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Buy these stocks and pity the fools fighting the Fed
39 min ago - By Sara Sjolin
It’s finally Janet Yellen day. If you’ve been getting in a tizzy about scarily quiet markets, she just might put you out of your misery later this Friday.
This global heavyweight is trying to break away — and take the S&P 500 with it
8:39 a.m. Aug. 25, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
As the S&P blinks sleepily at a 0.1% gain so far for August, another heavyweight among stock benchmarks has been much friskier this month. It could help create a “risk-on” mood in the U.S. stock market.
This market’s new kids are flying high — and that’s super-bullish
9:27 a.m. Aug. 24, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
You have to forgive stock markets for looking listless, given Janet Yellen’s big Jackson Hole speech is looming. But our call of the day isn’t about a lack of direction. It’s all about IPOs that have soared lately — and how that’s a great sign.
Watch for oil to fall thanks to this star-crossed setup
8:22 a.m. Aug. 23, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
It might seem like an unusually quiet stretch for markets, but there are always big selloffs or bull markets somewhere. So far this week, oil is among the real losers, and today’s chart suggests crude prices will drop further.
How the ‘charged’ air around Yellen could send gold miners higher
6:00 a.m. Aug. 22, 2016 - By Shawn Langlois
With earnings season mercifully in the rear-view mirror, and investors wheezing through a quiet dog-days trading stretch, handicapping Janet Yellen’s upcoming speech will be priority number one for anybody with an eye on the markets.
30 words Americans can’t pronounce correctly
4:32 p.m. Aug. 20, 2016 - By Catey Hill
Can you guess the word Americans struggle to pronounce most?
These S&P 500 stocks are scoring rare double breakouts
7:59 a.m. Aug. 19, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
The market is wobbling into the weekend. But the action by the S&P’s individual components has been more emphatic. Our call of the day talks up more than two dozen S&P 500 stocks that have broken out not just once, but twice.
Here’s a shining sector that’s not stuck in a glut
9:15 a.m. Aug. 18, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Gluts are not just for oil, they’re everywhere. Our call of the day looks at three trouble spots for the market, but then one shining beam of light.
Buy your insurance now against the boogeymen lurking in this market
8:22 a.m. Aug. 17, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Investors just aren’t worried enough says our call of the day. And here’s what you need to do about it.
The golden lesson from this wild market’s past 6 months
9:19 a.m. Aug. 16, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
You just lived through your investing life’s most important six-month period, and it showed that trying to time the market is “fool’s gold,” says today’s call. It’s a full-throated defense of Buffett-like, damn-the-torpedoes, buy-and-hold investing.
Stock bulls keep making it look easy — which is getting hard to fathom
7:51 a.m. Aug. 15, 2016 - By Shawn Langlois
Another week, another slew of record highs splashed across the major indexes. This whole stock market thing ... pretty easy, right? Don’t tell that to hedge funder Crispin Odey, the one-time billionaire who has seen his fortunes gutted.
Why U.S. stocks are on their marks to go faster, higher, stronger
8:56 a.m. Aug. 12, 2016 - By Carla Mozee
Traders matched Team USA’s Rio medal-fest with their own trifecta of wins yesterday. Here’s why U.S. equities promise to beat the rest of the world right now.
Why the only way is up for this weird market
10:08 a.m. Aug. 11, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
With the S&P 500, the only direction to be thinking about is up, says our call of the day. And if you’re keeping one eye on the record-shattering action in Rio, and the other on this unprecedented market, you might be getting it exactly right.
The chart that's proving crash-happy stock bears wrong
10:31 a.m. Aug. 10, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
It’s summertime, so beware of bears carrying big sticks. Our chart of the day has a nice rundown of all the scary calls in the last six years or so. Our call of the day finds yet another cheerleader for gold.
Beware the market ‘shenanigans’ promised by a dull August
9:25 a.m. Aug. 9, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
August is under way and it really couldn’t be much duller. But about that ETF you’ve parked for the vacation? Our call of the day is worried that something wicked this way comes for August and those ETFs.
Sell in August and don’t come back until ... August?
11:47 a.m. Aug. 8, 2016 - By Shawn Langlois
Sell calls are raining down on this plucky stock market these days, and not just from the typical cast of morbid characters. Several heavyweights are lining up to tear this bull to bits as the S&P continues to nibble away at uncharted territory.
Stop carrying the torch for small caps, even after that strong jobs report
8:55 a.m. Aug. 5, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
It’s the big day, featuring national pride and media hype. Jobs day, of course. Regardless of how good the jobs report looks, today’s call warns against buying small-cap stocks.
Try these good-times stocks in a market that’s going nowhere
9:27 a.m. Aug. 4, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Stocks haven’t gone anywhere for three weeks, but that could be changing today thanks to oil finding a bottom and the Bank of England’s big news. Our call of the day says get ready for low returns for U.S. stocks — except for one sector.
Stocks are in the doldrums, but this asset is about to go flying
8:21 a.m. Aug. 3, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
It’s dog days of summer for this market as listless stocks lead to frustrated investors. Our call of the day says if you can push away all the noise and focus on this, you might just be OK.
$35 oil lies ahead — and it could block stocks’ run higher
8:42 a.m. Aug. 2, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Is the market ready for oil to take a big step lower? Lots of moving parts going on for oil right now so investors should hold on tight.
