JOLTS, Confidence, Home Prices And Q1 Earnings Make An Eventful Day The S&P 500 enjoyed its sixth-straight up-day in the stock market this Tuesday, with neither economic data nor earnings reports offering numbers having a chilling effect on recent positive sentiment.
Buy The Dip In Amazon Or Apple Stock As Earnings Approach? Set to release their quarterly results after-market hours on Thursday, May 1, Amazon and Apple will highlight a much-anticipated week that features reports from big tech firms.
Financial Markets Report For Tuesday, April 29 In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Tuesday, April 29.
Pfizer Could Make ‘Tremendous Investments’ In The US, But Here’s Why It’s Choosing Not To Pfizer Inc. chief executive Albert Bourla says uncertainty related to higher tariffs on pharmaceutical imports under the Trump administration is discouraging the company from investing in the US.
EUR/USD Gathers Strength To Near 1.1400 Ahead Of German Data, US PCE Releases The EUR/USD pair gains ground to near 1.1390 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The US Dollar (USD) edges lower against the Euro (EUR) due to softer-than-expected US economic data.
Should You Buy Gold Or Gold Miners Now? Gold has outperformed almost all other major asset classes this year. The precious metal is up 26% year-to-date.
Stocks Going Ex Dividend In May 2025 The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex-dividend during the next month.
Is The Consumer Sector Trying To Bottom? The consumer, as seen through the eyes of XRT, is positive but not decisive.
Mexican Peso Firms As Softer U.S. Data Boosts Risk Appetite Mexican Peso appreciates as USD/MXN slips to 19.56 on hopes for U.S. tariff relief.
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts - Wobbly Again VIX has continued to decline, and is now once again in the area where a pause in this stock bubble rally may be forced to pause.
For Wednesday, See Sunday Technicals have returned to bullish net technicals for the Russell 2000 despite an underperformance relative to peer indices and a return to more normal trading volumes.
This Market’s Going To Live (Or Die) By Tech The bulls out there have the momentum right now, the makings of a real beachhead, for now, in the near-term.
Harvesting Hope – Tax Optimization In A Down Market As the dust settled from Tax Day, U.S. equities found themselves nearly approaching correction territory.
Grains Report - Tuesday, April 29 Soybeans and Soybean Meal were mixed, and Soybean Oil closed higher as the market reacted to news of better demand due to high Brazil FOB premiums.
Market Talk - Tuesday, April 29 Nasdaq advanced 95.18 points or 0.55% to 17,461.32.
S&P 500 On Track For Longest Winning Streak Since March 2022 — And The Tape's Got Fire In Its Veins Yet traders are leaning in, not fading. Why? Because markets are front-running the policy pivots before they hit the tape.
Gold Set An Inflation-Adjusted Price Record Last Week It seems as if gold has been breaking records every week as bulls have run with wild abandon.
Wall Street A Bit Less Bullish On Microsoft Ahead Of Earnings Microsoft is scheduled to report results of the third quarter of its fiscal year 2025 after the market close on Wednesday, April 30.
Unlocking ASX Trading Success - Insurance Australia Group The analysis aims to provide valuable insights into market trends and potential opportunities.
FX Daily: Hopping From Tariffs To Data The dollar remains highly sensitive to both tariff-related news (Trump is planning auto parts relief measures) and US activity data.
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis: Euro/U.S. Dollar - Tuesday, April 29 The EURUSD daily chart highlights a counter-trend correction unfolding within a broader bullish framework.
Stocks Climb Ahead Of Magnificent 7 Earnings Both the Dow and S&P 500 eked out a sixth straight gain, their longest such streaks since July and September, respectively.
2025 Year Of Volatility A discussion about the dramatic shifts in global capital flows and how traditional market signals, like dealer gamma positioning and CTA flows, have lost effectiveness in the current environment.
JOLTS Report Shows That The “Soft Landing” Was Intact - Through March In March the news remained mainly good, as the only measure which did not improve was the “soft” metric of openings.
Is Phillips 66 Stock Too Cheap Given Its Recent Dividend Hike And 4.5% Yield? PSX stock looks cheap with its 4.5%+ annual dividend yield, well over its historical average.
Macro Briefing - Tuesday, April 29 U.S. ports are bracing for a sharp decline in volume due to tariffs placed on China.
The Final GDPNow GDP Forecast For 2025 Q1 Is -1.5 Percent On another set of horrid trade data, the GDPNow forecast ends on a low note.
SEC Delays Deadline for XRP and Dogecoin ETF Approvals Decision Day Deferred: SEC Pushes XRP ETF to June 17 and Dogecoin ETF to June 15.
Asian Stock: Erajaya Swasembada PT Erajaya Swasembada Tbk is a major distributor and retailer of mobile telecommunications devices, including smartphones and tablets.
U.S. Imports From China Plunge Drop off in shipments in early April suggest shortages in the US should be appearing by mid-May.
Repeat Home Sales Confirm Deceleration Of Prices For Existing Homes On a seasonally adjusted basis, in the three month average through February, according to the Case-Shiller national index, prices rose 0.3%.
Palo Alto Networks Expands AI Security With Protect AI Acquisition Palo Alto Networks has announced its plan to acquire Protect AI to enhance its AI security capabilities.
S&P 500 Earnings Dashboard 25Q1 - Tuesday, April 29 25Q1 Y/Y earnings are expected to be 11.3%. Excluding the energy sector, the Y/Y earnings estimate is 13.2%.
