The stock market swings continued last week as the daily doji sell signals last Tuesday (see chart) shifted the daily momentum back to negative heading into Wednesday's open. That set the stage for the FOMC announcement Wednesday afternoon which quickly pushed the S&P 500 up over 70 points ahead of the press conference.
Read MoreThe stock market swings continued last week as the daily doji sell signals last Tuesday (see chart) shifted the daily momentum back to negative heading into Wednesday's open. That set the stage for the FOMC announcement Wednesday afternoon which quickly pushed the S&P 500 up over 70 points ahead of the press conference.
Read More"The Dow® [adds a stock] if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth, and is of interest to a large number of investors. Sector representation.is also a consideration.”–DowJones&Co. The highest-yield 10 stocks are May's Dogs of the Dow: HD, KO, AMGN, JNJ, CSCO, IBM, CVX, DOW, MMM, and VZ. They now average a 4.17% annual yield, as prices. Thirty Dow stocks represent nine of eleven sectors. DowJones tracks utilities as a separate index and omits real estate. Broker top-ten target-estimated May net-gains ranged 17.6%-38%, topped by INTC 5/1/24.
Read More"The Dow® [adds a stock] if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth, and is of interest to a large number of investors. Sector representation.is also a consideration.”–DowJones&Co. The highest-yield 10 stocks are May's Dogs of the Dow: HD, KO, AMGN, JNJ, CSCO, IBM, CVX, DOW, MMM, and VZ. They now average a 4.17% annual yield, as prices. Thirty Dow stocks represent nine of eleven sectors. DowJones tracks utilities as a separate index and omits real estate. Broker top-ten target-estimated May net-gains ranged 17.6%-38%, topped by INTC 5/1/24.
Read MoreApple records a slight beat on quarterly estimates, with earnings of $1.53 per share and revenues of $90.75 billion. However, areas of weakness remain evident with iPhone sales declining by approximately -10% and revenue in China dropping by -8%. Technical indicators suggest potential further declines in Apple's stock price, but we believe support could be seen just above the $150 level.
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