Category: Stock Market Outlook

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Tue Dec 24 2024 review the bounce on Monday as well as Tuesday's half day of trading and what to expect for Thursday and possibly Friday. Stocks discussed include Nike Stock (NKE),  UnitedHealth Group Stock (UNH), Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD) ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Monday saw investors try to resume the bounce from Friday. The day started with a dip which was expected. The dip brought in buyers and the rally restarted. By the close the SPX had climbed 43 points. For the past two days the index has recovered ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Mon Dec 23 2024 review the bounce on Friday along with the outlook for the shortened Christmas Week of trading. Stocks discussed include Nike Stock (NKE), Lululemon Athletica Stock (LULU), FedEx Stock (FDX). Micron Technology Stock (MU), UnitedHealth Group Stock (UNH), ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Friday saw a second bounce in equities following Wednesday's collapse after the Fed's news conference made it clear the Fed may scale back interest rate cuts in 2025 to 2 from an expected 4. Friday's bounce was stronger into the lunch hour and lost momentum as ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Fri Dec 20 2024 review the failed rally attempt on Thursday and what investors should expect into the end of the week. Stocks discussed include Nike Stock (NKE), FedEx Stock (FDX). Micron Technology Stock (MU) and more. The morning Investing Strategy ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Thursday saw a weak bounce attempt which saw the opening high of 5935 within a couple of minutes and from there the index spent the day drifting lower. Every rally higher ran into sellers. By the close the SPX and NASDAQ were both lower, having given ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Thu Dec 19 2024 review Wednesday's massive sell-off. Stocks discussed include Home Depot Stock (HD), SMH ETF, VIX ETF, Nike Stock (NKE), FedEx Stock (FDX) and more. The morning Investing Strategy Notes are for FullyInformed Members.   Members can read ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Wednesday saw stocks collapse following hawkish comments from the Fed Chair Powell who indicated 2025 may see just two rate cuts rather than the anticipated 4 rate cuts. As well some investors and analysts felt his comments left open the possibility of having to raise rates ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Wed Dec 18 2024 review the day's outlook and expectations following the Fed's latest interest rate decision. Stocks discussed include SMH ETF, Broadcom Stock (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group Stock (UNH) and more. The morning Investing Strategy Notes are for FullyInformed Members.   ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Tuesday was another choppy day which ended with all 3 indexes lower. The S&P closed down 23 points to 6050 which wiped out yesterday's gain. Volume rose to 4.7 billion but new 52 week lows were well ahead of new highs with 163 new lows and ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Tue Dec 17 2024 review the day's outlook and outline one trade in particular being done today. Stocks discussed include SMH ETF, Adobe Stock (ADBE) , Broadcom Stock (AVGO), Costco Stock (COST) , Best Buy Stock (BBY) and more. The morning ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Monday was a choppy day on the markets with Dow Jones Index falling yet again but the SPX and NASDAQ both managed to end the day positive. The S&P closed up 23 points to 6074. The NASDAQ closed up 247 points to 20173.89, a new all-time ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Mon Dec 16 2024 review the outlook for the third week of December. Stocks discussed include Adobe Stock (ADBE) , Broadcom Stock (AVGO), Costco Stock (COST) , Best Buy Stock (BBY) and more. The morning Investing Strategy Notes are for FullyInformed ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Friday saw the SPX end the day flat closing where it opened at 6051. Intraday the index slipped to 6036 and moved as high as 6078. Volume was low at 3.7 billion shares but more stocks were falling at 66% versus 32% rising. There were 113 ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Fri Dec 13 2024  review the outlook following Thursday's sell-off. Stocks discussed include Adobe Stock (ADBE) , MongoDB Stock (MDB), Nordson Corp Stock (NDSN), Broadcom Stock (AVGO), Apple Stock (AAPL), Microsoft Stock (MSFT), Costco Stock (COST) and more. The morning Investing ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Fresh on the heels of Wednesday's rally came the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) number which was higher than estimated, coming in at 0.4% rather than the anticipated 0.2%. Core Producer Price Index came in lower at 0.1% versus 0.2% estimated. Year-over-year the PPI number was ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Thu Dec 12 2024 review the outlook following Wednesday's bounce. Stocks discussed include GE Vernova Stock (GEV), MongoDB Stock (MDB), Tesla Stock (TSLA), Nordson Corp Stock (NDSN), Broadcom Stock (AVGO), Apple Stock (AAPL), Microsoft Stock (MSFT), Adobe Stock (ADBE) and more. ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Wednesday saw investors react with a bullish bounce off the CPI numbers that were in-line with expectations. Most investors now feel that the 2.7% CPI number will low the Fed to cut interest rates again this month. The SPX ended the day up 49 points closing ....... Read More

For FullyInformed Members the morning Investing Strategy Notes for Wed Dec 11 2024 review the outlook for Wed Dec 11 2024 plus the remainder of the week. Stocks discussed include GE Healthcare Tech Stock (GEHC), MongoDB Stock (MDB), Tesla Stock (TSLA), Apple Stock (AAPL), Microsoft Stock (MSFT), Adobe Stock (ADBE) ....... Read More

Prior Trading Day Summary: Tuesday saw investors continue to take profits. While the index slipped just 18 points, many stocks fell much deeper. The SPX ended the day lower, closing at 6035. Trading volume fell by 500 million shares to 4.2 billion with 66% of all volume to the downside ....... Read More