From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Today was a nice consolidation day, with the indices just chopping around. If the indices can continue to trade sideways, we can...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Happy Halloween!

They pinned the close on Friday on the $SPX at 3,900. The "W" pattern I spoke about a month back seems to be in play. We have resistance now at 3,945.

The largest insider buy on today's list is a Form 4 filing by CD&R Boulder Holdings LP.

The firm disclosed the purchase of approximately $6 million worth of shares in Beacon Roofing Supply $BECN.

For so long it had been Bigs over Smalls.

People would even complain that it was only 5 stocks driving market returns.

Do you...

There are 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

This is the most important stock market index, both currently and of all-time.

Thanks for all the great comments and emails.

I'm glad to hear how well you guys are doing in this environment.

But keep in mind...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Apple saved the day, and the market followed along. I mentioned $AAPL in today's Morning Briefing, noting that if it...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

It was a big earnings night last night, with $AAPL up and $AMZN down.

Futures are negative this morning. I'd like to see the $SPX hold 3,772....

The Twitter-and-Elon Musk saga has finally come to an end, as the eccentric billionaire has completed a $44 billion acquisition of the...

There are stocks going up and there are stocks going down.

I'm old enough to remember when we would all call that normal.

The...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market took a healthy pause today, and the $SPX held onto 3,800 support. The next level of support is 3,772....

You certainly see it in life - the losers usually continue to lose. And winners win.

It's the same thing in the stock market. Winners tend to keep on winning, and the...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Yesterday, the $SPX pushed its way through the 50-day moving average at 3,860, then reversed course to close below it.

I mentioned this is a resistance level where the market...

We got a new Form 13D from our favorite corporate raider yesterday, as Carl Icahn revealed  an increased ownership stake in Southwest Gas $SWX.

Icahn now owns 9.8% of outstanding shares, a very slight uptick from the 9.7% he reported on...

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Tech did not lead the way higher.

And the indices still chugged along.

We retired our "Five Bull Market Barometers" in 2020 to make room for a new weekly post that's focused on the three most important charts for the week ahead.

This is...

This week we're looking at the stock from the capital goods sector. Stocks from his sector continue to show strength in a consolidation type of market setup.

This is still the one folks.

I've been in the camp that we're only getting bull markets in stocks around here if the Dollar is falling.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Two heavy hitters, $GOOGL and $MSFT, reported last night, and they both traded lower after hours.

Futures seem to be holding steady.

The largest insider transaction on today’s list was reported in a Form 4 filing by the Swiss investment company BB Biotech AG.

The biotechnology-focused fund reported a purchase worth roughly $2.2 million in MacroGenics $MGNX.