How The Mighty Have Fallen

Hello MarketClub members everywhere! You have heard me say this many times before, perception is an extremely powerful force in the markets. We see just how powerful this force is with the recent move down of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Once the darling of the tech world, Apple's time may be over as Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) and the mighty Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) take over the leadership mantle.

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It's Friday, the end of the week and the end of the trading month. Let's start by looking at how the major markets closed last month and last week. Continue reading "How The Mighty Have Fallen"

One Thing You May Have Missed About Apple

Hello MarketClub members everywhere, Adam Hewison here coming here from the digital studios of MarketClub. I just got back from a short vacation break in Maui to see Apple once again slumped below $100 a share.

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL): One thing you may have missed is the fact that the Trade Triangles triggered a red weekly Trade Triangle on 4/22 at $104.22 signaling a move to the sidelines - that was 4 days ago!

As I have said before, perception is everything in the market; the perception now is that Apple is not the innovator it once was and that the smartphone business has peaked. On the brighter side, Apple still has almost $250 billion in cash, but like I said perception trumps everything. Continue reading "One Thing You May Have Missed About Apple"

Waiting On The Fed, GDP Results And Apple Earnings

The markets will be watching the Fed closely, looking for the central bank's latest decision on interest rates (although no one expects a change), there's also new GDP estimates for the markets to chew on.

Meanwhile, there are corporate earnings to think over, with Apple headlining a week of major earnings announcements. And, the presidential candidates continue to battle for votes and delegates with 5 states up for grabs on Tuesday. With all of that mind, let's take a look at the markets.

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Key levels to watch this week:
S&P 500 (CME:SP500): 2,033.80
Dow (INDEX:DJI): 17,484.23
NASDAQ (NASDAQ:COMP): 4,808.91
Gold (FOREX:XAUUSDO): 1,214.70
Crude Oil (NYMEX:CL.M16.E): 36.57

Every Success,
Jeremy Lutz
INO.com and MarketClub.com

What To Expect In The Oil Market

By: Sara Nunnally of Street Authority

The latest rumor around the global water cooler that Russia and OPEC-leader Saudi Arabia have agreed to freeze oil production at January or February levels has been dispelled... for now.

The OPEC leaders meeting in Doha failed to reach an agreement to cap production, with Iran bowing out of the meeting altogether, and refusing to pull back on its oil production. As a result, oil prices took a big tumble. Brent crude fell a harsh 7% on the news. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell almost as much at 6.6%.

But does a "no deal" result from the OPEC Doha meeting mean production caps are off the table? Or that OPEC wouldn't seek an alliance outside its cartel?

Hardly.

In response to the meeting, Qatar's energy minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada said, "We of course respect [Iran's] position... The freeze could be more effective definitely if major producers, be it from OPEC members like Iran and others, as well as non-OPEC members, are included in the freeze."

Al-Sada said that OPEC members need more time. Which says to me that this won't be the last we hear of production caps.

Indeed, this wasn't the first time we'd heard about potential cooperation between OPEC and Russia, either.

The rumor of a possible oil production freeze lifted oil markets as much as 4.7% and kept prices for WTI above $41 mid-week last week. That means oil prices have been on a wild ride. Take a look at WTI futures: Continue reading "What To Expect In The Oil Market"