Don’t Let This Common Mistake Hurt Your Portfolio The data seemed clear – but that doesn’t mean the conclusions were. During World War II, U.S. military analysts examined bombers that had safely returned from missions over Europe. They mapped every bullet hole across the aircraft and quickly found that patterns emerged. The wings and fuselage ...
Ford Motor Company F reported first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of 66 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents by 232.3%. The bottom line increased from 14 cents in the prior-year quarter. F’s total automotive revenues rose 6.4% year over year to $39.82 billion, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of ...
The above chart from LSEG’s, “This Week in Earnings” shows the progression in both sector and EPS growth since Jan 1, ’26. Source: LSEG The energy sector EPS estimate – as of May 1 ’26 – has understandably rocketed higher, at +46.1%, and is now equal to the tech sector’s +46.2%. Maybe Even More Interesting ...
The hidden math working against everyday traders. Wall Street is very good at giving traders exactly what they think they want—and charging them for what they don’t understand. Leveraged ETFs can make you feel like you’ve found a shortcut. But the problem with shortcuts is that if they really worked as easily as advertised, they ...
Lead indices had a good end-of-week finish that registered fresh breakouts. The slingshot index could be the (). It traded a nice handle before it broke lower in what looked to be a pending test of its 20-day MA. But instead of that, it reversed and has now broken to the upside. We are looking ...
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (Symbol: AVEM) where we have detected an approximate $299.2 million dollar inflow — that’s a 1.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 254,600,000 to 258,000,000). Among the largest ...
Don’t worry, Joe DiMaggio, your 56-game hitting streak is safe. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) had its own hitting streak end at 18 straight days, gaining more than 30% over the period. The SOXX fund holds 30 of the largest semiconductor companies, and its recent rally illustrates the semiconductor industry’s recent surge. Beyond the ...
Editor’s Note: I’ve been telling my readers that the AI boom is entering a new phase – not a collapse, but a reshuffling. Because from here, it won’t be about whether AI wins… it’ll be about who wins.And that’s where I think a lot of investors are exposed right now. Many are still concentrated in ...
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: Every tech boom follows the same script. The companies building the breakthrough technology grab the headlines first. Investors pile in. Expectations soar. But the biggest winners usually come later — from an entirely different group…Not the companies that build the tech but ...
Key Points If you view earnings presentations as material on which to make a proxy vote over buying, selling, or holding a stock, then you’d think your only choice would be to sell Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock after the first-quarter earnings report. The key point is that the company ramped up its near-term capital spending ...
