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Capital One is scheduled to announce fourth-quarter and 2025 results on Jan. 22. Similar to the previous reported quarter, the company’s performance is expected to have been driven by its solid credit card business. How should one approach the stock?
Quantum Computing shares rose 4.3% on Friday, closing the week at $12.70 on volume 17% higher than the daily average. The move came after Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on the stock with a buy rating.
Friday was quite the mess. Gold dropped 85 points in minutes. The Nasdaq whipped 20 points in both directions before most traders finished their coffee. And yet there's a way to trade days like these without getting destroyed.
The stage appears to be set for a global melt-up. The S&P 500 just hit a new all-time high the week before last. Unlike previous rallies, this move was not driven by Magnificent 7/Big Tech.
ChatGPT recently announced the addition of a feature called ChatGPT Go. Meanwhile, Replit, an artificial intelligence coding startup, has been in discussions to raise about $400 million in a round of funding that would roughly triple its valuation.
The general market, as represented by the SPX index, has been healthy and steady in recent days. Prices are holding above both horizontal and trendline support, while the number of new NYSE 52-week lows has remained at harmless levels.
Over the past 12 months, around $68 billion was paid out to investors in a select group of companies. I'll prove that these multibillion-dollar annual payments are very real. I’ll show why they are mandated as part of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tuesday will be a $14 billion T-Bill Settlement date, which should add some tighter liquidity conditions into the mix. If overnight funding rates start to rise this week, that would increase pressure on usage of the Fed’s Standing Repo Facility.
Japanese stocks surged to record highs this week, while the yen weakened and bond yields rose on reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call snap elections soon. Thus, here is a look at two ETFs in the space to consider.
Over the past couple of months, we’ve noticed a relationship between the Europe/US natural gas spread and the prices of LNG stocks. Specifically, we've looked at the differences between the TTF Dutch benchmark for natural gas and the US Henry Hub.
As Bitcoin volatility continues and AI data-center expansion increases energy demand, miners are evolving beyond Bitcoin production. Investors are watching which companies can scale their infrastructure most profitably. Let's compare two such stocks.
In this video, I provide an Elliott Wave analysis of the Nasdaq 100, discussing the market's position within a long-term third wave that began in 2002.
ConocoPhillips stock has a 3.42% dividend yield, well below its 5-year average. As a result, its price target is at least 29% higher at $126.65 based on this yield.
WTI Crude Oil provided speculators and large players a mixture of volatility last week and the commodity may continue to fester opportunities in the days ahead.
Netflix investors are focused on whether the streaming giant can sustain revenue growth as US subscriber momentum cools and strategic ambitions expand.
Brown & Brown has increased its dividend payments for 32 consecutive years, including a 10% dividend increase announced on Oct. 23, 2025. Brown & Brown is a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats list thanks to its long dividend growth streak.
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled what it called the “Great Healthcare Plan,” a broad framework aimed at addressing healthcare affordability, drug prices, and insurance transparency.
Success in the NQ requires identifying key levels (like the 62) and trusting the immediate response. A 50-handle move shouldn't be sweat; it should be execution.
MSFT announced 2 new multi-year carbon credit purchase deals, representing nearly 3 million tonnes of carbon removal, with the new agreements expanding the tech giant’s already substantial lead as the largest corporate purchaser of carbon removal.
Super Micro could eventually be a good tech stock to own again, and it's tempting to build positions in SMCI at under $30 a share. Still, investors may need more reassurance that Super Micro’s growth will indeed continue
The Australian dollar continues to see a lot of choppy behavior as we continue to hang around the 0.67 level, which is an area that I think has been like a magnet and an area that I think a lot of people will be paying close attention to.
Intel stock gains analyst upgrades from Citigroup and TD Cowen to $50 targets as foundry business and server CPU demand drive renewed Wall Street interest.
The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 now account for roughly 40% of the index’s total market capitalization. From 1880 to 2010, the top 10 averaged about 24% of the index.
It appears likely we will soon see a string of months where annual inflation is running 2.5% or below. That’s within shouting distance of the Federal Reserve’s target and may raise the odds of more rate cuts this year.
Donald Trump started 2026 by announcing a plan to increase annual military spending by $600 billion for next year – meaning that the military budget would reach a total of $1.5 trillion.
Markets entered the week at record levels and were challenged by a wave of political and geopolitical headlines that tested investor confidence. Policy rhetoric weighed on the financial sector, and geopolitics continued to influence energy stocks.
The S&P 500 seems to be stuck. Money is rotating inside equities but not flowing in. Bonds are selling off. This is just not the time to chase high-flyers. With all of this in mind, I'm looking at one number before I buy anything right now: beta.
With the fourth-quarter 2025 earnings season about to start, investors are zeroing in on three pure-play quantum computing stocks poised to deliver solid results: D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti, and IonQ. How should investors approach these stocks?
Almost a week on from 'that' video from Fed Chair Powell, insisting that a criminal investigation against him is all about exerting pressure to cut rates, and markets have remained unfazed. Is it simply because nothing has escalated since?
UnitedHealth stock has certainly taken a beating over the past year. The shares have fallen down roughly 36% to 50%, depending on the measurement period. Yet, Bernstein analyst Lance Wilkes has named it his “top healthcare pick for 2026.
Bitmine Immersion has positioned itself as a pioneering Ethereum treasury company. However, Bitmine's latest move raised some eyebrows: a whopping $200 million investment in Beast Industries, the multimedia empire of YouTube sensation MrBeast.
Here is a short look at the 10 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let's dive into the numbers.
Someone recently dropped $238,000 on far out-of-the-money puts for Tesla stock. Specifically, the $250 strike that expires Jan. 31. This is a pattern we've seen before. And it preceded major selloffs in other mega-cap names. Let's take a look.
The phrase, 'ETF slop,' was the focal point of an episode of the Rational Reminder podcast. It's a long one, but the key point was to question whether newer ETFs actually benefit customers or not. Today, I'd like to add to the discussion.
As risk appetite cooled, some AI stocks experienced steep pullbacks in 2025. Yet, with investor interest in more niche AI infrastructure once again reemerging, these previously beaten down names are showing early signs of renewed momentum.
At the end of a historic super cycle, it’s either Bubble bursts or Bubble excess that goes to even crazier extremes. Crazier extremes owned 2025 – at home and abroad.
The real solution to the affordability crisis and frozen real estate market is to allow interest rates to rise, which will cause home values to fall more in line with incomes.
U.S. equity markets delivered mixed performance last week. Major indices generally held near record levels even as volatility increased and macro and policy risks surfaced.
The average number of jobs added per month over the past year was only 48,000. That’s less than a third of average monthly job growth reported during the previous year.
Clean energy developer and operator Clearway announced a series of new long-term power purchase agreements with Google, providing the tech giant with nearly 1.2 GW of carbon-free energy to power its data centers
As we head into 2026, healthcare stands out as one of the most dislocated areas of the market. One of our favorite ideas within the sector is Pfizer Inc., which has climbed its own crowded wall of worry on top of the broader healthcare exodus
Silver has broken out of a historic 45-year base with a $96 near-term target and far higher long-term potential. Ratios versus the S&P 500 and MAG 7 signal a major capital rotation into silver, gold, and mining ETFs.
