U.S. stocks are selling off for a fifth-straight day. The Fed minutes could be a catalyst, although stocks are not oversold and volatility remains low.
Michael Tarsala
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Don't fight the Fed in the gold market and especially not now, argues Chris Henwood of The Henwood Edge and a former trading VP at Goldman's J. Aron.
J.C. Parents, CMT is watching chip stocks as a leading indicator for other markets and perhaps the tech economy. And he likes what he sees.
A trio of Fed officials voiced the need for the Fed to do more to stimulate the economy following the weak Friday jobs report.
One particularly crummy Friday does not ruin the bullish picture for stocks, says Jeffrey Saut, equity strategist at Raymond James.
There was little in Alcoa's earnings to dispel the notion that it could be a difficult earnings season for many companies -- especially the industrials.
The good folks at Motley Fool say the smart money is on Apple staying above the $600 mark from here. I agree in spirit, but see a lower price support.
Buying momentum stocks sure worked in the tech boom years. And it still does, says Mark Hulbert -- as long as you buy when volatility is low.
Amazon will take a big step forward in its platform strategy with the release of its own branded smartphone. Google remains behind.
Real estate has not only bottomed, it's arguably booming. That may be working to the benefit of several Covestor investment managers and their models.
The market reaction to this Friday’s disappointing jobs report could be a bigger deal than usual, based on Jeffrey Saut’s latest analysis.
The cyclical bull market is approaching "old man age". That's potentially bad news given that the market has grown complacent again.