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.
Week in Review In the face of drum beating bears and prior tech sector meltdown quarterly reporting from FANG stocks, the 3 major averages have held together quite well in recent weeks. Last week, the finale of FANG reports was delivered by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and served to deliver the first $1trn market cap for…...
It looked as if it was going to be a dreadful day on Wall Street in the early morning on Thursday with the major averages pointing to a steep decline at the market’s open. Within the first hour of trading, however, all 3 major averages bottomed and made a sharp U-turn heading higher through the…
It appears to be another rocky open on Wall Street with all 3 major indices set to open sharply lower. In Wednesday’s trading session, the Dow and S&P 500 both fell with the Nasdaq outperforming, as the tech-heavy index found favor among investors on the heels of Apple’s (AAPL) better than expected quarterly results. That…
Apple & Tesla Earnings on Deck The June quarter is typically dubbed Apple’s (AAPL) most boring and uneventful quarter with most consumers awaiting the next product launch that coincides with the September quarter. The June quarter tends to be Apple’s smallest in terms of revenue and iPhone sales. Apple Inc. will report its most boring…
Market and Volatility Commentary Upside for EM Equities and Value; Evolution of the Trade War; End of Cycle and Fiscal Measures Value Rally and EM Equities: 30 July 2018 Marko Kolanovic, PhD: Global Quantitative and Derivatives Strategy Bram Kaplan, CFA J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Earlier this month, we upgraded EM and Value equities in our Asset…...
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That was something for all the market pundits and critics to behold last week was it not? The mantra surrounding the disbelief in the market rally that started in late April has been FANG, FANG, FANG. What we actually saw during the 5-day reporting cycle for FANG, however, was a market that held up rather…
That was something for all the market pundits and critics to behold last week was it not? The mantra surrounding the disbelief in the market rally that started in late April has been FANG, FANG, FANG. What we actually saw during the 5-day reporting cycle for FANG, however, was a market that held up rather…...
Yesterday was a record setting day in the market and for one of the market darlings… possibly a former market darling, Facebook (FB). The following graphic will go down in history and lay claim to Facebook’s infamy for some time to come. After the social media platform company narrowly missed revenue estimates for the Q2…
Facebook shares tanked after the social media giant’s report on daily active users fell short of expectations and the company warned revenue growth would slow the rest of the year. As of Thursday morning, the Facebook’s stock was set for its worst day ever, with shares down nearly 20 percent in premarket trading. Here’s a wrap of…