Crushed Confidence Heightens U.S. Consumer Spending Worries Tuesday's latest US economic data heightens concerns about growth prospects for tomorrow’s first-quarter GDP growth report and those further down the line.
The FTSE Finish Line - Tuesday, April 29 British stocks rose on Tuesday as investors evaluated corporate earnings, while markets reacted favourably to the U.S. administration's proposed automotive tariff exemptions.
Lasting Damage - The Energy Report Natural gas had a wild day rising over 5% partly due to options expiration but also due to the possibility of increased demand and tightness of supply going forward.
Stocks Rise Despite Recession-Level Confidence Reading Stocks are higher this afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 228 points and eyeing its sixth-straight win
UNH: One Stock Superinvestors Are Loading Up On UnitedHealth Group is the largest healthcare company in the U.S. by revenue.
Sensex Today Ends 70 Points Higher; Nifty Above 24,300 After opening on a higher note, Indian benchmark indices ended the day with gains, extending their upward trend.
Italian Business And Consumer Confidence Deteriorate In April The negative impact of global trade tensions showed up in Italy's April confidence data, particularly for market services and consumers.
EUR/USD Analysis: Euro Price Takes A Defensive Position The EUR/USD pair has maintained a bullish tone as traders positioned themselves cautiously ahead of a series of crucial U.S. economic releases.
Gold Rally Gains Strength On Trade Developments And Fed Signals Gold holds above $3,300 amid easing trade tensions, Fed policy signals, and technical breakout momentum.
US Dollar Back To Flat After White House Calls Amazon Hostile The US Dollar trades back to flat, erasing earlier bounce after Bessent's comments at the White House.
Cloud Stocks: Analysis Of ServiceNow’s Logik.AI Acquisition Earlier this month, ServiceNow announced plans to acquire AI-powered Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) solution Logik.AI for an undisclosed sum.
Markets Hold Their Breath With a week of heavyweight data and earnings ahead, Wall Street opted to conserve energy on Monday, leaving stocks unchanged.
S&P 500 Index At Juncture Point The 5571 level in the S&P 500 index is important to watch.
Gold/Silver Ratio Suggests Higher Metals Prices Ahead As the gold/silver ratio rises, Gold is outperforming Silver, and this generally is bad news for both metals.
US Dollar Comes Back A Little Firmer The US dollar has come back better bid today. It is firmer against all the G10 currencies.
ETH/USD Forecast: Threatens 50 Day EMA Ethereum continues to search for a bottom around the 50-Day EMA, showing hesitant recovery signs amid weak risk appetite and critical technical levels.
Pfizer Reports Q1 2025: Revenue Down 8% Y/Y Pfizer's Q1 2025 results indicate a sound earnings performance, with adjusted EPS surpassing expectations.
EUR/USD Ticks Lower Despite Uncertainty Over US-China Trade EUR/USD faces slight pressure above 1.1400 as the US Dollar steadies, with investors seeking clarity on the US-China trade outlook.
US Growth Expected To Slow In Tomorrow’s Q1 GDP Report US economic activity looks set to post a sharply softer rate of growth in Wednesday’s initial estimate of first-quarter GDP.
Tariffs And Uncertainty Take Their Toll On Corporate Guidance Markets took a bit of a break yesterday, evidenced by the muted results from broad equity indexes.
Elliott Wave Technical Analysis Costco Wholesale Corp. Traders should be cautious, watching for volume increases and confirmation setups that could validate the unfolding of wave 3.
BTC/USD Forex Signal: Bullish Pennant Points To A Surge Ahead BTC/USD remains stable above $94,000 with a bullish pennant hinting at a breakout toward $99,000, fueled by rising institutional demand and optimistic forecasts.
Campbell's Tomato Soup Prices Holding Steady 100 years ago, a can of Campbell's condensed tomato soup was advertised for $0.12.
WTI Oil Prices Continue To Decline WTI crude prices fell more than 2% to below $62 a barrel on Monday as concerns over rising tariffs threatened to reduce fuel consumption while supply rose.
GBP/USD Hits New High: The Pound Defies Market Pressures The British pound has reached another three-year peak against the US dollar, stabilising around 1.3400.
Daily Market Outlook - Tuesday, April 29 Asian stocks reached their highest levels in a month, fuelled by hopes that Trump might ease the effects of his auto tariffs, which could lead to a reduction in trade tensions.
Gold Consolidates As Tariff Fears Start To Fade Gold price declines on expectations that US President Trump will ease auto tariffs.
Eurozone Economic Sentiment Drops In April On Trade Tensions The recent tariff and trade tensions have taken a predictable toll on the Eurozone economy, driving economic sentiment to its lowest point since December.
Sensex Today Trades Higher; PNB Housing Finance Rallies 9% Indian share markets are trading higher today with the Sensex trading 203 points higher and Nifty is trading 62 points higher.
A Rare Zweig Breadth Thrust Provides Optimism A Zweig bullish thrust signal is rare. But it’s been a great predictor of positive forward returns when triggered.
S&P 500: Can It Still Rally Out Of The US GDP Print Despite The IMF Downgrade? Despite mounting macroeconomic headwinds, the S&P 500 tends to perform well around US GDP releases.
Wall Street Muted On Monday Ahead Of Key Announcements Wall Street remained relatively flat on Monday at the beginning of a big week of economic and earnings announcements.
