage and optimism is about to be paid off handsomely in 2024. Many analysts are down on 2024, burdened by the higher for longer them by the FED. They…
Fast Stock Quotes Looking for quick stock quotes online? There are plenty of websites that offer live stock price quotes including Google Finance, Barchart, Yahoo Finance, and TradingView. It’s often wiser not to do research on your favorite trading platform because you’re likelier to make rash buy or sell decisions. Which is why Google Finance, Barchart,…
Recovery of the Economy Looks Promising — Mike Wilson Morgan Stanley’s Chief Investment Officer is bullish on 2024 and 2025, but was bearish on 2023 earnings. He’s warning investors that this mini bull market may not be trusted, and that a last half 2023 correction, at least in sentiment is due. He lays out his…
Google Finance vs Yahoo Finance Two of the most handy, searched for, and quick stock market references are Yahoo Finance and Google Finance. For investors looking for today’s stock market stories, news, and latest stock quotes, these two are the two primary sites they access. There are other sources which provide extensive data such as…
S&P 500 Forecast As perhaps the best performance indicator of large-cap US equities., the S&P is regarded as the “real stock market” by many investors. Compared to the Dow, the S&P is estimated to be 170 times larger in value. The S&P 500 is a collection of large-cap stocks, the best of the market which…
NASDAQ Forecast The good performance of the NASDAQ listed stocks show investors believe in the tech sector, and that it has the only path to profitability against Dow, Russell and S&P stocks. The NASDAQ’s 17.8% price growth year to date is surprising, but can it be sustained? Tech can find a way to profitability…
Markets Staging a Rally? Is last week’s market rally a real trend in investor sentiment? What caused the rise this month and the jump this week? Was it a technical correction, short covering, rising GDP report, or news regarding inflation rate in October so far (privileged data, not publicly available)? This chart shows how strong…
When will we see another Bull Run for the Stock Markets? Now getting past the elections, we didn’t get the results we hoped for, but the win for GOP in taking the house should help to prevent the Dems from damaging the economy too heavily. There is some hope they won’t be able to raise…
FaceBook META Stock Price Forecast Facebook announced its 3rd quarter earnings results and posted a drop of 4% YoY to $27.7 billion. They reported a net income of 22 billion which is only half of what it earned in Q3 of 2021. It was only the 2nd quarterly decline in the company’s history. Investors didn’t like…
Best Dow Jones Stocks The Dow Jones index is enjoying quite a couple of days now in October. The index has risen 1400 points in the last two days. It might be just another bear market bounce, part of the volatility of a stock market that doesn’t know where it’s going. And these events are…
Will the Fed Pivot before a Market Crash? There’s been frequent mention of a Fed pivot in the last two months. Both sides on the topic have fashioned evidence showing how their view is the correct one. For instance, there is the view that Powell and the Fed will not pull back on raising interest…
The Dow Jones and its 4 Indices Retail and institutional investors both are scrambling in the face of another market collapse to find investible securities in this last quarter of 2022. It’s in these darkest hours of the markets that everyone rethinks where the real opportunities are. We often don’t record our change of perspective,…
The Best Stocks to Buy The Dow Jones, NASDAQ, S&P and Russell 2000 are rising of late, and the outlook for 2024 is promising. Lingering inflation, debt ceiling, and international trade issues will plague the markets. However, 2024 with lower interest rates, should be a great year, which means moving money from the money markets…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple With stock volatility, rising interest rates, and an economic recovery underway, are the big tech FAANG stocks the choice for risk off investors? While NASDAQ did well last year, it may be the Fed stimulus and low interest rate policy that created those big gains. When Cathie Woods says tech…
Why do Prices Rise? Stock market volatility is by no means over, as we enter the end of the imposed economic shutdown. The events of Black Friday help us see clearly what the threats and sell off signals are. It really brings home the potential for a significant sell off and this might prime us for…
Investing and Global Diversification If you scan the 5 year forecast or 10 year forecast for US stock markets, you might conclude that US price and earnings growth doesn’t look as inspiring versus China, Vietnam, Brazil, Germany or other markets. But those investors thinking of investing internationally in Mexico, Japan, Australia, Viet Nam, Germany, Korea,…
