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Check Out This Stunning Divergence in Tech

Check Out This Stunning Divergence in Tech

Software versus semiconductors. It's a major split running down the middle of the technology sector. The chart below compares the performance between the iShares North American Software ETF (IGV) and the Market Vectors Semiconductor ETC (SMH) since the start of 2016....

Market Action Summary: 9/10/18

Market Action Summary: 9/10/18

Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 overview SPX holding January high amid Dow Transports bullish confirmation. 50-hour MA on @ES starting to turn upward. Rotation away from megacap techs / FANG is healthy. Sensing a...

IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years

IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years

Initial public offerings (IPOs) kept flowing last month, despite the normal summer doldrums. Some $1.5 billion of new stock came to market last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It might sound puny compared with recent totals, but it was still the busiest August...

A Weak End to a Strong Season: Earnings This Week

A Weak End to a Strong Season: Earnings This Week

A good earnings season ended on a weak note, thanks to dinosaur consumer stocks. Traditional retailers and food stocks are down sharply as changes in the ecosystem continue to weigh on sentiment. Some beat estimates, others missed. Either way, investors looked for...

Market Action Summary: 8/27/18

Market Action Summary: 8/27/18

Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 overview Few bearish signals after triangle breakout. Lack of correlations, inter-market warning flags. Sectors bullish as investors rotate into risk-on areas like XLB, EEM. News...

New Companies Back on the Rise

New Companies Back on the Rise

Back in the spring, there was a wave of bullishness in initial public offerings. After a few pullbacks, some of those companies are pushing higher again. Take a name like ZScaler (ZS), which provides cloud-computing security services. It chopped around after crushing...

Retail Revival Underway: Earnings This Week

Retail Revival Underway: Earnings This Week

Remember when everyone thought traditional retailers were going extinct? This week's earnings reports may have destroyed that narrative. "This is the healthiest environment I have ever seen," Target (TGT) CEO Brian Cornell told CNBC as his stock shot into record...

Looking Behind the Numbers as Stocks Test Old Highs

Looking Behind the Numbers as Stocks Test Old Highs

The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high yesterday, slightly above its previous record in January. Many things have changed since that previous peak. Then, stocks drifted upward in a mindless and complacent bubble. Now, they've proven themselves with two strong...

Market Action summary: 8/20/18

Market Action summary: 8/20/18

Click here to register for the webinar. S&P 500 overview: Bears running out of space after 2800 support held. Breadth improving, shown by RSP vs SPY. Transports gaining. Notice $DJT follow-through today after high close on Friday. China progress/impasse the next...