$RACE The Big Q: Is Ferrari ready for a Pit Stop? The Big A: Recently, Seeking Alpha contributor Taylor Dart argued that Ferrari (RACE) was “due for a pit stop.” Although Mr. Dart saw the possibility of Ferrari making new highs over the next 12 to 18 months, he wrote that the stock was “priced […]
FLASH: This a Special Report, looking ahead at this leg of the longest Bull run in market history The US Stock Market: The Bulls Vs The Bears Russell 2000 +16.4% YTD NAS Comp +12.6% YTD DJIA +11.0% YTD S&P 500 +10.7% YTD US stocks rallied late last week into options expiration, even as some analysts felt like they should […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Again, the big cap indexes are set up well. The small and mid-caps are near the old highs and testing. Earnings are set up, ready to drive market North. The Big Q: Will the EPS provide the catalyst? The Big A: Yes, accompanied with good […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX The big cap indexes are set up well. The small and mid-caps are near the old highs and testing. Earnings are set up, ready to drive market North. The Big Q: Will the EPS provide the catalyst? The Big A: Yes, accompanied with good guidance […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX This week it is President Trump and President Putin’s Summit in Helsinki Finland, but there is a lot to move markets during this week. President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday, and that is the main event this week. But earnings […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action as President Trump bears down hard on trade issues, focuses on SCOTUS pick, teeing up NATO demands and the Putin Summit. The market will tell us now if the Key moves Thursday and Friday on moderate volume will hold […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action as President Trump continues coming down hard on trade issues, and NATO next. Over the past few weeks we have a lot of pundit chatter about a market top, and stocks sold into the test during that frame. Notably, new […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action President Trump coming down hard in trade issues, the The Congress’ continuing dust up with the DOJ and FBI. S&P 500, DJIA posted oversold bounces as growth was favored for a 2nd session running Some new areas are attracting money […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action in light of the recent NKorean peace summit, no US-China trade war, and President Trump the The Congress’ harangue with the DOJ and FBI. US, China trade tariffs; market held up well. Economic data good not great, better coming […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action in light of NKorea peace talks, no US-China trade war, and the keep’em guessing shambles President Trump left the Canadian G7 Summit in. Thursday was a bit dicey in the US for the NAS Comp, but it recovered […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market indexes in light of looming Korea peace no US-China trade war and the current NFPs. Note: Former US President Barack Hussein Obama, though he likes to take credit, did not set the economy up for this super recovery, what […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market indexes in light of looming Korea peace and no US-China trade war. Overall, last week saw the major US stock market indices holding their ranges, trying but not breaking out, RUTX will try harder this week. There are solid […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Looking at the major US stock market indexes in light of no US-China trade war. The Major Market Futures as of this writing S&P 500 SPC1 Jun 18 $2,728.80 +15.80 +0.58% NAS 100 Future NQC1 Jun 18 $6,923.75 +49.75 +0.72% Last Friday, the major US stock market indices were […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Looking at the major US stock market indexes technically The major US stock market indexes made good on Key reversals last week, moving through the near near term resistance. The pause to refresh Friday was on the cards, and a couple of days rest works to […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Looking at the major US stock market indexes technically Last week we saw break North off of support in the patterns or at the trend-lines. Volume just OK, good breadth on the move. Let’s see if they can hold the moves. DJIA marked a doji Thursday […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX This market cannot make much of strong earnings report. The NAS Comp gaped up over 115 points, gave it back. Fairly goo Bullish stock index patterns remain but upside is used to sell aka distribution. Good patterns in lots of stocks and sectors are failing to provide […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season is in full swing now, and ramps up with FAANG’s GOOG (23 April atm), AMZN (26 April atm). Many others are scheduled to report too, The Bulls are looking for these leadership stocks to trigger a new leg North. There are lots of […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season begins in earnest last Friday and is in full swing now. And, President Trump did not telegraph his move on the surgical attack on Syria, so the market was not effected. Later, after the strike was finished, the Pentagon said it hit all […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season begins in earnest this week. The bar is set high, and participants are hoping they do not disappoint, and since stocks have come off about 8% in value ahead of earnings there is a clear path o higher prices if earnings are solid […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Last Thursday, the Month/Quarter ended higher ahead of a 4 day Holiday Weekend, so the Big Q is does new money enter and help extend Thursday’s move, and do gains hold. And let’s not forget the volatility, will it calm. Remember, a market rally has to […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Global stock market look soft this week. Between the media trade banter, Month/Quarter end re-balancing and the Easter holiday-shortened week things