Key Takeaways Equity Index Futures Rise After Signs of Weakness in the Labor Market Appear The Strong U.S. Dollar Drives a Pullback in Precious Metals  Are Oil Prices Falling Because of Recession Fears Or Just Changes in Supply and Demand?  Shawn Cruz Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Thursday Market Open) Equity index futures are pointing […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways Equity Index Futures Lower After Better-Than-Expected Jobs Report  Semiconductors Lead Nasdaq in Thursday’s Rally  Market Breadth May Be Too Weak to Create a Bottom Shawn Cruz Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Friday Market Open) The much-awaited June Unemployment Situation report finally arrived this morning but judging from the immediate downturn in S&P 500 […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways Rising Inflation and Interest Rates Could Push Investors to Focus on Value Investing  The January Effect May Not Have the Effect on Small-Caps that Some May Hope for This Mid-Term Election Year Has Some Unique Challenges for Investors and Politicians  JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist, TD Ameritrade January 2022 is inheriting a lot of […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways February Faces Risks in Potentially Rising Omicron Cases, Inflation, Oil Prices, and Yields  Earnings Season Hasn’t Been as Bad as It May Seem When Looking at Stock Market Performance Investors Continue to Focus on Value Stocks as well as the Energy Sector JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist, TD Ameritrade 2022 has gotten off to […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways Interest Rates and Geopolitical Strife Are Causing Volatility in Stocks and Commodities Projecting President Putin’s Possibilities  Will Omicron Finally Allow Companies to Grow Earnings?   JJ Kinahan, Chief Market Strategist, TD Ameritrade Investors have been facing tough times, and when you consider that according to a Charles Schwab survey, 15% of investors began trading […]

Continue Reading

If there’s one thing the markets have taught us over the years, it’s to expect the unexpected. That’s certainly been the case lately with the potential market impacts of rising rates. The United States is experiencing inflation that is growing at rates not seen since 1982 and many investors are reacting by selling bonds and […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways The Stock Market Looks Adrift Ahead of Earnings Season, But a Few Stocks are Making Waves The Dow Jones Industrial Average Bounces Back After 300-Point Slide  Transportation Stocks are Testing Support, Nearing Bear Market Territory  Shawn Cruz, Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Friday Market Open) Investors hope to build on Thursday’s rebound as […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways Investors Gear Up for Earnings Season, But Inflation Throws a Wrench  Transportation Stocks Hit Potholes After Analyst Downgrades Food and Beverage Stocks are Pushing Consumer Staples Higher as Food Shortages Lead to Unrest Shawn Cruz, Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Monday Market Open) Equity index futures are pointing to a lower open ahead […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways Equity Index Futures Rise on Better-Than-Expected CPI Report  China’s Lockdowns are Pushing Chinese Stocks Further Into a Bear Market and Causing Food Shortages Bank Stocks are Sitting on a Pivotal Level of Support Ahead of this Week’s Earnings  Shawn Cruz, Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade The Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in a […]

Continue Reading

Key Takeaways Q1 2022 Earnings Season Begins with Mixed Results in Financial Stocks  Energy Stocks Rally with an Oil Price Surge Linked to Lighter Pandemic Restrictions in Shanghai The Fed May be Meeting Many of its Goals with Words Alone Shawn Cruz, Director of Derivative Strategy, TD Ameritrade (Wednesday Market Open) Earnings season kicked off with […]

Continue Reading