While there are hundreds of stock market indicators and oscillators, most investors and traders only need a few. One of the most popular oscillators is RSI (Relative Strength Indicator). Created by a brilliant engineer, Welles Wilder, RSI tells when an index or a stock is overbought or oversold. Like most “bounded” oscillators, it has a
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NBA fans: Did you see Chris Paul this year? Source: monticello/ShutterStock.com You have a 36-year-old in his 16th NBA season who is supposed to be in the waning part of his career. This is when he’s supposed to be relaxing on the bench and providing moral and coaching support to the young bucks, for a
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE S&P 500 sectors’ relative strength rankings are flashing red. See full story. I’m a 39-year-old single dad with $600,000 saved — I want to retire at 50 but don’t know how. What should I do? Have a question about your own retirement savings? Email us at [email protected] See full story. Why retirees
Sales growth is nice but at some point, it has to translate into real profits or at least positive cash flow. Moreover, with a $37 billion market value, at some point investors will want to see something for their money. That’s the quandary Cloudflare (NASDAQ:NET) currently finds itself in following the release of its Q2
Each day more employers are telling employees they need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to work in person or risk being fired. On Thursday CNN revealed it had fired three unvaccinated employees for violating the company’s vaccine requirement for in-person workers, according to an internal memo signed by Jeff Zucker, the cable network’s president, and
Over recent publications, I’ve been generally skeptical about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS). Although the company has groundbreaking potential for its research and development of solid-state batteries (SSBs), putting your money into the mix is another matter. But eventually, even something as disappointing as QS stock may get its day in the sun. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com
Greetings! I am a 39-year-old single father of one 16-year-old son. I have $70,000 in liquid savings, $530,000 invested in individual retirement accounts and owe $210,000 on a home worth $500,000. I also owe about $20,000 on my car. My take-home income is $7,200 per month and my monthly expenses total about $4,000. I do
When it comes to innovation, one company in the market stands apart from the rest, and that’s Square (NYSE:SQ). Source: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com Square is the quintessence of innovation – the model company for leveraging innovative business expansions to drive huge revenue growth, year after year. The company started out in 2009 by selling
Zynga Inc. shares dropped Thursday as the videogame publisher’s outlook overshadowed results that topped Wall Street estimates, amid continued M&A momentum and a move to reduce its physical presence in San Francisco. Zynga ZNGA, -1.31% shares plummeted 16% after hours, following a 1.3% decline to close at $9.77. Zynga shares closed at their highest level
It is time again to write another article about Naked Brand Group (NASDAQ:NAKD), as potential investors have more reasons to skip the company and not buy shares of NAKD stock. Source: Shutterstock I wrote an article back in February 2021 titled “5 Key Reasons to Avoid Naked Brand Stock.” The factors that supported my opinion
Constellation is Constellation Software. An earlier version of this article misidentified it as Constellation Brands. My recent column describing the “perfect company” elicited several nominees from readers. They’re worth sharing and may even provide the basis for constructing a portfolio. As a recap, a colleague once defined the perfect company as requiring no incremental capital, yielding functionally
By-and-large, meme stocks have moved lower last month. But Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA) stock was one that bucked the trend. Source: shutterstock.com/Luca Lorenzelli Shares in the business process automation provider are no stranger to rallies fueled by Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets community. Before its short-lived July run-up, it experienced a similar brief period of off-the-charts enthusiasm back in
Booking Holdings Inc. exceeded $2 billion in quarterly sales for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in a Wednesday earnings report, but losses exceeded expectations as the company waits for a stronger bounceback for travel amid the global pandemic. Booking BKNG, -2.51% reported second-quarter losses Wednesday of $167 million, or $4.08 a
There’s no denying it. It’s been a bumpy road for investors of electric delivery van maker Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) in 2021. After a first-quarter pop and drop, WKHS stock just can’t seem to get off the ground lately. Source: Photo from WorkHorse.com Workhorse is in a time of transition, and let’s face it — not everybody
With almost three-quarters of S&P 500 companies having reported earnings this season, it’s time to review the winners. Below is a screen showing 20 U.S. technology companies that appear to be firing on all cylinders, with improving sales, gross margins and operating margins. This quarterly earnings season, year-over-year comparisons of results for companies in many
Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns full-service upscale and upper-upscale hotel properties in the U.S. AHT stock opened on August 3 at $15.35. Source: Shutterstock All of its hotels are located across the U.S. and operate under brands including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Crowne Plaza, Sheraton and others. Ashford
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is aiming to grant full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by Labor Day or sooner, according to a new report. Citing people involved in the effort, the New York Times reported late Tuesday that the FDA was speeding up its approval process as the country faces a new
I read an article recently that suggested the growth in Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock from 2005 to 2015 — its first 10 years as a public company — was off-the-charts good. Source: StreetVJ / Shutterstock.com However, in the six years since, BIDU stock has seriously underperformed. As The Motley Fool’s Leo Sun pointed out, a $5,000 investment in
Semiconductor stocks haven’t risen in a straight line this year, but they have recovered from their last dip in May. Now the group is expected to maintain its head of steam through 2022 with faster growth than the broader stock market. But chip makers as a group trade below the broad indexes on a price-to-earnings
Investors in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) — at least, those who came on board after 2002 — have been a pretty happy lot. When the dotcom bubble burst in 2000, ORCL stock was hammered. In just two years, investors saw their holdings drop in value by more than 80%. However, since 2002, Oracle shares have been