A few years ago, China was driving 70% of global oil demand growth; now, that figure has plummeted to just 10-15%.

While the dollar isn't breaking down, it isn't rising either, because rate cut odds repricing makes any ascent tough.

The small-cap space has been outperforming its large-cap brethren over the past three months. While many ETFs have risen over this period, here are five from the small-cap space that have been at the forefront of the rally over the last three months.

We have only one week in December that has passed so I will not make any conclusions but for now the price is staying above a very critical support level.

It looks to me as though the market has started -- or is near to starting -- a new short-term downtrend, with the PMO index ticking lower.

It seems my daughter has the same “soft eyes” as Detective Bunk Moreland on The Wire. I think it’s fair to say she gets this from me. So, what am I noticing about this week that might go overlooked? Let’s explore.

As much as movie theaters have been shutting down the past few years, I expect more to follow. That’s why, even with Thanksgiving weekend’s record-breaking numbers, I’m still saying no to movie theater-heavy REITs like Entertainment Properties Trust.

In this video, we chat about the directions the stock market could take over the 'Santa Claus Rally' season and through an unpredictable January.

The Q3 reporting period was a time of positivity, with earnings growth remaining positive and seeing a nice boost from technology. But one late reporter, Lululemon, posted results that positively shocked investors.

Here is a short look at the 7 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.

It appears that the stock market has finally entered the 'Danger Zone.' In this video, I discuss what to expect from this development.

My ratings system offers no greater surprise than Intel. As a titan of the semiconductor world, with 78% market share in the PC world, Intel scores a big, fat zero.

November non-farm payrolls showed a +227,000 gain in employment, exceeding street expectations of +218,000. September and October job gains were revised upwards by a total of +56,000 more than previous estimates.

US dollar against Japanese Yen this week has been bouncing between two price levels.

There’s always the possibility of getting a downgrade or press release that wrecks your trade. What can you do to protect your portfolio against this?

There is not much to say about this tape. I'm rotating from the laggards and moving money into new long signals. This video will review these signals.

Last week, I made a post called "Energy Bear," in which I suggested going bearish against the oil and gas sector fund, XOP​​​​​​​. I have good news and bad news.

What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here are the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the trading week of Dec. 2-6, 2024.

In this video, I review the recent non-farm payroll numbers and discuss what the data means for the market.

The NASDAQ composite (OTC) & S&P 500 (SPX) closed at all time highs last Friday.