can happen, even nothing much, as many Wall Street traders are on Spring vacation. Expect quiet on the G-10, and data fronts given the […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Another big economic data week ahead. The FOMC meets Tuesday and Wednesday, and is expected to raise rates 25 bpts at the meeting. The other big econo news will be Existing Home Sales, Leading Economic Indicators, Durable Goods Orders, and New Home Sales. And in […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The leadership is leading the big moves on the indices with some to new highs, others attacking the near term resistance on the way to highs. Explore the laggards with good patterns, they are getting the time they need to complete patterns and join the […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX This is a Big data week, beginning with ISM Services Monday followed by US jobs data Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Last Friday bounce was on some Short covering and strong buy orders, it may continue the move up to start this week. The market sold […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX I hit my marks again last week on the clear break North. Friday’s light volume action may be countered or at test Monday, that is not a bad thing. There is an old trader’s adage: Buy Monday, sell on Friday has truth to it. Often […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The US stock market was closed Monday for Washington’s Birthday, aka President’s Day The rest of the world sans China was open, we will know early how they fared and what to look for at the Bell in the US. On the Fibo retrace North […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: Where does the Fed stand in this volatile stock market? The Big A: For the past 9 years the Fed has stood behind this rallying US stock market. Every serious dip was met with the Fed waffling on is plans to remove […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: To buy or not to buy? The Big A: Maybe yes, maybe no, see below. Looking through the selloff, find the stocks that held, lots of good ones did. Then watch to see if they hold up during further selling Monday and Tuesday, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street, Prediction Edition $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, and again hitting my targets, the sentiment is high and the positive momentum is Strong in here. The market will dip (negligible), pullback (-3 to 5%), correct (-8 t0 11%) or keep running ahead. Some if not many investors are afraid in here, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street, Prediction Edition $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, hitting my targets, the sentiment is high and the momentum is Strong in here. Here is the predictions: In this earning scenario we are likely to see the S&P 500 at 3,257 in Y 2018, archive it. The market continues finding new leaders […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, hitting my targets, no predictions yet, but the sentiment is high and the momentum is Strong in here. DJIA look Very Bullish to me 26,000 in sight, that is the Key resistance. DJIA +228.46 at 25803.19, NAS Comp +49.28 at 7261.06, S&P 500 +18.68 at 2786.24 NAS Comp: +5.2% YTD DJIA: +4.4% […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, hitting my targets, but no predictions yet. Friday’s finish: DJIA +220.74 at 25295.87, NAS Comp +58.64 at 7136.56, S&P 500 +19.16 at 2743.15 NAS Comp: +3.4% YTD S&P 500: +2.6% YTD DJIA: +2.3% YTD Russell 2000: +1.6% YTD The Big Q: Will the managed money keep coming in? The Big A: It […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX I hit my predictions for Y 2017, but I will not make any early ones for this year until the last week in January or the 1st week in February, although the trend is clearly up. On the year NAS Comp: +28.2% YTD DJIA: +25.2% […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX What we saw in the US stock market last week was not damaging to the technicals. The DJI and S&P 500 are extended, but the action this week did not suggest they ready to roll over. That may come as the market moves into the New Year, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX As expected the Fed hiked interest rates as expected. Much more data to come this week, including: Housing starts, Existing Home Sales, GDP third, Philly Fed, Leading indicators, Personal income and spending, Durable Goods Orders, New Homes, Michigan Sentiment. Overall, the US economic data is […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The rising stock prices and steady increases in home values powered American household wealth to $96.9-T this Fall, the Fed said last Thursday. US wealth has made a remarkable comeback since the Great Recession, when it dove more than $10-T to $56.2-T, not adjusted for […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, Wall Street analysts are predicting another up year for the S&P 500 Index (SPY) The NFPs report is due out this week. Some are saying that the market is being called too high, and the Bulls Vs Bears supports the calls. It is a […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Wall Street analysts are predicting another up year for the S&P 500 Index (SPY) It is worth taking notice what would be accomplished if that prediction happens. At 2,800, the average estimate of 9 strategists tracked points not only to another year of all-time highs, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season is finishing up, and the indices performed well through out the season, keeping the October/November move alive. Options Expiration saw some adjustments, just as a consolidation in NAS Comp and some big names broke higher, but then saw some selling on expiry. How those issues work […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There is a lot of US economic data this week to digest. Including but not limited to: PPI, CPI, New York and Philly PMI, Retail sales for October, Inventories, Capacity and Utilization. Last week the big names that just broke out of bases tested their […]