Market Deception: Stock Valuations Twisted To Fit “Low Rates” Story
At the December 14, 2016 FOMC press conference, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen responded to a reporter’s question about stock valuations and the possibility...
S&P 500 Futures Trading Outlook For December 21
Stock Market Outlook for December 21, 2016 –
Chart action is stagnant with light volume as we approach midweek. Formations suggest a test of support...
Nike (NKE) Quarterly Earnings Deliver; Stock Valuation Attractive
Nike (NYSE:NKE) just reported quarterly earnings and the overall figures were pretty strong. Overall, Nike quarterly earnings and sales for fiscal second quarter came...
Federal Reserve Lays Groundwork For More Rate Hikes In 2017
As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point last week, up to a...
The State Of The Global Financial Markets In 5 Charts
I'm back with another set of 5 macro technical charts to watch (including stock market indices, sectors, individual commodities, currencies, bonds, and other benchmarks and...
S&P 500 Futures Trading Outlook For December 20
Stock Market Outlook for December 20, 2016 –
A wedge like pattern on the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) loosely formed yesterday and now looks a...
Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks To Watch (December 19)
It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and...
Apple Stock Options Case Study (AAPL): Winners & Losers
How Patience Turned Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Into An Options Winner
Apple has under-performed its mega cap tech rivals like Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Here’s...
Stock Market Futures Weekly Review & Outlook – December 19
The Big Picture - Stock Market Futures
Considering all the hubbub and uncertainty that filled the air in 2016 about the presidential election and Federal Reserve,...
Trading Ideas: 5 Tech Stocks With Upside Into 2017
The Nasdaq 100 and large cap technology stocks are coming alive after a brief respite.  This is great news for the broader markets rally prospects...