Tag Archives for " SMH "

0 How Could We Be This Wrong?

The jobs report came out Friday morning and all the analysts on CNBC and elsewhere were stunned. Most were expecting jobs growth of 160,000 for May. Instead we got 38,000!!!

And March and April were revised down also. As Jim Cramer said on CNBC, ‘we track all this data, how could we be this wrong?’  I think that pretty much sums it up.

Then all the financial stocks got whacked. The dollar dropped. Gold, Yen and long-term bonds popped to the upside. The stock market really took a hit the first hour but clawed its way back, still down on the day.

The video below is an abbreviated version of what I provide my Insider Members. In today’s video, in addition to the market I look at 3 financial stocks…Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM).

0 Is Tesla About to Explode?

The market wrap video below is a brief version of what I provide my Insider Members. In today’s public video I review the market action and check in on Goldman Sachs (GS), Tesla Motors (TSLA) and Twitter (TWTR).

0 Does China’s Slowdown Matter?

We are about to find out. China just released several disappointing economic reports today. Read “China’s Economy Grinds Down a Gear as Heavy Industry Drags” on Bloomberg.

In today’s video I look at the collapsing Shanghai Composite Index but first I check in on our markets and several key ETFs including IBB and XLF. This is a very brief view of what my Insider Members get.

0 Financials Start the Rollover

The financials had the biggest move of all the industry sectors that dropped last week, down 2.9%. Is this the end of their rally? They do look like they are starting to roll over.

The video below is a very condensed version of what I provide to my Insider Members in their Weekend Market Analysis.

In this video I review this week’s market action by looking at the S&P 500 (SPX), NYSE Composite (NYA) and Russell 2000. I then review the semiconductors (SMH), homebuilders (XHB) and the financials (XLF). Three stocks in focus are:

• American Express  (AXP)
• Bank of America (BAC)
• Goldman Sachs (GS)

0 CAT Hitting a Wall?

Caterpillar(CAT) cut its first quarter revenue and earnings guidance but held to the full year guidance.  I should add, at least for now.  I look at CAT in the brief video below.

As you can see in the chart below, CAT dropped from a closing high of 111.40 in July 2014 to a closing low of 57.91 in January this year. That’s nearly a 50% drop. Continue reading