Meredith Margrave

Confused by what's going on with the stock market? You wouldn't be the only one. Despite so much bad news, the S&P 500 (SPY) is currently up about 7.5% year...

There is a lot of bearish energy out there right now. Even the Fed seems to be calling for a recession... and the experts who aren't worried about a recession...

While I think the bulls have made major strides in the first quarter, I think it's too early to say we're completely out of the woods. So I thought this...

This week, we had the latest meeting by the Federal Reserve. The central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points, and indicated that we're likely close to a pause....

At the end of last week's issue, I told everyone to buckle up for the boom. I wasn't expecting one of the global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) to wind up...

Lots has happened in the past two weeks and it has certainly been a bumpy ride for the S&P 500 (SPY). Just when it looked like hotter-than-expected data points were...

It's been another doozy of a week for the S&P 500 (SPY). We had Fed Chair Jerome Powell giving his semiannual testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. We had the...

The S&P 500 (SPY) managed to break through the important 4,000 level, which is great news for stock traders. Looks like we might be able to climb that wall of...

Last week was a rough one for the bulls. In fact, it was the worst week for the S&P 500 (SPY) so far in 2023... as every financial news site...

It has certainly been a rough week for bulls in the S&P 500 (SPY). Over the past 10 days, we've now had three big reports all showing hotter-than-expected inflation. And...

We've had two very big developments since last week -- two hotter-than-expected inflation reports...and the S&P 500's (SPY) reaction to them says a lot about where we are right now...

Investors love stocks under $10 because few things are more exciting in this world then backing up the truck with a ton of shares then watch the stock explode higher....

Unfortunately, we're back to our ol' 2022 pattern of "wait and see," where the S&P 500 (SPY) kind of churns sideways until the next big CPI report or Fed meeting....

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis point rate hike, a smaller increase than what we grew accustomed to in 2022. Inflation appeared to be moving back into a...

It was the best of times (Visa earnings), it was the worst of times (Intel earnings)...Charles Dickens didn't actually write those words about our current stock market (SPY) environment... but...

So, here's something I've found myself wondering lately about the stock market (SPY)…maybe you've wondered the same thing. The fundamentals are still mostly negative. Less negative than we thought... but...

Every Friday, Steve Reitmeister (Reity) and I sit down to chat about the week and how we're feeling about the stock market (SPY). Normally, the two of us are pretty...

"Are you actually bullish now?". That was the question I got from StockNews CEO Steve Reitmeister late last week after I published my commentary for my POWR Stocks Under $10...

Inflation moved the S&P 500 (SPY) this week as the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was released on Thursday. Let's break it down in today's issue. I think the...

Growth stocks are back! And, they are poised to lead the S&P 500 (SPY) higher after the brutal bear market investors experienced in 2022. Read on to find out the...

It's finally 2023! Hello new year and good riddance to the year that was. Last year was a rough one for the S&P 500 (SPY) by anyone's measurement... So let's...

Hey y'all! Happy 2023! I hope everyone is ready to ring in the new year with happiness and positivity. Unfortunately, there's a chance the stock market (SPY) is planning to...

A lot has happened since my stock market (SPY) commentary last week! We nailed the interest rate hike — 50 bps, as everyone expected — and I was right that...

In last week' s commentary I said "It feels like the S&P 500 (SPY) wants to be bullish, but everyone is extremely anxious… like we're collectively holding our breath, waiting...

Mr. Market (SPY) may be moody, but he is also quite predictable at this time of year. I am talking about getting ready for the Santa Claus rally that is...

Last week, I discussed all of the reports we had coming due before the Fed's December meeting (and rate hike announcement)...including the very important Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that...