The world is trying to return to normal in 2021 after last year's coronavirus pandemic. However trading activity remains anything but normal as investors flip between growth stocks, value stocks, meme stocks and cryptocurrencies. Market Insights has striven to keep...
Nasdaq stocks bounced last week as investors shifted away from reopening plays like energy. The Nasdaq-100 rose 0.1 percent between Friday, May 14, and Friday, May 21 -- the only major index to rise last week. It was the first time that the Nasdaq-100 gained while the...
Stocks and commodities are inflating along with the economy as the dollar crashes and the Federal Reserve cheers the rally. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent to close at a new all-time high of 4233. Energy, metals and financials -- potential beneficiaries of higher...
Apple had an amazing quarter, but investors seem more interested in the advertising growth at Alphabet and Facebook. All three of the Nasdaq giants reported better-than-expected earnings this week, but their stocks moved in different directions. AAPL tried to rally...
The Nasdaq-100 went from an amazing year in 2020 to its worst quarter in a decade, compared with the rest of the stock market. The technology heavy index, home to trillion-dollar giants like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), rose just 1.6 percent between the end of...
The fear index is crumbling as one positive story after another hits the market. Cboe's VIX, which measures the cost of hedging the S&P 500, closed at 18.86 on Friday. That was its lowest reading since February 24, 2020, immediately before the coronavirus pandemic...
Stocks pulled back last week, but there are signs that the bulls remain in control. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 percent, while the Nasdaq-100 slid just 0.5 percent. It was the first time in five weeks that the technology-heavy Nasdaq outperformed the S&P 500. It...
Sentiment has changed dramatically in 2021 as investors position for a surge of economic growth. This has caused some big pivots between former leaders and laggards. This post will break down some key trends. First, the change can be explained by higher interest rates...
February started strong but ended on a bearish note as investors worried about rising inflation. The S&P 500 went almost straight up in the first half of the month. It stalled immediately after President's day and trended lower for the second half of the month....