Crash the Markets in October? Traditionally, the stock market hits the skids in October. Some of the biggest crashes were fall season events. The Bank Panic of 1907, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and Black Monday 1987 all happened in October. There are plenty of reasons to believe typical investors can be spooked easy, especially…
Tech Stock Sell Off Amidst the stock market sell off this week, we’re seeing an abandonment of tech stocks in particular. Stock market experts are citing inflation as the key factor, but you’ll see the full list of tech deflating factors below. Recently, the tech-led sell-off saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffer their largest…
Top Stock Market Crash Indicators If you’re smart investor and you’re really concerned about the value of your investment (your hard earnings), then you must be aware of what could ruin that investment. You might have uneasy feeling that this constant inflating of the stock market could end in a crash. More people are asking,…
What the Experts Say about the Stock Market Forecast While a lot of bloggers, stock market experts and financial advisors say to ignore stock market forecasts and predictions, it makes sense to hear from a variety of stocks market experts below. Some are wildly enthusiastic about the S&P, Dow Jones, Russell, and NASDAQ, talking materials, biotech,…
Stock Market Selloff 2023 “As part of his $4 trillion tax plan, B has proposed increasing the top tax rate for capital gains for the highest earners to 39.6% from 23.8%, the largest real increase in capital gains rates in history. Economic analyses show that capital gains tax hikes cause a burst of stock-selling…
Apple Stock Forecast 2020 Apple is one of the 5 FAANG stocks which currently are the essence of the US stock markets. Apple has enjoyed a phenomenal growth in stock price coinciding with its persistently strong brand and monopoly market share. The big Apple news is the announced 4 for 1 stock split which will…
All About Short Term Stock Price Volatility The stock market is unique in its difficulty with short term volatility. Even the Dow Jones blue chips surge up and down. It seems not much is safe from the volatility roller coaster these days. Stock prices are a reflection of estimates of future value. When negative news…
What Will Google Look Like after it is Broken Up? Forecast: Google will be broken up. Why? It’s the only viable solution to stop a Trillion dollar company from dominating everything it wants, undermining small business and competition, because it can. But don’t feel sorry for Google. The founders got to live their dream and…
Small Business Need their Own Trillion Dollar Stimulus A recent video by Jim Cramer says a lot about the economy and stock investment. What we’re gauging everyday is primarily big corporation earnings and outlooks. This is blue chips and large caps of all kinds, but mostly the top 30 to 100 companies in capitalization and sales…
Amazon Stock Price Forecast Amazon is the world’s most successful company at present, dominating ecommerce product sales. Yet for investors, the stock price slowly and persistently falls. Is Amazon the best stock pick in the stock market for 2020? Longforecast in a chart below, shows an optimistic price outlook after the Presidential election. Amazon Stock…
Tech Stocks Drag Down the Markets Investors greeted a new week in the US stock markets with a major pullback. The DOW, S&P, NASDAQ, TSX, and Russell lost value on Monday. Experts are offering different reasons for these losses and differing stock market predictions. One report suggested this latest correction resulted from comments from a…
Gilead Sciences | GILD Stock Forecast The Wuhan Corona Virus (Covid 19) has become the most damaging health threat of the last 100 hundred years. The profit potential of a treatment or vaccine for Covid 19 is almost unlimited, with a potential customer base of 6 billion people. The race for a vaccine is on…
Jim Cramer of Mad Money Jim Cramer is arguably the most interesting character in the world of investing. There’s plenty of reasons for writing about him and for you to know how he started in the world of investing and the stock market. You’re likely interested in what he’s saying about the stock market, which…
2020 Stock Market Correction The 2020 stock market forecast was calling for more volatility. And with the pandemic, wow did ever happen! Good call except the cause was unforeseen. (This is an old post) If manufacturing comes back to the US, it is bound to stimulate investment, jobs, and of course stock performance. Yet, the monthly…