Uber's IPO last week headlined one of the busiest IPO weeks in several years. While they were a big fish in a small pond as a private company, they are now part of a much larger cohort of publicly traded companies.... Read More
Companies with high foreign revenue exposure have outperformed since the December 24, 2018 low.... Read More
The stock market can now be broken into two parts, the 12 disruptors (which includes the six FAANMGs) and everything else. The disruptors are running the show as no other concentrated theme/industry has before.... Read More
As stocks hit new highs, 65% of futures newsletter writers are bullish.... Read More
The correction in stocks at the end of 2018 led to a high degree of correlation between individual stocks and the S&P 500. This trend has largely reversed course during the rally in 2019.... Read More
Despite a healthy rally in the S&P 500, foreigners continued to sell U.S. equities in January.... Read More
U.S. equity issuance shrunk by a net $462 billion in the fourth quarter, as buybacks and mergers outpaced IPOs.... Read More
As another earnings season comes to a close, companies have once again successfully guided analysts' expectations low enough to ensure positive results. This is a game that has been perfected over the past decade.... Read More
The largest companies in the S&P 500 trade almost 5 times more often than the smallest companies.... Read More
A look at stock valuations since 1881... Read More
The average correlation between individual stocks and the S&P500 is once again on the rise, making the art of stock picking more difficult.... Read More
Stocks are once again becoming correlated to each other, making stock picking a more difficult art.... Read More
The average correlation between individual stocks and the S&P500 is once again on the rise, making the art of stock picking more difficult.... Read More
U.S. companies issued a net $130 billion of equities in the third quarter. This comes on the heels of Q2's record when buybacks and M&A outpaced issuance of new shares by over $1 trillion.... Read More
The healthcare rally just keeps on ticking. Investors continue to add exposure and industries like healthcare facilities are now at new highs for 2018. The balance between potential risk-on conditions and concerns over rising global rates will be critical going forward. ... Read More
FAANG stocks have not fared well during the latest correction. In fact, Apple is no longer the largest publicly traded company in the world.... Read More
Traders have good reason to fear the last half hour of trading during sell-offs.... Read More
Traders were indiscriminate buyers of stocks prior to the September 20 peak. Since then, traders have been more selective by selling their high growth stocks.... Read More
Despite October's healthy sell-off in stocks, sentiment among traders remains relatively positive.... Read More
Speculators held one of their largest net long positions in the post-crisis era just prior to the selloff.... Read More