Trading Places with Tom Bowley September 28, 2021 at 09:28 AM
Rising treasury yields can have a tremendous impact on which groups outperform and underperform. Many of us here at StockCharts.com write about the positive impact that rising yields can have on financials (XLF), especially banks ($DJUSBK) and life insurance companies ($DJUSIL)... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley September 21, 2021 at 10:04 AM
The Fed began its latest 2-day meeting this morning and it'll release its latest FOMC policy decision on Wednesday at 2pm ET... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley September 18, 2021 at 07:00 AM
It's an interesting question. After all, during periods of economic expansion, transportation stocks ($TRAN) should ship more goods, report higher profits, and be rewarded with higher stock prices... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley September 14, 2021 at 10:06 AM
One of my favorite times to trade is leading up to options expiration, because it's one time where I feel fairly comfortable which side of the trade that market makers are on. It's options expiration week and a time where we do a lot of research of EarningsBeats... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley September 12, 2021 at 09:37 AM
Following rotation in 2021 has been difficult because few industry groups have maintained leadership roles for any length of time. There have been a few. Specialty finance ($DJUSSP), internet ($DJUSNS), and software ($DJUSSW) come quickly to mind among our 5 aggressive sectors... Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley September 08, 2021 at 12:00 PM
There's no doubt that U.S. equities have been carried higher by a handful of mega-cap superstars. The S&P 500 is a market cap weighted index and its top holdings include: Apple (AAPL): 5.90% Microsoft (MSFT): 5.60% Amazon.com (AMZN): 4.05% Alphabet (GOOGL): 3... Read More