Thanks to increasingly broad car-seat laws, a third child often requires the purchase of a larger, more expensive vehicle. At the margins, this has an effect on fertility. ...
There’s one trading day left for the month of September. Unless something drastic happens over the weekend, the stock market looks like it has bucked the September seasonality pattern of being the worst trading month for equities. That’s not to ...
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets, including sector and industry group rotation, before highlighting the sharp move into Chinese stocks. She shares her thoughts on whether it’s too late to participate. In addition, she looks at ...
As we near the end of what has been a fairly solid Q3 for the equity markets, we are left with the eternal question for investors: “What’s next?” We now have the Fed’s first rate cut in the rearview mirror, ...
That’s a great question right now as many folks still remain quite nervous. The Volatility Index ($VIX), for example, gained more than 10% today, despite a minimal decline in the S&P 500. It’s a signal that the stock market likely ...
When people speak of “old school economics,” they generally mean the application of economic thinking that involves what we might call “common sense.” That would include permitting a price system to work, protecting private property, and so on. But there ...
A few weeks back, two gold mining ETFs made it to the top 10 of the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) Report, and they’re still holding strong. Given the low trading volume in these ETFs, a more tradable alternative is the ...
Friday mornings in our DP Diamonds subscriber-only trading room, the DecisionPoint Diamond Mine I like to look for a Sector to Watch and an Industry Group to Watch within. These are for your “watchlist” and not necessarily ready for immediate ...
Investing for the long term is one of the most reliable ways to build wealth. However, picking the right investment opportunities can be challenging, especially in a market full of risks and uncertainties. Whether you’re new to investing or a ...
While F.A. Hayek contributed much to the Austrian School of Economics, he also supported the establishment of the welfare state, believing that it was compatible with the rule of law. Ludwig von Mises, however, knew that the welfare state is ...