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15Apr11:02 amEST

Old Slogan, New Winner

Yum! Brands, trading under YUM, is making new all-time highs this morning into a soft tape. The firm operates the brands Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet worldwide, with a China spinoff in recent years trading under the ticker YUMC.  Back int he 1980s, YUM's Taco Bell had a commercial campaign and slogan which probably would raise...

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14Apr1:43 pmEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 04/14/19 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the full-length Weekend Video Strategy Session which I present each weekend to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets.  Please click here  for more...

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13Apr12:03 pmEST

Saturday Night at Market Chess Cinemas

Easily the best film containing a storyline about golf that I have ever seen, writer/directorRon Shelton's under-appreciated Tin Cup (1996) is worth a viewing, even for non-golf fans, during The Masters' tournament weekend especially.  Much like Shelton''s other classic sports-related comedy/dramas from the late-1980s and early-1990s, he has...

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12Apr11:15 amEST

Just Your Standard, Much-Needed Oil Deal

After lagging the rally in crude oil itself at various points in 2019, energy stocks seemed to be waiting on more bullish assurances before engaging in a broad-based move.  And we may have just that this morning, as the Chevron deal for Anadarko (APC) may be kicking off a new wave of M&A in the oil patch (with OXY in the mix as another bidder...

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11Apr3:07 pmEST

Good Gamble, Bad Gamble 04/11/19 {Video}

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11Apr10:53 amEST

A Great Wall Leads to Choppy Waters

After yesterday's promising upside action in many biotechnology and healthcare issues, those sectors are noticeably lagging a flattish, mixed tape this morning. For a while now, traders have been frustrated by the choppy action we have seen across healthcare and tech in general, as many hot growth names have taken the last several weeks, if not...

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10Apr8:21 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 04/10/19 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

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10Apr11:08 amEST

A Narrow Opening

Despite Boeing leading the Dow lower early on, many growth software stocks in the IGV ETF are back to assuming leadership for the broad market. At issue now is which side will prevail, the small caps in the IWM also bouncing back nicely after yesterday afternoon's poor close for bulls. Other software standouts this morning are the likes of DOCU...

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09Apr3:19 pmEST

Back to Basics 04/09/19 {Video}

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09Apr10:56 amEST

Remember the Alamos

Slight relative strength in tech and medical tech stocks this morning is helping to cushion the blow of a sharp move lower in the Dow. In fact, as I write this the IGV and HACK (enterprise software and cybersecurity sector ETFs, respectively) are either flat or green.  That said, I suspect a bunch of even the mightiest of software names may...

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