The Next Snap is Snap

31Jul3:47 pmEST

The Market Was Not Looking for That

The beloved rate cut may indeed have been initially perceived as being some type of panacea for global trade wars and any concerns about the economy. But even with small caps outperforming the last two sessions it is hard to ignore the "sell the rumor, sell the news" double-whammy we largely saw in many stocks this week. In particular, note...

31Jul10:33 amEST

At Least Some of it is Baked in the Cake

Small cap outperformance yesterday combined with a gap higher in AAPL after earnings this morning are helping to blunt some of the "sell the rumor" type of action we saw at the beginning of this week as we head into the FOMC later today. Still, one cannot help but think that the widely-publicized rate cut likely to come at 2pm EST today is...

30Jul10:17 amEST

Bears Trapped on This Deck

In an otherwise slow pre-FOMC tape today, Trex Company, the leading recycled materials manufacturer of wood-alternative decking, railings and other outdoor items, is a notable bright spot. We tried a long in TREX in recent weeks but soon surmised that the stock was likely waiting on earnings to make some type of move. With this morning's...

29Jul5:20 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 07/29/19 {Video}

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29Jul10:45 amEST

Sell the Rumor

Stocks are mostly lower in front of a well-publicized rate cut likely coming later this week during the FOMC announcement on Wednesday. As I write this, I see software in the IGV and HACK ETFs, as well as the small caps in IWM, are leading lower. This type of action is roughly the polar opposite of the spirited rally in growth issues we saw...

28Jul12:34 pmEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 07/28/19 {Video}

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26Jul3:30 pmEST

Twitter: Now What? {Video}

25Jul10:13 amEST

The First Stop for Netflix

In the midst of some disappointing earnings reactions this morning from the likes of FB NOW PYPL TSLA, we have a soft Nasdaq keeping a lid on the small cap progress we saw yesterday out of bulls. It will be interesting to see if the QQQ bulls can pull the rabbit out of the hat again and buy this dip, considering the resilience they have...

24Jul4:05 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 07/24/19 {Video}

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24Jul10:40 amEST

The Next Snap is Snap

It may be tempting to hunt down a name like YELP as potentially being the next SNAP, in terms of long-time social media laggards waking up in a major way like we have seen from shares of Snap since last Christmas when the stock dipped under $5. However, that may be missing the point. Specifically, SNAP may just be getting started. After...