Today's article talking ES, yields, VIX, PMs and oil, and more.

The insurance industry recently saw some strong earnings reports as some of the more prominent players surpassed estimates for earnings, revenues, or both. This led to a rally in insurance ETFs. Here is a brief look at funds that may have benefited.

The big event in the week will be Nvidia reporting results. It has a record of beating its guidance by $2 billion. Will this continue to be the case?

As part of an ongoing series, we will take a closer look at one of the stocks from our stock screeners and briefly review why it’s a ‘buy’ based on key fundamentals. One of the cheapest stocks on our screens is Lowe's Companies Inc.

Gold prices seemed to extend their losses for the sixth straight day on Friday, as the yellow metal appeared set to achieve weekly losses of over 4%. Jerome Powell's slight “hawkish” rhetoric lifted the greenback, which dented appetite for gold.

One of the core principles of a long-term dividend portfolio is to invest in companies that are integral to society and will be for many years to come. Transportation falls into that category. Thus, it may be worth looking into Copa Holdings SA.

There are endless ways of analyzing price data. But the truth is, I don’t use 90% of it. What I find most useful when analyzing stock charts is pattern recognition. Today, I’ll review three of the patterns that I use regularly in my trading research.

Several companies, including the likes of Tesla, Micron, and Arista Networks, all posted results that caused shares to see bullish movement post-earnings. Here is a closer look at each quarterly release.

AppLovin has continued to gain traction with its innovative ad technology and strong market positioning. As a company operating at the intersection of app development and mobile advertising, AppLovin’s dual approach positions it for robust growth.

Thanks to the change in the Health and Human Services Department, 'big pharma' stocks are one of the very few sectors in equity-land that are seemingly unhappy about the forthcoming administration.

The consequences of hurricanes like Helene and Milton are—typically—quickly shrugged aside by markets as one-off events. That is mostly correct. But not entirely so. For some companies, the revenue and earnings hits are “unrecoverable.”

Here is a brief look at the 8 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.