Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Volatility poked its way through the front door for a moment, but then quickly hit the road again. The growth scare over the first weekend of August feels like a memory today with stocks gaining back...

In the premarket on Wednesday, stock index futures are trading above fair value, with Target (NYSE:TGT) shares rising after its earnings report. The market is relatively calm ahead of the FOMC...

City Governments are the worst Governments for Housing: Every problem they have their only answer is MORE TAXES, they can NEVER make anything easier, they can NEVER make anything simpler and...

S&P futures are pointing to a flat open today ahead of the annual payrolls benchmark revision and the July FOMC minutes. Asian markets finished Wednesday trading broadly lower, and European...

Profitable bond trading opportunities arise when your expectations about Fed policy differ from those of the market. Therefore, with the Fed seemingly embarking on a series of interest rate cuts, it...

The 10-year rate ended the day in a particularly interesting position, given its significance in the broader financial landscape. It closed at 3.81%, just above the August 5 close of 3.79%. The 3.8%...

We cover the most recent CREA report and look at markets across the country The biggest price increases & decreases in markets Buyers markets vs sellers markets Whats...

US futures are indicating a higher open today. European equity markets have opened strong, following advancing Asian markets. More Fed officials signaling openness to near-term easing with Powell...

Social media has become the place where many of us spend our time, share our lives and, increasingly, get our news. An estimated 12 billion combined hours are spent every day on these platforms,...

The markets made a full recovery last week, with major indices like the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 all trading back to key resistance levels. The VIX for the Nasdaq, Russell, and overall...

In this episode, we start by talking about Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa)'s record cash holdings which have now reached 277B. I then go over the mechanics of RRIFs and LIFs,...

US recession risk appeared to ease in the wake of last week’s encouraging updates for retail sales and jobless claims. Will the better-than-expected numbers delay the widely expected rate cut that...

US futures are indicating a flat open today. European equity markets are trading lower, following their best weekly performance in three months. In contrast, Asian equity markets were mostly higher,...

I expect volatility to increase this week, particularly with VIX options expiring on Wednesday. The current VIX option positions suggest that the VIX may remain around the 15 level, which means the...