Many people are wondering what specifically caused the market to have its best week of the year last week. Of course, there's not only ONE reason, but it could be attributed to a combination of the following: 1) The election is behind us, and that's one less uncertainty for the markets. 2) The perception that Trump will be a business-friendly and market-friendly president. 3) The Fed cutting rates and pumping liquidity into the system, thus [...]

Prior to the 2016 election, I heard the following phrase about 1,000 times: “If Trump wins, the market is going to crash.” I thought it was such a ridiculous statement that I wrote an article for Yahoo Finance a month before the election saying that he was going to win, and that the market would take off. It was the second most read article on Yahoo Finance that month and I got an INSANE amount [...]

A stock that could have decent potential over the next 6-12 months is Rocket Lab USA (Symbol: RKLB). Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering reliable launch services, spacecraft, satellite components, and on-orbit management. As a global leader in launch and space systems, they are transforming the way we access and use space. A recent Barron's article said "Rocket Lab is quietly emerging as a SpaceX Competitor." Technicals – The stock is working on a [...]

Earlier in my career, it used to take about 2-3 months for sentiment to change from being bullish to bearish (and vice versa). Now, it feels like it only takes about 2-3 weeks. Here are some reasons why. 1) We have so much information in real-time, especially our account balances. Years ago, people used to get monthly or quarterly statements from their brokerages. Now, everyone has their net worth available on their phones in real-time. [...]

HERE IS THE MARKET NOTE I SENT TO EDUCATIONAL MEMBERS TONIGHT. I tweeted that I reduced my equity exposure today and I received many emails asking me questions. The first main question is “why?” No one ever needs to justify locking in some profits. The simple answer is I’m up nicely to start the quarter and I just wanted to lock in some gains while things are a little extended. Remember, I always discuss knowing [...]

We started a new bull market powered by artificial intelligence in May of 2023. I wrote about it on this blog several times and discussed it during this TV appearance last year. Here are my updated thoughts. 1) Some people say the bull market started around the October 2022 lows, and others say it started when we took out the late 2021 highs. My response is: Who Cares? It’s all subject to interpretation. The main [...]