The summer of 1997 was a very interesting time for both Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN). Major events that made history. More on that a little later.
I thought it appropriate to look at these two superstars since they both reported earnings this week. Apple was up first and disappointed. Amazon came second and pleased investors. Continue reading
The word outliers became a popular word I believe, after Malcolm Gladwell wrote the NY Times best seller, “Outliers, the story of success” in 2008. 
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:
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
China just released two more readings on their economy very early Saturday morning, Dallas time. Both reports showed that the China slowdown continues. Continue reading
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