Technology Stocks Big technology stocks have been left for dead in 2022, with the bellweather QQQ tech ETF sliding from $401 to $309 year-to-date and losing nearly a quarter of its share value. The market has no appetite for risk […]
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The post-U.S. election rally was definitely over by Friday with all major indices on Wall Street selling sharply. Tech, which rallied the most after the vote, sank the most during the session and week. The Nasdaq closed the day -2.24% […]
The TSX traded above 25,000 for all of Thursday and ended the session with a new closing high. The Canadian index rose 0.22%, led by energy, but lagged by tech. Major movers: Atkins Realis Group leapt 15.67%, Paramount Resources 15.32%, […]
As the post-election rally faded in the U.S., the TSX climbed 0.26% higher on Wednesday to make a new closing high. It was just shy of 25,000, led by outsized gains in tech stocks. Actually, only four of 11 sectors […]
Shopify reported a blow-out quarter that helped lift the TSX to 25,000 Tuesday morning. The TSX closed below that mark, but still notched a 0.54% gain. Nearly all sectors lost ground as materials and energy led the laggards, though. Shopify […]
The post-US election rally continued into the new week, though only partially. The Dow rose another 0.68% or 300 points to a new high of almost 44,300 while the TSX advanced 0.12% nearly its own new high. TSX sectors were […]
Technology Stocks Big technology stocks have been left for dead in 2022, with the bellweather QQQ tech ETF sliding from $401 to $309 year-to-date and losing nearly a quarter of its share value. The market has no appetite for risk […]
REIT Stocks For the first time since March 2020, all university and college campuses are welcoming back students. No more Zoom’ing. Students will be in seats inside classrooms. Beyond that, students need places to live, so they’re filling apartments and […]
At a barbecue recently, a guest asked me if healthcare ETFs were “any good”? I answered, “Yes, if you’re talking about U.S. Healthcare. These companies benefit from an aging (Boomer) population that will need more medications and surgeries. Also, they […]
With volatility not going away, investors need to find long-term stocks. That could be Star Wars memorabilia or the following stocks which operate in banking, tech and aviation. Fears of a recession and a real estate slowdown have hammered the […]
Data reflecting China’s weakening economy on Monday this week added to the woes of crude oil. China’s numbers were surprising, but the recent performance of crude oil is not. Commodities are notorious for price fluctuations, and as the law of […]
The oil boom is fading after WTI crude hit $120 twice earlier this year and is struggling to reach $90 while there is more and more interest in green energy stocks. However, the energy crisis continues, particularly in Europe, as […]
Last week, I wrote that two things are essential in life with one of them being health. This week, we look at the other one: money stocks. Money is obvious, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading Stockchase. However, in 2022 with […]
In life, two things are essential: money and health. This column explores both in one shot by offering some healthcare picks. Why healthcare stocks and why now? Healthcare is defensive. It never falls out of fashion, like tech. We all […]
Last Friday’s nationwide network outage by Rogers threw Canada into chaos. It threw into sharp focus the grip of the telcos stocks and the oligopoly they enjoy in this country. That’s no exaggeration. Countless businesses could not process digital payments […]
This week we turn to defensive stocks and buy on weakness on Bay and Wall streets. Uncertain markets encourage safety, so we look at two Canadian telcos and one American auto giant that’s investing heavily in the future. General Motors […]
With markets tanking as interest rates rise, investors are understandably seeking stability for their money. This week, we present three defensive stocks to consider. This is meat-and-potatoes stuff, no spec tech here, no high-PE growth names, nothing fancy. Just steady […]
This week marks the return of PDAC, the Prospectors & Developers Association Conference (one of the biggest mineral stocks conference), in-person in Toronto for the first time since Covid struck in March 2020. The world-renown convention coincides with a global […]
It’s summer and “revenge travel” is in full swing in airports, hotels and resorts around the world. Two long years of Covid lockdowns are unleashing an army of tourists who are willing to pay more for flights and rooms as […]
If you own tech stocks, you have a right to feel nauseous. From the start of 2022 to mid-May, the QQQ Nasdaq ETF has plunged from $401 to $300. However, QQQ trades at a 4x PE while the Nasdaq is […]
In a bear market, where can you hide? Cash. That’s prudent, but inflation is raging at 40-year highs. An alternative is good, old-fashioned dividend stocks, and Canada is renown for them. Plus, Canadian investors can keep all the divvies in […]
Can summer stocks spending save the market or will it get the summertime blues? Can the consumer, who accounts for 75% of the economy, lift bottom lines and share prices by unleashing their pent-up demand and savings accounts? Or will […]
Despite worries over inflation, rising rates and the supply chain, summer promises relief in a few areas of the market. Travel is an obvious one, but the American Airlines and Marriotts of the world have already run-up. Where else to […]
Tech stocks just can’t catch a break in early 2022. Are investors throwing out the baby with the proverbial bathwater. Should they shed every tech stock? Will any of them thrive six or 12 months from now? In 2022, the […]
3 Consumer Stocks for Summer Inflation, inflation, inflation. That, Russia and rising interest rates is all investors hear nowadays. Rising rates, especially, have been hammering markets in April, but is there any hope? Consumer stocks could be a bright spot. […]
The TSX is easily outpacing the American indices on 2022 based on the rally in natural resources and resource stocks. This week we look at fertilizer and natural gas companies. (Natural gas just hit 13-year highs.) Can their rally last? […]
It seems like energy and fertilizer are the only stocks ripping higher in this volatile market, but American healthcare stocks are thriving. Merck, for example, has climbed 13% this year so far while the S&P has slid nearly 6% and […]
By now, Canadian investors have heard that sport gambling and sports gambling stocks are exploding in the U.S. as more and more states legalize it. In June 2018, gamblers wagered $310 million on all manner of sporting matches, but they […]
This week we take a pause from dividend-payers and look at some long term stocks to hold, one Canadian, two American and two tech. Yes, tech. As always, the outlook here is long term stocks. Adobe Systems (ADBE-Q) Adobe‘s recent […]
The current trading week is seeing the TSX stocks make new highs while American stocks endure volatility. Anything that comes out of the ground is rallying now: oil, natural gas, uranium, fertilizer and precious metals. Canada sells these in abundance. […]
Last week, amid updates of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and hot inflation numbers, Amazon stunned Wall Street by announcing a stock split. There had been no inkling a split was coming from one of the largest companies in the world. […]