In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the current state of the financial markets, focusing on the volatility and dramatic price movements in stocks, ETFs, and metals.

Apple Inc.’s quarterly results were overshadowed by a sharper-than-expected revenue slump in China, underscoring the company’s ongoing struggle to maintain momentum in a market that once powered much of its growth.

Only a couple of days ago, I predicted Ripple would fall away from its right triangle pattern. Absolutely nailed it.

Improving eurozone hard data and a stable ECB mean the EUR swap curve should steepen from here. The complexity of estimating Dutch pension reform flows doesn't help the case for a steeper 10s30s.

Gold miners soared in 2024, but is the boom losing steam? The piece explores stretched valuations, slowing momentum, and whether mining stocks can still shine as bullion prices stay high.

Over the past three years, global corporations have hit record highs in revenue and stock prices, even while cutting staff. Big firms are selling more, earning more, and hiring less.

GBP/USD fell again on Thursday, grinding down toward the 1.3100 handle and tipping into six month lows at 1.3116.

The AUD/USD ended the Thursday session with losses of 0.31%, after reaching a two-week high of 0.6617 following a red-hot inflation report two days ago that increased the chances that the RBA would likely keep rates unchanged.

The S&P 500 finished the day down about 1%, while the Equal Weight Index declined roughly 0.43%.

IBB the ETF for Biotech, has made new multi-year highs. 

Interest rate cuts provide a favorable backdrop for stocks in general, by stimulating business and consumer borrowing and encouraging investment in risk assets.

PermRock Royalty Trust pays a variable monthly dividend based on its underlying net profits. The trust is expected to distribute $0.38 per share for 2025, yielding 9.7%.

The economy feels both booming and brittle at once: we have extraordinary wealth concentration coupled with mass participation in markets.

The 25Q3 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 45.7%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 43.8%.

AI is no longer a sideshow in the economy. It’s the main event.

This was a classic bounce after an FOMC related takedown.

After a brutal descent from $45 earlier this year, the stock is now knocking on the door of a support zone that's held significance across multiple market cycles.

The cost of making the expanded tax credit permanent would cost about $300 bn over ten years.

The big highlight of the quarter is that this was the first ever quarter when Apple's revenue surpassed $100 billion, with results generally strong.

So the bull market in stocks appears to be doing just fine -- despite the skeptic's worries that current valuations are far too high when compared to fundamentals.