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Is It Time to Carb Load Your Portfolio?

Is It Time to Carb Load Your Portfolio?

Carbohydrates might not be good for your waist-line but they’ve worked wonders for Darden Restaurants (DRI). The parent of Olive Garden, has risen sharply in 2018 after its quarterly results beat estimates for three straight quarters. Last time around, earnings grew...

Bulls Regain Footing Above Key Level

Bulls Regain Footing Above Key Level

Stocks rebounded last week as the bulls regained their footing at a key level. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent between Friday, September 7, and Friday, September 14. It was the biggest weekly gain in two months, with more than two-thirds of the companies in the index...

Suddenly, Bulls Return to Global Markets

Suddenly, Bulls Return to Global Markets

After months of pain, global stocks and assets are trying to rebound. The last two sessions have brought a sudden flow of positive news. So far, it seems to be shifting sentiment away from trade wars and currency crises to optimism and value hunting. We're seeing that...

Check Out This Stunning Divergence in Tech

Check Out This Stunning Divergence in Tech

Software versus semiconductors. It's a major split running down the middle of the technology sector. The chart below compares the performance between the iShares North American Software ETF (IGV) and the Market Vectors Semiconductor ETC (SMH) since the start of 2016....

Market Action Summary: 9/10/18

Market Action Summary: 9/10/18

Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 overview SPX holding January high amid Dow Transports bullish confirmation. 50-hour MA on @ES starting to turn upward. Rotation away from megacap techs / FANG is healthy. Sensing a...

IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years

IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years

Initial public offerings (IPOs) kept flowing last month, despite the normal summer doldrums. Some $1.5 billion of new stock came to market last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It might sound puny compared with recent totals, but it was still the busiest August...

A Weak End to a Strong Season: Earnings This Week

A Weak End to a Strong Season: Earnings This Week

A good earnings season ended on a weak note, thanks to dinosaur consumer stocks. Traditional retailers and food stocks are down sharply as changes in the ecosystem continue to weigh on sentiment. Some beat estimates, others missed. Either way, investors looked for...

Market Action Summary: 8/27/18

Market Action Summary: 8/27/18

Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 overview Few bearish signals after triangle breakout. Lack of correlations, inter-market warning flags. Sectors bullish as investors rotate into risk-on areas like XLB, EEM. News...

New Companies Back on the Rise

New Companies Back on the Rise

Back in the spring, there was a wave of bullishness in initial public offerings. After a few pullbacks, some of those companies are pushing higher again. Take a name like ZScaler (ZS), which provides cloud-computing security services. It chopped around after crushing...