The stock market is rallying on the news that unemployment is moderating. Â Non-Farm Payrolls came in slightly less than expected. Â And, the unemployment rate increased. Â The easing of employment shows that the…
Category: Stock Market & Stock Options Analysis
Microsoft – Great Numbers – Don’t Buy & Here is Why
Microsoft posted impressive earnings last week. Â MSFT stock initially shot upward. Â Then, all gains were erased and MSFT stock then fell back downward. Â If Microsoft is improving their revenues & profits, why…
The stock market this week – Stock Market Review
This week saw two pieces of economic data that set the pace for the future of interest rates – the main focus for the current economic landscape. Â Those data points were both…
Regional Banks are getting sold – Time to buy?
In one way or another, banks earn profits when interest rates go higher. Â Banks will lend out at one rate of interest, and savings deposits earn a rate of interest over time. Â Banks will earn that spread, the difference between
There is something going on with the bond market
What is going on with the bond market? Â This is actually anyone’s guess. Â No one really knows for certain as to what is truly driving bond yields higher, but bond yields continue…
SPX & SPY Stock – is it time to buy?
This morning, SPX & SPY Stock showed up and moved higher by some 1.35%. Â At the time of this writing, the index is near the day’s high – there is still plenty of time in the day. Â What brought on this buying mood after last week’s inflation data, the employment report from the week previous. not to mention the disfunction in the US House of Republicans
TLT Stock & TMF Stock – Time to Get Back In?
On Wednesday & Thursday, respectively, we got Producer Price Index (PPI) data and Consumer Price Index data. Â Inside these numbers, there really was not anything that screamed buy nor sell for either….