Universal is hoping the excitement around “Wicked” can hang around — for good. The movie studio faces a unique challenge: promote and release two build-on films just one year apart. Part one of the “Wicked” cinematic project dazzled at the box office, collecting more than $700 million in global ticket sales…
Remember that old commercial, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature?” Well, there should be another one pertaining to the stock market, “Don’t bet against a secular bull market advance!” We’re all trained, or brainwashed, if you will, to believe that the next major stock market top is at hand…
Despite periodic rallies that have buoyed the home improvement retail sector, Lowe’s (LOW) is showing signs of potential weakness. Recent price action in Lowe’s stock and lagging growth metrics suggest that its latest attempt to sustain a breakout may run out of steam. Below, we’ll explore the technical and fundamental…
The Biotech industry group is making a comeback, with the ‘under the hood’ chart displaying new strength coming into the group. We have a constructive bottom that price is breaking from and, while it does need to overcome resistance at the 200-day EMA, it looks encouraging. What was particularly impressive…
The Mag7 ETF (MAGS) formed another short-term bullish continuation pattern as it worked its way higher since the triangle breakout in mid September. This report will also analyze the long-term trends, highlight the short-term setups and compare performance for the stocks in this ETF. First and foremost, MAGS is in…
Gold mining stocks have been climbing since the end of December, a trend that usually goes unnoticed unless gold — often dismissed as an “old relic” — undergoes one of its periodic shifts into a timely and relevant asset. Recently, gold has been in the public spotlight, shedding its “relic”…
Despite the strength in some key growth stocks in January, semiconductors have been decidedly rangebound for most of the last six months. While this week’s breakout of the range appears to be a significant bullish signal, the bearish candle pattern on Friday indicates investors may be best served by being…
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin expressed confidence that Pete Hegseth would be confirmed as Defense secretary, despite opposition from GOP moderates. Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, setting up a final confirmation vote expected Friday evening. However, Republican Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, both…
When Joan Bell, 76, was given the news she was one of the pro-life activists pardoned by President Donald Trump Thursday afternoon, she was in disbelief. ‘I didn’t know if that meant we would get out in a few weeks or a few months, or what. I didn’t really know,…
Some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive branch nominees are set to appear before Congressional committees next week. The commander-in-chief promises that they will shake up their respective departments if they are approved by the Senate. Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel has been nominated to be the FBI’s next director and will…