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Trains Good, Planes Bad: Transports and Traveling After Coronavirus

Trains Good, Planes Bad: Transports and Traveling After Coronavirus

As the economy staggers back from coronavirus, a split is appearing in the world of transportation. Railroads are thriving and air travel is struggling. Consider these two points from yesterday: The Association of American Railroads reported that train traffic...

GameStop Has Overtaken Tesla on Google Finance

GameStop Has Overtaken Tesla on Google Finance

GameStop's epic short squeeze is a stunning example of how quickly markets can change. A big example of this appeared on Google Trends. This screenshot compares interest in GameStop (GME) and Tesla (TSLA) on Google Finance over the last seven days. A week ago, GME had...

Fubo Could Be Emerging as the Next Sports Betting Stock

Fubo Could Be Emerging as the Next Sports Betting Stock

Two big sports betting stocks emerged last year. Now a third may be joining the club: Fubo TV. Activity has surged in the streaming-video company lately. As this chart shows, average stock volume has increased from less than 5 million shares a day to over 21 million....

Tesla’s Incredible Strength Is Spreading Across the Automotive Sector

Tesla’s Incredible Strength Is Spreading Across the Automotive Sector

The success of electric-vehicle makers like Tesla and Nio is spreading bullishness across the entire automotive sector. The DJ Automobile Manufacturers Index ($DJUSAU) has gained 88 percent in the last three months. That's the biggest gain of more than 150 industry...

Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom

Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom

Housing is running at its strongest levels since the summer of 2006, according to numbers today. Here's today's report from the Commerce Department: December housing starts totaled 1.669 million (annualized). That beat the 1.56 million estimate and was the highest...

Tesla or General Motors? Check Out This Stunning Chart

Tesla or General Motors? Check Out This Stunning Chart

General Motors (GM) exploded higher last week after highlighting electric vehicles and the concept for a flying car. General Motors (GM), weekly chart, with relative strength bars compared with Tesla (TSLA). This chart compares the price action of GM with Tesla...

Market Pulse: Energy Hasn’t Done This Since the Pandemic

Market Pulse: Energy Hasn’t Done This Since the Pandemic

Energy is the top performing sector this year by a wide margin. The SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) has advanced 13 percent so far in 2021, compared with a 0.3 percent gain for the S&P 500. Hopes about the economy reopening and a rebound in China are obviously parts of the...

Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins

Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins

Traders are taking profits in the banks as earnings season begins. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citi (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) announced quarterly results today. While their numbers were mixed, their price action wasn't. All three had rallied into the reports as investors...