Roger Scot
02/08/2021
Wall Street continued to push record-high territory as expectations of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package gained further momentum — and more in Monday’s stock market recap. Declining coronavirus cases and progress in vaccine rollouts added to the optimism that both U.S. and global recovery will accelerate in the second half […]
02/08/2021
The world will (believe it or not) go back to normal one day. I know it’s hard to imagine that type of world right now, but the stock market tends to anticipate the future much earlier than most people do, especially with things that are known. This is what I […]
02/08/2021
Global stock markets and U.S. futures are higher this morning following Wall Street’s best week since November and Japan’s benchmark reaching a three-decade high. Investor sentiment has been boosted by recent positive corporate earnings, which haven’t been good since the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced last year. Even export-based areas like Japan […]
02/05/2021
Wall Street closed with another round of record highs after the Senate approved a $1.9 trillion budget bill in a 51-50 reconciliation vote — and more in Friday’s stock market recap. Additional news on the vaccine front helped sentiment after Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) requested authorization of its one-shot […]
02/05/2021
We’d usually jump feet first into a stock market update and analysis around this time of day. But today, I thought I’d start off with something interesting I found. Let’s take a look at the put-call ratio… The put-call ratio gauges the trading volume of put options to call options […]
02/04/2021
Wall Street showed continued momentum for the fourth straight session as the focus turned back to fundamentals after last week’s focus on short-interest stocks — and more in Thursday’s stock market recap. Talks of a hefty stimulus from Washington look increasingly likely while moderation in the spread of the virus […]
02/04/2021
Global stock markets are mixed this morning as concerns over more U.S. economic aid, company earnings reports and bumpy trading action in various technology stocks continue to drive the markets right now. It’s also evident that the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is starting to take a toll on investors’ minds […]
02/03/2021
Wall Street was choppy before closing mostly higher following solid earnings from the Tech sector — and more in Wednesday’s stock market recap. The gains have the major indexes on the brink of setting another round of fresh all-time highs ahead of Friday’s key jobs report. Stock Market Recap The […]
02/03/2021
Everyone and their mother has been talking about GameStop and other small-cap stocks lately… That makes sense because GameStop is the first of many stocks targeted by a group of small retail investors that sent the stock from it’s normal $18 to $20 per share to an unheard price of […]