Well, it finally happened – the infamous Bear Market rally decided to grace us with its presence. It usually occurs when sentiment gets so bleak, the put/call ratio gets so high, and it seems nothing can save that market that it will quickly shift higher, catching bears in its trap. In the stock market, especially … Read more
After an incredibly strong, bull run — the longest in history, that lasted 11 years, the S&P and Dow hit bear market territory. This fall from the sky was the quickest the market has ever gone from an all-time high to bear market territory. It has investors and traders everywhere asking, “What happened?!” I discussed … Read more
Hey Five Star! I’m coming to you from New York City. Last night, I was on “Fast Money”, on the Options Action segment talking about what could potentially happen on Costco earnings today after the close. This is pretty time-sensitive, so here’s my full analysis with video… The unique part about Costco is that it’s … Read more
Last Wednesday, Fed Chairman Powell noted that the Federal Reserve is going to work to expand their balance sheet, in an effort to quell the repo market and keep interest rates under their control. While the stock market initially reacted positively on this news, it was short lived, and it sold off into the … Read more
The stock market traded higher after positive reports of the US and China coming to the table in ongoing trade talks. Now what? Click the link above for my take. The sensitivity of the stock market to the trade war with China has been on the extreme end of the spectrum, with the slightest flicker … Read more
Highlight: “Over the course of the last seven or eight weeks or so… we’ve seen this unique situation where we have these key momentum stocks… the momentum be sucked out of those,” @traderdanielle says. “I am being a little more cautious… but I’m looking to some new areas.” pic.twitter.com/sH2cKqh20k — Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) September 30, … Read more
Opinions expressed are solely my own…! The Proposed Tax One of the favorite democratic talking points for the upcoming election cycle has been a potential Wall Street Tax or billionaire/millionaire wealth tax. The ideas floating around have ranged between taxing capital gains at a higher rate, to taxing billionaires billions of dollars each, and use … Read more
Click on the image above to learn more and watch Danielle’s segment on CNBC. This week, on CNBC’s Trading Nation, I discussed the stock market condition over the course of the last seven weeks. What I’ve seen, is that we’ve had a loss of momentum in high growth stocks, including the cloud computing and cyber … Read more
Check out the clip from Fox News on “Your World” with Neil Cavuto for our discussion on the issue. In their September decision, the Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates by 1/4 point, citing ongoing trade war tensions and a slowing, global economy. The Fed noted in the decision that the current economic backdrop … Read more
With the most recent escalation of the trade war, the escalation that broke the strong, bullish trend in the indexes in early August, it’s particularly concerning to Americans. Why? Until now, the tariffs have primarily impacted steel, and therefore companies like John Deere, Caterpillar and Boeing, that rely on steel from China. These companies have … Read more