Good MorningEquities fell hard on Monday with the S&P 500 down nearly 2.0% at the low of the day. The move was driven by the rising fear of inflation and the specter of higher interest rates for business. The good news is that markets bottomed by midday and regained most of their losses by the close of the session. Technically speaking, the S&P 500 formed a stong doji candle confirming support at the 4,600 level and the uptrend that began in October 2021.
This week’s focus is going to be on inflation once again. With the FOMC indicating a faster pace of taper and rate hikes than previously indicated, and JP Morgan Chase CEO Jami Dimon predicting more than 4 rate hikes this year, the CPI and PPI data will be more important than ever. The economists are expecting the pace of inflation to cool on a month-to-month basis but for consumer-level inflation to accelerate to a new high.
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It’s been a tough start to 2022 for the U.S. stock market. Concerns about rising Omicron cases and sooner than expected interest rate hikes have put the S&P 500 in a 3.6% hole just one week into the new year.
Not all sectors have performed poorly though. Energy and financial stocks are ... Read the Full Story |
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Institutional Activity Puts Bottom In PriceSmart
PriceSmart (NASDAQ: PSMT) proved to be a real pandemic winner over the last two years but share prices got of control, at least in terms of the valuation. Now, after a prolonged 8-month sell-off, shares are more reasonably priced at 20X earnings an... Read the Full Story |
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Digital signature cloud company DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) stock has collapsed after peaking at $314.76 plunging to the low $132s before attempting a bounce. The pandemic winner has taken investors for a dangerous ride despite improving fundamentals as reality sets into the markets. COVID-19 enabled ... Read the Full Story |
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Constellation Brands Falls Into A Buying Opportunity
Constellation Brands, Inc (NYSE: STZ) share price fell in the wake of the Q3 earnings results but we view this as a buying opportunity in this stock. The results were better than expected and included upwardly revised guidance that has the ana... Read the Full Story |
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Focus on Strength in a Weak Market
Investors have certainly had their hands full to start the year, as volatility is hitting most areas of the market in a big way. It’s hard to tell just how long this weakness will last, but the great thing about investing is that there are always opportuni... Read the Full Story |
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Value Stocks to Consider Adding to Your 2022 Investing Plans
With rising interest rates on the horizon thanks to persistent inflation concerns, value stocks could be in for a strong year ahead. This is already evident in the market moves to start the year, as many high-flying growth stocks have b... Read the Full Story |
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Electric vehicle (EV) maker and hydrogen energy solutions firm Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) stock has seen a resurgence in recent events. Shares of the former SPAC took a dramatic sell-off on the ouster of its former CEO Trevor Milton and fraud allegations. However, the Company is rebuilding its reputati... Read the Full Story |
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Recreational vehicle (RV) maker THOR Industries (NYSE: THO) stock has fallen nearly (-30%) off its 2021 highs despite recording monster earnings beats. The Company expects continued supply chain disruptions, cost pressures, and logistical challenges. While business was bolstered during the pandemi... Read the Full Story |
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Institutions Buy WD-40 Company, Support Price Action
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) produced a mixed FQ1/Calendar Q1 but the results were strong enough to spark short-covering. With the short-interest sitting at over 12% coming into January there is quite a bit of fuel for this fire, enough perhap... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Owens & Minor, Inc. is a healthcare solutions company, which engages in the product manufacturing and delivery, home health supply, and perioperative services to support care through the hospital and into the home. It operates through the Products and Healthcare Services, and Patient Direct segments. The Products and Healthcare Services segment includes medical distribution, the outsourced logistics and value-added services business, and global products, which manufacture and source medical surgical products through the production and kitting operations. The Patient Direct segment includes the home healthcare business, Byram and Apria. The company was founded by Otho O. Owens and G. Gilmer Minor in 1882 and is headquartered in Henrico County, VA. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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