Generally, there are 3 key hedges against inflation – gold ($GOLD), commodities ($XRB), and real estate (XLRE). While the Fed has taken a renewed interest in the short-term rising inflationary picture, which, by the way, is in direct contrast to what Fed Chief Powell said in late August and September, Wall Street simply isn’t seeing the same picture. Talk is ...

After suffering a brutal selloff in the week before this one, the Nifty spent the truncated week struggling to stay afloat just below the key resistance levels. With just four working days, the Nifty resisted each day to the 200-DMA and failed to close above that point. The trading range got much narrower, and the Nifty oscillated in just 291.65 ...

In this video, Mary Ellen highlights whether to buy last week’s pullback. She discusses the rise in interest rates and why, as well as which areas are being most impacted. Last up, she reviews potential winners with new Trump policy, how to spot a downtrend reversal, and the signals that you should use to exit a stock. This video originally ...

Are you ready to make 2025 a financially healthy year? The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to set intentions and make positive changes to your portfolio. These five New Year’s resolutions can make you a proactive investor so you can better control your financial portfolio in 2025. 2024 was a good year for the stock market. ...

Qubits, quantum advantage, gate speed — these terms could one day be as ubiquitous as AI or large language model (LLM). Quantum computing could become the next big thing in the technology space and, as an investor, it’s something you don’t want to ignore. Some companies, Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) to name a few, have already dipped ...

Breadth became oversold last week and stocks rebounded this week. Is this a robust rebound or a dead cat bounce? Today’s report will show a key short-term breadth indicator hitting its lowest level in 2024 and becoming oversold. A rebound is in place, but it is still too early to call this a robust rebound and we will show the ...

In this video, after a rundown of the general markets and sectors, Tony brings you the latest options trade ideas. These include a number of bullish and bearish ideas, including DIS, AAPL, META, BA, LULU, and many more. This video premiered on December 23, 2024. ...

When quickly glancing at the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) Reports Dashboard panel, one stock that popped up on Monday, albiet briefly, was Meta Platforms, Inc. (META). The stock has a year-to-date performance of over 70% according to the StockCharts Symbol Summary page and, after its recent pullback, the stock could be one to consider adding to your portfolio. You can ...

In today’s free DecisionPoint Trading Room Carl discusses volume spikes and how we have to analyze big volume spikes carefully to determine whether they express a confirmation of a move or whether they are a special case and do not really provide insight. Carl goes over the signal tables and notes there are quite a few signals getting ready to ...

I had no idea the Fed could be such expert wafflers. But, as each month passes, it’s becoming clearer. The overall stock market trend, despite all the back-and-forth, yo-yo Fed decisions over the past 6 months, remains to the upside. Need proof? Check out this weekly S&P 500 chart for the past year: Now, if you weren’t aware of any ...