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European stock markets opened sharply lower on Monday following the escalation of trade risks after US President Donald Trump’s statements regarding potential new tariffs on goods from eight European countries.
The S&P 500 remains range-bound below 7,000 as earnings season nears, with strong dip-buying interest and support building around the 6,850–6,800 area.
A look at how two gold ratio charts are telegraphing a secular bull market that has a great deal of fuel left in the tank and, in fact, may just be getting started.
GBP/USD has pulled back into a falling wedge formation, suggesting a potential bullish breakout ahead of key UK employment and inflation data releases.
Anthropic, one of the top players in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, is considering going public through an IPO later this year. It is also lining up a big capital raise before going public.
This weekly Extreme Positions report highlights the Most Bullish and Most Bearish Positions for the speculator category. Extreme positioning in these markets can foreshadow strong moves in the underlying market.
Greenland ranks eighth globally in proven rare earth metals, with the potential to move even higher as exploration advances. Only 5 mining companies operate there and they are all up substantially YTD.
Given there’s no ongoing US balance of payments crisis, removal of IEEPA tariffs, and the possibility of imposing new ones, would have a short term impact.
Silver prices are moving fast, but volatility isn’t the real risk. The bigger danger lies in the assumptions investors make about availability, liquidity, and how paper markets behave when delivery starts to matter.
Every financial crisis generally takes place in three steps. And while there aren’t bright, clear lines of separation between them, each one does have unique characteristics that allow us to get a sense of where things stand in the process.
There is something far more basic, and even mathematical, behind the headlines in Venezuela whose roots lie years deeper, and whose ripple effects will run far longer into an admittedly unknowable yet nevertheless somewhat precarious future.
The COT currency market speculator bets were overall lower this week as five out of the 11 currency markets we cover had higher positioning and the other six markets had lower speculator contracts.
Day traders and financial institutions may both feel that the GBP/USD is oversold at its current levels, but nervous sentiment early this coming week should be watched.
The Dogs of the Dow is an investing strategy well-known to retail and institutional investors. In 2025, the strategy produced a return of roughly 19%, beating both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
Capital One is scheduled to announce fourth-quarter and 2025 results on Jan. 22. Similar to the previous reported quarter, the company’s performance is expected to have been driven by its solid credit card business. How should one approach the stock?
Quantum Computing shares rose 4.3% on Friday, closing the week at $12.70 on volume 17% higher than the daily average. The move came after Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on the stock with a buy rating.
Friday was quite the mess. Gold dropped 85 points in minutes. The Nasdaq whipped 20 points in both directions before most traders finished their coffee. And yet there's a way to trade days like these without getting destroyed.
The stage appears to be set for a global melt-up. The S&P 500 just hit a new all-time high the week before last. Unlike previous rallies, this move was not driven by Magnificent 7/Big Tech.
ChatGPT recently announced the addition of a feature called ChatGPT Go. Meanwhile, Replit, an artificial intelligence coding startup, has been in discussions to raise about $400 million in a round of funding that would roughly triple its valuation.
The general market, as represented by the SPX index, has been healthy and steady in recent days. Prices are holding above both horizontal and trendline support, while the number of new NYSE 52-week lows has remained at harmless levels.
Over the past 12 months, around $68 billion was paid out to investors in a select group of companies. I'll prove that these multibillion-dollar annual payments are very real. I’ll show why they are mandated as part of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tuesday will be a $14 billion T-Bill Settlement date, which should add some tighter liquidity conditions into the mix. If overnight funding rates start to rise this week, that would increase pressure on usage of the Fed’s Standing Repo Facility.
Japanese stocks surged to record highs this week, while the yen weakened and bond yields rose on reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call snap elections soon. Thus, here is a look at two ETFs in the space to consider.
Over the past couple of months, we’ve noticed a relationship between the Europe/US natural gas spread and the prices of LNG stocks. Specifically, we've looked at the differences between the TTF Dutch benchmark for natural gas and the US Henry Hub.
As Bitcoin volatility continues and AI data-center expansion increases energy demand, miners are evolving beyond Bitcoin production. Investors are watching which companies can scale their infrastructure most profitably. Let's compare two such stocks.
In this video, I provide an Elliott Wave analysis of the Nasdaq 100, discussing the market's position within a long-term third wave that began in 2002.
ConocoPhillips stock has a 3.42% dividend yield, well below its 5-year average. As a result, its price target is at least 29% higher at $126.65 based on this yield.
WTI Crude Oil provided speculators and large players a mixture of volatility last week and the commodity may continue to fester opportunities in the days ahead.
Netflix investors are focused on whether the streaming giant can sustain revenue growth as US subscriber momentum cools and strategic ambitions expand.
Brown & Brown has increased its dividend payments for 32 consecutive years, including a 10% dividend increase announced on Oct. 23, 2025. Brown & Brown is a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats list thanks to its long dividend growth streak.
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled what it called the “Great Healthcare Plan,” a broad framework aimed at addressing healthcare affordability, drug prices, and insurance transparency.
Success in the NQ requires identifying key levels (like the 62) and trusting the immediate response. A 50-handle move shouldn't be sweat; it should be execution.
MSFT announced 2 new multi-year carbon credit purchase deals, representing nearly 3 million tonnes of carbon removal, with the new agreements expanding the tech giant’s already substantial lead as the largest corporate purchaser of carbon removal.
Super Micro could eventually be a good tech stock to own again, and it's tempting to build positions in SMCI at under $30 a share. Still, investors may need more reassurance that Super Micro’s growth will indeed continue
The Australian dollar continues to see a lot of choppy behavior as we continue to hang around the 0.67 level, which is an area that I think has been like a magnet and an area that I think a lot of people will be paying close attention to.
Intel stock gains analyst upgrades from Citigroup and TD Cowen to $50 targets as foundry business and server CPU demand drive renewed Wall Street interest.
The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 now account for roughly 40% of the index’s total market capitalization. From 1880 to 2010, the top 10 averaged about 24% of the index.
It appears likely we will soon see a string of months where annual inflation is running 2.5% or below. That’s within shouting distance of the Federal Reserve’s target and may raise the odds of more rate cuts this year.
Donald Trump started 2026 by announcing a plan to increase annual military spending by $600 billion for next year – meaning that the military budget would reach a total of $1.5 trillion.
Markets entered the week at record levels and were challenged by a wave of political and geopolitical headlines that tested investor confidence. Policy rhetoric weighed on the financial sector, and geopolitics continued to influence energy stocks.
The S&P 500 seems to be stuck. Money is rotating inside equities but not flowing in. Bonds are selling off. This is just not the time to chase high-flyers. With all of this in mind, I'm looking at one number before I buy anything right now: beta.
