Last week, the major U.S. stock indices closed in positive territory for the second consecutive... Read More

Last week, the major U.S. stock indices closed in positive territory for the second consecutive week. Once again, they were led by the small-cap Russell 2000 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which both... Read More

Most major U.S. stock indices closed in positive territory last week, led higher by a 0.9% gain in... Read More

Most major U.S. stock indices closed in positive territory last week, led higher by a 0.9% gain in the small-cap Russell 2000 and a 0.8% advance in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100. However, these indices... Read More

The major U.S. stock indices posted their third negative weekly close on Friday. The benchmark... Read More

The major U.S. stock indices posted their third negative weekly close on Friday. The benchmark S&P 500 ended the week 3.1% off its April 20 high, which came two days after I warned readers going... Read More

Editor’s Note: You probably can’t tell from the recent market activity, but... Read More

Editor’s Note: You probably can’t tell from the recent market activity, but we’re in the midst of a short-term bull market. While most regular investors don’t even... Read More

The major U.S. stock indices gave back the previous week’s gains and then some last week, due... Read More

The major U.S. stock indices gave back the previous week’s gains and then some last week, due in part to tepid March new home sales and weaker-than-expected Q1 GDP. They were led lower by the... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices posted gains last week except for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which... Read More

All major U.S. stock indices posted gains last week except for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, which fell 1.5%. The losses in this typically market-leading index were driven in large part by the 3.8% drop... Read More

Before we get to the Market Outlook… We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about... Read More

Before we get to the Market Outlook… We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about Pro Trader, which is quickly becoming one of the most popular and profitable services we... Read More

The major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week, giving back much of the previous... Read More

The major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week, giving back much of the previous week’s gains. They were led lower by the small-cap Russell 2000, down 1.8%, and the Nasdaq 100, which... Read More

Note from the editor: Before we get started today, right this minute, investors are collecting... Read More

Note from the editor: Before we get started today, right this minute, investors are collecting hundreds and even thousands of dollars in additional income on stocks like Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN),... Read More

After five weeks of consecutive gains, the major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week.... Read More

After five weeks of consecutive gains, the major U.S. stock indices closed in the red last week. They were led lower by the Russell 2000, which declined 2%.   In the March 14 Market Outlook, I... Read More