Amazon is at an interesting juncture. On one hand, the big projection target is higher.  For AMZN to go another 27% higher to tag that target, in this environment seems pretty unlikely.  Yet, on the other hand, we have a correction ongoing...

It's been years since I blogged about Altria. (MO) To this day, really don't know what they do ... I was shown the chart and was asked how to come up w/ targets when a security has gone parabolic.  MO just happened to be the stock. Here's the...

Global markets are on the move—and for the first time in years, investors are giving international stocks a second look.

The MSCI EAFE fund—which tracks companies outside the Americas—has finally broken...

In trading, we prize rational, mechanical thinking. We try to minimize emotion wherever possible — following systems and rules with robotic discipline to reduce errors and maximize returns.

That works for some.

But is it the ideal?

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Earnings season didn’t ease up on Friday - it came out swinging.

We got 19 fresh S&P 500 reactions spanning everything from high-flying growth names to steady defensive plays, plus a few cyclical heavyweights thrown in for good measure....

According to Deutsche over 60% of the consumer facing companies that have reported so Q2 so far are lower. What's striking / concerning / disturbing is the spread between winners and losers. The downside reactions (RIP $CROX) are brutal, the...

Inflation is heating back up this week....in the prices of stocks.

I’m no CPI whisperer. I tend to focus on the message of the market.

I’d rather watch how the real experts react, and then place my bets accordingly.

Their actions...

Last week was a masterclass in how earnings season can turn market darlings into dust… and laggards into legends.

We watched Apple $AAPL and Amazon $AMZN - two of the most powerful brands on earth - drop the ball for the 4th and 5th ...