Let's take a look at charts for the S&P 500 SP:SPX S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index NASDAQ:IXIC to see where the market might be heading.
The S&P 500’s Technical Picture
Take a look at the S&P 500’s chart going back to early January:
Check out the market action from last Friday (March 14) -- a day when New York Stock Exchange winners beat losers...
Oracle NYSE:ORCL is set to report fiscal third-quarter results next Monday (March 10) after the closing bell rings in New York. What is technical and fundamental analysis saying about the software/cloud/AI giant’s stock heading into the results?
Oracle’s Fundamental Analysis
As I write this, the Street is looking for ORCL to report $1.49 of adjusted earnings...
Tech giant Broadcom NASDAQ:AVGO will report fiscal first-quarter results after the bell next Thursday (March 6). What does technical and fundamental analysis say about the stock heading into the results?
Let’s see:
Broadcom’s Fundamental Analysis
I generally think of Broadcom as a semiconductor business that designs, develops and supplies higher-end chips...
Rocket Lab USA NASDAQ:RKLB has risen by more than 400% over the past year, and the space-equipment maker is set to report earnings after the bell next Thursday (Feb. 27). What does technical and fundamental analysis say heading into the results?
Let’s have a look:
Rocket Lab’s Fundamental Analysis
Wall Street is looking for RKLB to report a $0.07 adjusted...
Most "Magnificent Seven" stocks have reported fourth-quarter results by now, and most have disappointed – if not on the top and/or bottom lines, then on something like capex, guidance or where they’re headed with either cloud computing or generative AI. Will numbers due later this month from Mag-7 darling Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA serve as the season’s "make-or-break"...
Legendary American fast-food chain McDonald's NYSE:MCD will release its fourth-quarter results Monday (Feb. 10). What does technical and fundamental analysis say about whether MCD stockholders will deserve a break that day?
Let’s see:
McDonald’s Fundamental Analysis
As I write this, analysts expect the "Golden Arches" to post $2.86 in adjusted earnings per...
Palantir Technologies NASDAQ:PLTR had a heck of a year in 2024, running 340% to the upside and joining both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. What does technical and fundamental analysis say about PLTR as the counterterrorism-software maker prepares to report earnings next Monday (Feb. 3) after the bell?
Let’s check it out:
Palantir’s Fundamental Analysis...
Facebook parent and “Magnificent Seven” member Meta Platforms NASDAQ:META will release fourth-quarter earnings next Wednesday (Jan. 29) after the bell. Let’s check out social-media giant’s technical and fundamental picture heading into the report.
Meta’s Fundamental Analysis
Over the past four quarters, META has moved 9.9% on average the day after reporting...
Johnson & Johnson NYSE:JNJ will report Q4 numbers next Wednesday (Jan. 22) at a time when the medical company’s stock has been under the weather, falling back some 14% since early September even as the S&P 500 gained about 7%. What does JNJ’s technical and fundamental analysis say could happen from here?
Let’s look:
Johnson & Johnson’s Fundamental Analysis...
We recently had the lack of a so-called “Santa Claus Rally,” an omission that’s historically a negative sign for stocks. And now, the S&P 500 SP:SPX -- the broadest large-cap U.S. equity index -- has developed a pattern of bearish reversal as well.
Check out the SPX’s chart going back six months through Wednesday (Jan. 8):
Readers will see that the S&P 500...
Is it finally time semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ:AMD to show some life after a more than nine-month-long beatdown? Let's investigate what the stock’s technical and fundamental analysis says.
AMD’s Fundamental Analysis
Advanced Micro Devices has lost better than 40% since hitting a $227.30 all-time intraday high on March 8.
In just in the...
Apple NASDAQ:AAPL has lagged its fellow “Magnificent 7” stocks for so long that market pundit Jim Cramer has said to "own it, don't trade it." But recently, the stock broke out of a technical pattern known as an “ascending triangle” -- a potentially bullish sign.
What does AAPL’s technical and fundamental analysis say might happen next? Let’s that a look:
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High-end chip designer Micron Technology NASDAQ:MU will report earnings next Wednesday (Dec. 18), with analysts looking for about 84% in year-over-year revenue growth -- representing what would be the third straight quarter of 80%+ annual sales gains. Let’s see what MU’s fundamental and technical analysis say heading into the report.
Micron’s Fundamental...
Tech giant Broadcom NASDAQ:AVGO -- which will post fiscal Q4 earnings next Thursday (Dec. 12) -- has reacted in a volatile fashion almost immediately over the past year or so whenever the company releases results. But then it has often reversed that initial move a few days later.
What does AVGO’s technical and fundamental analysis say ahead of the latest...
Salesforce NYSE:CRM will release its fiscal Q3 results Tuesday (Dec. 3) at a time when the customer-relationship-management software provider is up some 50% year to date, handily beating the S&P 500. Let’s see what the stock’s fundamental and technical analysis says.
Salesforce’s Fundamental Analysis
As I write this, analysts’ consensus estimate calls for...
CrowdStrike NASDAQ:CRWD will release Q3 earnings next Tuesday (Nov. 26) after the bell, unveiling results for a quarter that included the cybersecurity company’s July software update that sparked a worldwide network outage. Let’s see what the stock’s technical and fundamentals say ahead of the report.
CrowdStrike’s Fundamental Analysis
CRWD’s July 19...
More than 90% of S&P 500 stocks have already reported quarterly earnings, but tech giant Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA is set to release results next week. Let's see what NVDA's technical and fundamental analysis says heading into its fiscal Q3 earnings report next Wednesday (Nov. 20) after the bell.
Nvidia's Fundamental Analysis
As I write this on Tuesday (Nov. 12),...
Tech giant Cisco Systems NASDAQ:CSCO will report fiscal Q1 earnings next week at a time when its stock is up some 30% since August, but still below levels seen in both the 2021 and 2000 stock-market booms. What does the company’s technical and fundamental analysis look like heading into next Wednesday’s scheduled report date?
Let’s check it out:
Cisco’s...
