The major indexes posted slight weekly losses last week. The Dow and S&P 500 both fell 0.5% for the...
It’s funny what a difference a week can make in the markets. Up until last week, the equity market...
In the U.S. retail landscape, the strength seen this past holiday season continued into the first quarter of 2018....
We want to begin this week’s research report with a quick look back at what some might argue was...
Last week’s jam-packed earnings releases failed to excite investors even as most reporting companies beat analysts’ estimates. About half...
The prior week for equity investors and the major averages was shaping up to be a strong week that...
For this week’s tech report, we focus on that shiny precious metal: gold. Ever since the post-recession high in...
Closing out the 1st week of earnings season found the major averages higher last week. In the wake of...
Words carry meaning! As an investor, when contemplating those words in the geopolitical and macro realm, deciphering words and...
Investors are hopeful that April proves a better month for equities than did March and after closing out a...
Earlier this month, Target released its Q4 2017 results alongside 2018 guidance. The release brought with it selling pressure...
Long-term investing is largely about corporate earnings, sales and the ability of a corporation to deliver a reasonable return...
As the recovery from the 2018 correction continues, we evaluate price action through visual charts to determine what moves...
That was a pretty bullish end to an otherwise fear littered week that centered on two major points of...
After a rather rocky road traveled in the first half of 2017, J.C. Penney sales results improved dramatically in...
This week is likely to prove a considerably important week as equity markets have gyrated back and forth throughout...
On February 27, 2018, Macy’s reported its Q4 2017 and FY17 results. With some retailers and especially Macy’s, following...
Despite the recent level setting of market expectations and more recent equilibrium found in the major indices, I wouldn’t...
As we come into the final trading days of February, we’ve had some pretty technically responsive price action as...
In light of declining volatility – the VIX index and its term structure started to normalize Wednesday – where...
After an outside reversal trading day last Friday that found the Nasdaq going from up 1% to negative .23%...
Last week we took a look at the price action of the S&P 500 after a very volatile week....
Last week was a measured action against extremes. The downturn in U.S. equities last week ended a streak of...
As we enter the corrective phase of the market moves, we seek the guidance of technical analysis to provide...
The Grand Market Sell-Off: Is that what we’ll be calling the pullback in the indexes in the coming weeks?...
Starbucks is set to report its Q1 2018 results after the closing bell on January 25, 2018 and to...
While the U.S. Government is shutdown, corporate earnings will still continue to roll in as the tech sector begins...
What a week it was for the major averages. The meteoric rise would almost have to find perma-bears and...
Models are useful. They help us understand the world around us and aid us in predicting what will happen...
Today, as part of the Golden Capital Portfolio holdings update, I will be adjusting capital exposure minimally with iPath S&P...
Aggregate Estimates and Revisions by David Aurelio Fourth quarter earnings are expected to increase 11.9% from Q3 2016. Excluding the...
There is nothing wrong with unbridled enthusiasm when it’s correlated to the appropriate level of rationale. That’s the premise...
For volatility ETP (exchange-traded product) traders, there are a range of products from which to choose. Some are relatively...
Finom Group recognizes that a compilation of professional investment strategists and asset managers will benefit investors of all classifications....
There are a great many variables, correlations and precedence to consider heading into 2018, but in this narrative we...
Last Update: December 22, 2017 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions Third quarter earnings are expected to increase 8.5% from Q3...
Since 2014, Bed Bath & Beyond has found itself in the precarious situation that has plagued many a brick...
Amazon (AMZN) bought Whole Foods Market earlier in 2017 throwing retail giants like Target (TGT) and Wal-Mart (WMT) into...
September 29, 2017 will mark the final trading day of the Q3 2017 period and with that may come...
Through no fault of my own I’ve recently found myself at the heart of the mainstream, short- volatility (VOL),...
The last few weeks have been quite turbulent for volatility traders with swings in the VIX of greater than...
Over the last few years I have become increasingly vocal and accurate with my prognostications concerning volatility and the...
While it may seem like a “broken record” statement it is also the reality and that reality offers that...
Fitbit (FIT) entered its Q2 2017 quarterly report with its stock performing at its lowest valuation since becoming a...
Retail sales have been a disappointment now for three consecutive months and as such this may lead to downward...
In 2015, I penned my first article on the subject matter surrounding VIX-leveraged ETF/ETNs. Back then, as if it...
With each passing week, month and year, Volatility ETPs have become more and more popular. This was no more...
If you’re a brick & mortar retailer, your business has been under siege for a lengthy period of time....
I leave the country for one week, one week and return to discover that volatility has remained relatively low....
The reality is far more innocuous than the reaction sometimes. When Amazon (AMZN) announced its acquisition of Whole Foods...
