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Good-Bye Bear Market? We Could Find Out This Week

Good-Bye Bear Market? We Could Find Out This Week

After a small pullback, stocks could be trying to end the bear market that started a year ago. The S&P 500 declined the first three sessions of the holiday-shortened week between Friday, January 13, and Friday, January 20. It was down as much as 2.8 percent at...

A Soft Landing? Why Stocks May Be Attempting a Turn as 2023 Begins

A Soft Landing? Why Stocks May Be Attempting a Turn as 2023 Begins

Stocks began the New Year with gains as investors see the potential for inflation to ease without a recession. The S&P 500 broke a four-week losing streak, rising 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, December 30. Every major sector advanced,...

One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil

One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil

Editor's note: This article was originally published on January 22, 2020. Energy may be resuming its downtrend as one bearish story after another piles up. Crude oil futures (@CL) are down for the third straight week. That's the longest losing streak since they last...

Stock Investors Could Gain Optimism as Fed Officials Eye Smaller Hikes

Stock Investors Could Gain Optimism as Fed Officials Eye Smaller Hikes

Conditions may be improving in the stock market as investors prepare for a busy week before the homestretch of the year. The S&P 500 slid 0.7 percent between Friday, November 11, and Friday, November 18. The index held its ground following a rally of almost 6...

Stocks Keep Climbing Before the Fed: Will Jerome Powell Finally Slow Down?

Stocks Keep Climbing Before the Fed: Will Jerome Powell Finally Slow Down?

Will Jerome Powell finally hit the brakes? Stocks could be moving like the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hiking cycle. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent between Friday, October 21, and Friday, October 28. It was the second weekly gain of at least 4 percent,...

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks just finished their best month in over a year. Can they keep running in August? The S&P 500 climbed 4.3 percent in the week between Friday, July 22, and Friday, July 29. That helped lift the index 9.1 percent in July, giving the index its biggest monthly...

Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation, Golden Cross in Top Solar Stock

Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation, Golden Cross in Top Solar Stock

Solar energy has been one of a few bright spots in this bearish market. Today we’re looking at the company in the group with the largest market cap: Enphase Energy (ENPH). The first pattern on this daily chart is the uptrend since mid-May -- the opposite of the...

Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season

Nasdaq and Tech Are Stabilizing as Investors Prepare for Earnings Season

Growth stocks and the Nasdaq-100 could be attempting a turn after six months of steady declines. The technology-heavy index rose 4.7 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, July 1, and Friday, July 8. In absolute terms, the gain was smaller than two...