Folks are vacationing and dining out like there’s no tomorrow… Or at least like a recession isn’t looming. Specifically, the industry that includes hotels, restaurants, and leisure activities is strong… The industry’s Power Bar ratio features 62 “bullish” or better companies right now. And only four companies are “bearish” or worse. (Learn more about the …
“Generative AI” is all the rage these days… For starters, Microsoft (MSFT) is dumping a lot of money into the space. The tech giant invested $1 billion into industry leader OpenAI in 2019. Two years later, it held another investment round. And last month, Microsoft poured in $10 billion more. Microsoft is talking up efforts …
This winter, Americans enjoyed a reprieve at the pump… Gasoline prices surged last summer. The national average eclipsed $5 per gallon in June. But the average price plunged to around $3.10 per gallon by December. That’s a nearly 40% drop in about six months. Don’t expect the relief to last, though. In fact… it’s already …
Imagine you order a pizza with mushrooms and onions… And the delivery driver instead brings a pizza with sausage and pepperoni. I bet you would be angry. You would likely demand a refund. And you would probably get it. Now, don’t get me wrong… Sausage-and-pepperoni pizzas are popular. And many folks think mushroom-and-onion pizzas are …
Several years ago, Marc Chaikin created a unique way to measure “relative strength”… It’s a proprietary formula. And at Chaikin Analytics, we don’t give away our secret sauce. But we clearly display this indicator on all the charts in the Power Gauge. It essentially shows the strength of a stock or exchange-traded fund relative to …
The ‘Bearish’ Side of Relative Strength Says Ski Season Is Over Read More »
On an average day, I use the Power Gauge to look at 100 different stock charts… It’s important to cover all the bases while hunting for the market’s best opportunities. And regular Chaikin PowerFeed readers know I’m a big fan of positive “relative strength” changes. That’s when a stock starts beating the S&P 500 Index …
Folks, the market has changed a lot since the end of 2022… Remember, the broad market S&P 500 Index lost around 20% last year. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index crashed more than 30%. But now, the tides are turning… The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are up roughly 6% and 13%, respectively this year. …
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Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed Monday, February 20, for Presidents Day. So we won’t publish our Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter that day. Look for your next issue on Tuesday, February 21. The “sharks” are circling Salesforce (CRM)… Salesforce is known for its mega-suite of customer-relations management (“CRM”) software. It …
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You need a long, sturdy ladder if you want to clean the gutters at your house… Standing on top of a six-foot ladder won’t get the job done. And it’s risky. You need a jack if you want to change a flat tire on the side of the road… Trying to pull the deflated tire …
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Don’t fall for the cute Super Bowl ad… CrowdStrike (CRWD) is a major player in the corporate cybersecurity space. And during Sunday’s game, the company marketed its services to more than 110 million people. The ad was a play on the classic Trojan horse story… It started with a gigantic wooden horse at the gates …
