The Market's Best Year-End Industries It's not exactly a secret the market tends to do well in the last quarter of the year. On average, the S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) gains 3.7% between the end of September and the end of December, making it the best three-month stretch for stocks. Not every stock, industry, or sector dishes out such gains, however....
Be Cautious Of The iPhone 7 Hype On Apple (AAPL) The headlines look compelling. According to wireless carriers like Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS), demand for the newest smartphone from Apple (AAPL) — the iPhone 7 — is red hot. The iPhone 7 Plus is reportedly sold out, and as of the latest tally, the initial supply of the lower-end...
Apple's iPhone 7 Sales May Look Red Hot, But That Could Fade Fast The headlines look compelling. According to wireless carriers like Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS), demand for the newest smartphone from Apple (AAPL) — the iPhone 7 — is red hot. The iPhone 7 Plus is reportedly sold out, and as of the latest tally, the initial supply...
Friday Was a Game-Changer for Bonds Too With most eyes tuned into Friday's stunning plunge from stocks (SPY) (DIA) (QQQ) (IWM), it would have been easy to overlook the fact that bond prices (TLT) are also falling, reflecting an expected jump in interest rates. Perhaps more important, the surge in rates and breakdown of bond prices both dished out key...
Bearish Calendar Trend during this portion of the year for Semiconductor Sector. While calendar-based tendencies should be respected, they're not necessarily to be traded as if they're infallible. In other words, while some sectors or groups are known to perform better (or worse) at a certain time of year, there are always exceptions to the rule. On the other hand,...
September is a Reliably Tough Month for Semiconductor Stocks While calendar-based tendencies should be respected, they're not necessarily to be traded as if they're infallible. In other words, while some sectors or groups are known to perform better (or worse) at a certain time of year, there are always exceptions to the rule. On the other hand, sometimes the suggestion...
S&P 500 Earnings By Sector With Q2's earnings season effectively over (96% of the S&P 500's (SPX) (SPY) constituents have reported last quarter's results), we can safely take a step back and draw some conclusions about the market's hot spots and sore spots. One of the easiest ways of doing this is by examining the changes in the makeup of the...
Which Sectors Help, Hurt the Market's Overall Earnings? With Q2's earnings season effectively over (96% of the S&P 500's (SPX) (SPY) constituents have reported last quarter's results), we can safely take a step back and draw some conclusions about the market's hot spots and sore spots. One of the easiest ways of doing this is by examining the changes in the...
Best Buy is Doing Even Better Than Last Quarter's Numbers Suggest This week, electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY) posted solid second quarter numbers against a backdrop of otherwise lackluster retail numbers. The company reported adjusted earnings of 57 cents per share, up 16% year-over-year and 14 cents better than the 43 cents per share analysts were calling for. It was...
Best Buy is Even Better Than Last Quarter's Numbers Suggest This week, electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY) posted solid second quarter numbers against a backdrop of otherwise lackluster retail numbers. The company reported adjusted earnings of 57 cents per share, up 16% year-over-year and 14 cents better than the 43 cents per share analysts were calling for. It was also...