Earnings signal a bear market: ‘Sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids’
8:54 a.m. Aug. 1, 2016 - By Shawn Langlois
Investors are certainly looking for something to light a fire under this market, considering the S&P 500 over the past 11 days has been stuck in the narrowest range in 45 years.
These sorry stocks are soaring — and that’s a red flag for this rally
9:21 a.m. July 29, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
The stock market looks set to coast into the weekend with yet another up month under its belt. So it’s all hunky-dory? No, the bears are pointing to crude’s crash — and the zippy action by certain beaten-down stocks.
Buy stocks now, and leave ‘totally lost’ investors in the dust
9:21 a.m. July 28, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
After being locked in a holding pattern before the Fed statement, stocks still aren’t taking off or crashing. Our call of the day, taken from Credit Suisse, is to stick with stocks even as the bank’s clients talk about being “totally lost.”
Watch for Apple’s earnings magic to spread to these companies
9:15 a.m. July 27, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Now that Apple results are out, and largely making markets happy, what about the companies that help Apple get the job done? Our call of the day looks for the silver lining in Apple’s feeding chain.
Here’s your second chance to buy into oil’s recovery
10:03 a.m. July 26, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Oil prices are set to stay under pressure Tuesday. But the time to pick up cheap oil may be nigh.
An ‘insane’ number of catalysts are poised to roil vulnerable markets this week
8:46 a.m. July 25, 2016 - By Shawn Langlois
Apple takes center stage on the extremely crowded earnings schedule this week as the market continues to feast on a diet of new highs. We banged out another on Friday, and despite a rather tepid start in markets, more are likely on the way.
Here’s why a market top for the S&P 500 isn’t even close
7:45 a.m. July 22, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
The doomsters are everywhere, from the Republican National Convention to the financial markets. Our call of the day says don’t be afraid, a top for the S&P isn’t knocking on our door just yet
The whale of a trade that investors could be about to miss out on
1:37 p.m. July 21, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Investors are often missing moneymaking moments in the market, by getting sucked up in what the crowd is doing. Our call of the day says these stocks are primed for some gains, and the time to pounce is now.
This indicator says the stock market’s latest funfest has gone too far
7:25 a.m. July 20, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
We’ve seen quieter action in the last couple of sessions, but stocks are holding their recent gains. Maybe the bulls shouldn’t be so darn confident. Investors have become extremely greedy, and that could be a red flag.
Clinging to this asset is costing you big time right now
9:24 a.m. July 19, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Our call of the day beats the drum for staying fully invested and avoiding cash, arguing that keeping too many simoleons under the mattress will cost you dearly.
Here’s why sticking to U.S. stocks right now is your best bet
9:24 a.m. July 18, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
The Turkey coup has failed, but that doesn’t mean there might be some fallout for markets. Somewhere. Still, if there’s one thing yet another crisis overseas proves, there’s no place like home — that is, Wall Street stocks.
This is how the stock market deals with shocks — and how you should, too
9:27 a.m. July 15, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Our old friend France is under attack again, and markets, for what it’s worth are largely weathering the Nice attack without huge drops. Don’t let shocks keep you from investing, suggests our chart of the day.
This is what stocks need to really get the party going
8:58 a.m. July 14, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Like it or not, stocks have been in rally mode lately. Our chart highlights how small caps and tech giants haven’t joined in, and that should soothe bears. But bulls will really start to celebrate if the Russell 2000 and Nasdaq 100 break out.
Here’s the big problem with the stock market’s remarkable rally
9:17 a.m. July 13, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
The rally fever for this market may cool a little on Wednesday, though some number crunching shows this market may still be in good shape. Our call of the day says the pound’s troubles are far from over.
Why gold and biotechs will be the next to fly after the S&P’s record-buster
9:16 a.m. July 12, 2016 - By Barbara Kollmeyer
Now that the S&P 500 has busted a new high, nearly three weeks after the Brexit-vote shock, there are a few other markets ready to bust out. Gold, for one, is poised to gallop alongside stocks, according to our call of the day.
3 reasons why you shouldn’t buy into the S&P 500’s breakout effort
7:27 a.m. July 11, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Is this it? Today the S&P could at last nab its record close — which has been almost 14 months in the making. Our call of the day is firmly in the bear camp — featuring a JonesTrading bear growling about why you shouldn’t trust the S&P’s action.
Defensive investments are in big trouble — and not just because of the hot jobs report
10:31 a.m. July 8, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Bonds, gold, utilities and more should fare well these days, right? No, actually — they’re set to fall, according to our call of the day.
Don’t fight the central bank gang that might hand us Dow 20,000
8:46 a.m. July 7, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
The mood has turned more chipper, as traders dream again about the stock market topping its May 2015 peak. Today’s call is unabashedly bullish, suggesting market bears shouldn’t try “fighting all the globally coordinated Feds.”
We’re now stuck in a stock-market selloff
9:30 a.m. July 6, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
The skepticism around last week’s rally is growing, piling up at about the same rate as the latest crop of Brexit heebie-jeebies. Our call of the day says prepare for a step back for the market after last week’s “desperate buying.”
Markets sing the post-holiday blues as the ‘Brelief’ rally fades — but you don’t have to
9:19 a.m. July 5, 2016 - By Victor Reklaitis
Traders still might be on vacation, or they’re busy moping after not buying into last week’s big “Brelief” rally. But not everyone is playing the summertime blues. Our call of the day highlights 15 home-builder stocks as buy ideas.
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