Energy Stocks Surge on Venezuela Developments
Energy stocks surged across the board on Monday, from producers to service providers, as investors rushed to digest the potential fallout from dramatic developments in Venezuela over the weekend. Oil-sector shares jumped despite a modest dip in crude prices and little movement in U.S. stock futures, suggesting investors were firmly in a buy-first, analyze-later mindset. […]
Tech Stocks Face Leadership Risk in 2026
Tech sector crowded and vulnerable to a “loser” label in 2026, warns Wall Street veteran Early futures trading points to a positive start for U.S. stocks in the new year, with artificial-intelligence names once again leading the advance. But Jim Paulsen believes technology shares — which he groups under what he calls “new era investments” […]
Gold Outperforms Bitcoin and Stocks in 2025
Gold and silver outshone bitcoin in 2025 as international stocks beat the U.S. For global investors, 2025 delivered anything but a dull ride. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House jolted markets early in the year, with his aggressive tariff agenda becoming one of the most market-moving developments of 2025. At the same time, […]
U.S. Stock Market Overvaluation vs Non-U.S. Stocks: A 2026 Outlook
Valuation metrics are flashing their strongest warning signals yet for U.S. stocks, while non-U.S. equities look far more attractive by comparison. It’s difficult to imagine a more bearish message from valuation indicators than the one currently facing the U.S. stock market. Non-U.S. stocks have already delivered more than double the return of the S&P 500 […]
Market Outlook 2026: Stocks, Yields, and Risk Ahead
Samantha LaDuc warns rising Treasury yields could signal trouble for stocks in 2026 One of the market strategists who accurately called this year’s S&P 500 path — a sharp selloff followed by a strong rebound — was Samantha LaDuc, founder of LaDucTrading. A veteran trader active since 2008, LaDuc cautioned clients in early December 2024 […]
Silver Rally Meets Fear, but Momentum Remains
“This is where it’s fun. This is where it’s scary,” says veteran commodities analyst Alexander Campbell. The former head of commodities at hedge-fund heavyweight Bridgewater says silver faces several short-term obstacles that investors may want to see resolved before adding exposure. That’s how Campbell — once a global macro investor at Bridgewater and now founder […]
