After 20 years in the retail and consumer goods sector, I became a research analyst and market strategist for Capital Ladder Advisory Group. Since 2011, I have published some 400+ articles surrounding mainstream retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Costco and more. I've covered consumer goods corporations such as Apple, Keurig Green Mountain, SodaStream, Skullcandy, Fitbit and more. To date, I've garnered over a hundred media references to my analytics including Forbes. Presently, I am a contracted consultant to many retail and consumer goods companies in North America and manufacturing entities in China and Korea.
Entering the trading week we were forced to understand there would be an additional selling force in the market. We disseminated information over the weekend through our weekly research report that identified the culprit that would plague the market this week. “Finom Group urges investors to remain cautious as the current trading week may find…
By: TONYA GARCIA of MarketWatch Walmart Inc., which reports fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the bell, is bringing together a variety of services and shopping experiences to create a new kind of retail experience, analysts say. Cowen analysts, writing after last month’s investment community meeting, said the retail giant is using its scale, global growth…
In our most recent research report (subscription required), we disseminated the weekly expected move for the S&P 500 starting the week of 11/12/18. As shown in the screenshot below, the weekly expected move is $50… and we got every bit of that weekly move in the very first trading day of the week. The major…
FEWER S&P 500 COMPANIES HAVE DISCUSSED TARIFFS ON EARNINGS CALLS FOR Q3 COMPARED TO Q2 COMPANIES AND EARNINGS By John Butters | November 9, 2018 During each corporate earnings season, it is not unusual for companies to comment on subjects that had an impact on their earnings and revenues in a given quarter or may have an…
This past week was yet another turbulent week for the major averages, but they managed there best week in over a month and since peaking in September. The S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow (DJIA) gained 2.8% and 2.1% for the week, respectively. The Nasdaq (NDX), meanwhile, rose 0.7 percent. The chart below shows the daily…...
The S&P 500 (SPX) began the week at 2,733 and traveled all the way up to a closing high for the week at 2,813 and before consolidating on Thursday at 2,806. Why is this relevant? Well, it is relevant due to the efficiency of the market that has seemingly persisted for much of 2018. Weekly…
Wall Street held a post-midterm election rally on Wednesday with the Dow (DJIA) and S&P 500 (SPX) rallying just over 2.10% each. The strength in the two indexes was only dwarfed by the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NDX), which rallied over 2.6% on the trading day. As we suggested previously at Finom Group, should the market’s rally…
Upon waking up Wednesday morning you might see something you haven’t seen in the past 29 days with regards to the VIX and the VIX Futures Term Structure. In the 5:00 a.m. EST hour, U.S. equities are pointing to a 1% move higher with the Dow Futures up some 240 points. The VIX is under…
We expect a good deal of market anxiety to persist throughout the trading day as the media surveys, polls and analytics suggests this or that may come to pass in today’s U.S. midterm elections. As we mentioned in our latest research report, the elevated VIX (20.27 as of Tuesday morning) and front month VIX futures…
Let’s get right to the heart of the matter and as we look forward to the coming week, which should be an eventful one as it includes midterm elections. First up to bat we’re going to take a look, rather quickly, at the latest auto sales. “But you guys haven’t said much in reporting weeks…...