The Dow Handily Beat the Nasdaq in 2022. Here’s What History Says Happens Next.

Y2K is back in a big way in the fashion world, but history isn’t just repeating itself on the runway. The stock market appears to be nostalgic for the early 2000s, as it is once again turning its back...

A Technical Look Ahead To 2023

Investors will be happy that next week is the final one of 2022. The outgoing year proved to be a trying year for both professional and retail investors. As of this writing on December 21st, the S&...

The Bulls Still Own This Market. But Cracks Are Starting to Show.

Text size Riskier and more speculative pockets of the market have led the rally, which has coincided with a decline in bond yields. NYSE If it looks like a bull market and acts like a bull market, it’...

The Best Annuities for Income and Growth

These are boom times for annuities, which are providing retirement savers and investors with not only their hallmark stability during what has been a dismal year for both stocks and bonds, but also th...

Stocks Had a Nasty 6 Months. The Second Half Could Be Ugly Too.

Text size Bond markets are pricing in significant additional interest-rate hikes this year, but some stock analysts’ earnings forecasts remain optimistic. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg It was a first half d...

Small-Cap Stocks Have Gotten Crushed. Watch for Them to Rebound Soon.

Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Small-company stocks have gotten hit hard—harder than their larger peers. That means small-caps could face less risk if the market continues to fall and more upside o...

Small-Cap Stocks Have Gotten Crushed. Their Rebound Could Be Swift.

Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Small-company stocks have gotten hit hard—harder than their larger peers. That means small-caps could face less risk if the market continues to fall and more upside o...

Bear Markets & Market Bottoms

2022 has been a brutal year for investors. Presently, the S&P 500 is down over 16% Year-To-Date (YTD), the Dow is down 12% YTD, the NASDAQ is down an astounding 25% and the Russell 2000 small capi...

Weekly Charts For The Major Averages End The First Quarter On A Positive Note

(Photo by Chris Hondros) Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), Dow Jones Transport Average (DJT) and Russell 2000 Index (RUT) have posi...

Daily And Weekly Charts Show Continued Downside Risks For The Major Averages

(Photo by Mario Tama) Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index, Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Transport Average and Russell 2000 Index (RUT) have warnings on both their daily and...

Stock Market Negatives And Key Levels To Hold

(Photo by Mario Tama) Getty Images The most important problem for the stock market is that all major averages have negative weekly charts. This put the market into “sell strength” mode. The Dow Jones ...

Major Equity Averages Have Negative Weekly Charts

(Photo by Drew Angerer) Getty Images The five major equity averages ended 2021 with positive weekly charts. This was no longer the case after the first week of 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (...

Major Equity Averages Face Weekly Chart Downgrades

(Photo by Mario Tama) Getty Images The five major equity averages ended 2021 with positive weekly charts. This is no longer the case at the end of the first week of 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Aver...