Dustin Tibbitts

Markets Mixed on Trade and Looming Shutd... The markets were mixed today as the week started off with a focus on the US-China trade war deadline, as well as the potential for yet anoth...

Markets close week mixed. The markets sold off again today as trading began as investors were content to leave the week on a pullback. By the close though the bulls p...

Stock of the Week: O'Reilly Auto Parts This week we'll focus on the auto parts industry, as they're the latest to report earnings. Last year, the auto parts stores were a stellar...

Markets Pull Back on Trade News Technical traders got their wishes today as the 200-day moving average has once again acted as a true resistance area to note. Add to that t...

Markets finally pause near highs. The markets showed some weakness today as the Dow 30 closed lower by 19, the S&P 500 sold off 6, and the Nasdaq closed lower by 26. Many tec...

ETFs Still Near Highs The markets are enjoying another week starting near highs. Since the rally off the lows in December, the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) has now rallied...

Identifying the end of a technical trend... There are two ways technical traders will identify the end of a trend and today we cover them both.

Stock market drifts higher yet again. The markets closed higher for the 5th day in a row today ahead of the State of the Union address tonight. The Dow 30 was higher by 170, the...

Is Now the Time to Invest for Dividends?... With so many analysts and market pundits claiming a recession - or at the very least a market correction - is on the horizon, it begs the qu...

Markets Start Busy Earnings Week on Posi... The markets were positive to start the week as earnings overall have been slightly better than expected, which has led investors to respond...

Markets End Week Quietly The markets closed out the week with mostly small gains. The Dow 30 closed out the week higher by 58 and the S&P 500 closed higher by 2, but...

Markets Close Month at Highs The markets closed out the month on a positive note as investors continue to shake off the December selloff. The Dow still closed slightly l...

Markets Surge on Earnings and Fed The markets shot higher to start the day following a strong performance from Apple and Boeing. By the afternoon, the Federal Reserve made th...

Sectors respond to slew of earnings. The markets remain near highs of the year as investors have found no reason to sell any short term positions. The S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is cur...

Stock Market Mixed Ahead of Apple Earnin... The markets were mixed today ahead of a slew of earnings reports. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most anticipated report of the group as invest...

Busy Week Starts on Down Note The markets started the busy earnings week on a down note thanks in part to earnings out of Caterpillar. Guidance from Nvidia that also supp...

S&P 500 distribution of returns. Let's start with a question for you. What is the average return of the S&P 500 over it's 90 year life? If you were to ask most investors the...

SEC reopens allowing IPO's back to the m... With the government officially (but temporarily) reopen again IPO's are free to enter the markets. Last week there were talks of how new lis...

Markets finish out week on positive note... The markets finished out the week on a positive note as news of a temporary deal to reopen the government helped support a strong start to t...

Time to trade the semiconductors? This week we will look at the struggling semiconductor space for "discounted" opportunities. The semiconductor space has suffered a strong a...

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