The financial crisis happened back in 2008… But 15 years later, it still casts a shadow over nearly every discussion about housing. I get it… For the first time in American history, many Americans were “underwater” on their homes. In other words, the sticker price fell below what they paid. Then, over the following year, …
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My friend’s response surprised me… “I’m not sure I’ll have a busy season this year. It’s drying up.“ We had just finished a wonderful dinner. And my friend and I were talking shop… She’s one of those people who enjoys that type of chat. And I must admit that I do as well. I can’t …
My heart sank when the real estate executive suggested taking my car… You see, we were meeting to discuss a multimillion-dollar deal. I hoped to share it with my subscribers. And he suggested something that hadn’t crossed my mind yet… “Let’s hop in your car and drive around the property.” A sense of self-awareness rushed …
When it comes to Amazon (AMZN), I’m more than a little biased… I’m addicted. But can you blame me? The ubiquitous website has almost everything. And it seems like it can all be at my door in a couple of days. Heck, many items arrive the next day. Without question, Amazon is the master of …
Our marketing folks are always so dramatic… They want the biggest, juiciest numbers. They want claims of massive upside potential. And they want everything to happen in the blink of an eye. That’s the type of stuff that attracts the most attention. So it makes life easy for marketers. But as we all know, the …
Folks, last week was rough for stocks… All 11 top-level market sectors fell over the five-day stretch. And the same thing was true for nearly all the main subsectors we follow in the Power Gauge. The only subsector on our list to not fall was insurance. And that isn’t saying much because the SPDR S&P …
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At Chaikin Analytics, we’ve focused on the market’s “bullish” setup this year… That might seem foolhardy to some folks. After all, we can all see the storm clouds appearing on the horizon… The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates at a historic pace. As a result, home-mortgage rates are near their highest levels since the …
Apple (AAPL) just unveiled its newest line of iPhones… The tech giant held its traditional annual event in California on Tuesday. And as always, the main attraction was the iPhone 15 and its siblings (like the top-line iPhone 15 Pro Max)… The iPhone 15 Pro models weigh less than the previous versions because they’re made …
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Maybe that headline seems too obvious… But as regular Chaikin PowerFeed readers know, Marc Chaikin lives and breathes the Power Gauge. Since I work closely with him these days, I’m steeped in it as well. And at the end of the day… I don’t clock out from the Power Gauge. You see, the Power Gauge …
Can you name the market’s worst-performing sector this year? Even if you don’t get the right answer, I bet you can at least get near the bottom. After all, despite an overall “bullish” setup, the market is still grappling with rising interest rates. For example, mortgage rates are soaring. They just hit a 21-year high …
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