The Doctor’s Dose
Disney’s Decade of Drift May Finally Be Ending
Disney’s Next Act: Moving On From a Lost Decade A decade ago, Walt Disney Co. was rocked by the beginning of a massive media disruption. On August 4, 2015, the company slashed forecasts due to falling subscriber counts at ESPN—then its most lucrative asset. The stock...
Are We Nearing a Market Top?
Meme Stocks, One-Day Options, FOMO: Is a Market Top Near? By all outward appearances, the markets are thriving. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones are notching record highs. But under the surface, troubling signs are flashing—signs that veterans of...
Speculative Frenzy Returns as Stretched Valuations Raise Market Risks
Why Speculative Stock Rally Resembles the 2021 Meme Stock Boom The U.S. stock market is showing signs of a new speculative stock rally, with dramatic gains in risky assets and cryptocurrencies reminiscent of the 2021 meme-stock craze. While economic growth remains...
Are Demotech Insurance Ratings Putting Homeowners at Risk?
The Risks Behind Demotech’s Insurance Ratings in Storm-Prone States As climate disasters intensify and major insurers retreat from high-risk markets like Louisiana and Florida, smaller insurance companies have filled the gap, often relying on Demotech insurance...
Microsoft Azure revenue growth
Microsoft Surges Toward $4 Trillion Market Cap on Blowout Earnings and Cloud Growth Microsoft (MSFT) is on the brink of making history again. Following a blockbuster fourth-quarter earnings report, the tech titan is poised to become the second U.S. company to reach a...
High-Risk Crypto Lending Returns with Unsecured Digital Loans
High-Risk Crypto Lending Returns: New Players Bet on Unsecured Digital Loans A new wave of high-risk crypto lending ventures is emerging, fueled by rising investor confidence and renewed interest in digital assets. Just three years after the collapse of major crypto...
Earnings Season Strategy: Why Oversold Stocks Offer Better Risk/Reward
The Smart Earnings Season Strategy Traders Are Using Now Earnings season is in full swing, and with it comes the potential for both significant gains and painful losses. For traders and investors, understanding the starting point of a stock’s price action is a...
Elon Musk’s $30 Trillion Vision for Tesla’s Humanoid Robots
Elon Musk Predicts $30 Trillion Tesla Humanoid Robot Revenue Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled ambitious plans for the company’s future, highlighting the potential of Tesla humanoid robot revenue during a virtual appearance at the Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley 2025...
White House Pressure on Fed Intensifies Ahead of Rate Meeting
White House Intensifies Pressure on Fed for Dramatically Lower Interest Rates The White House pressure on Fed Chair Jay Powell intensified on Sunday as senior officials demanded “dramatically lower” interest rates ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)...
Landmark US-EU Trade Deal Averts Tariff War and Boosts U.S. Exports
US-EU Trade Deal: Trump Secures Tariffs and Massive EU Spending Commitments The United States and the European Union have reached a landmark US-EU trade deal, imposing American tariffs of 15% on most imports from the bloc while securing hundreds of billions of dollars...
Stock futures rise ahead of Fed decision and tech earnings
Markets Kick Off Final Week of July with Optimism Amid Earnings, Economic Data and Fed Decision Stock futures climbed Sunday evening as investors geared up for a pivotal week filled with major economic reports, tech sector earnings, and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming...
Performance Psychology and the Importance of Breaks for Day Trading Stocks and Futures
The Role of Performance Psychology in Day Trading: Why Breaks Matter Day trading stocks and futures demands intense focus, emotional regulation, and quick decision-making. Traders often spend hours glued to their screens, monitoring market movements and executing...
Rare Fed Dissent Signals Growing Pressure on Powell’s Leadership
Rare Fed Dissent Looms as Waller and Bowman Push for Rate Cuts For the first time in over three decades, the Federal Reserve may see a rare Fed dissent among its board governors. Such internal divisions are uncommon and often signal more profound shifts in monetary...
As Earnings Take Center Stage, Can the Market Rally Withstand Tariffs, Fed Drama, and Seasonal Headwinds?
As Earnings Season Heats Up, Will the Market Rally Hold? With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovering near record highs, investors are entering a critical stretch where corporate earnings—not tariff headlines or political noise—will need to do the heavy lifting. After...
Are You a Trader or a Gambler?
Are You Trading or Gambling? In the high-stakes world of the stock market, it can be hard to tell the difference between disciplined trading and outright gambling—especially in an age where commission-free apps, social media hype, and instant gratification blur the...
Why Markets Are Shrugging Off Trump’s Latest Tariff Threats
Why Investors Aren’t Panicking Over Trump’s Tariff Threats—Yet In a week filled with bold rhetoric and escalating threats from the Trump administration, investors might have expected the stock market to recoil. After all, reports on Friday revealed the White House is...
Nvidia Nears Record Highs as Trump AI Push and Google Spending Fuel Optimism
Nvidia Stock Surges as AI Momentum Builds from Both Silicon Valley and Washington Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were on the rise again Thursday morning, buoyed by a surge in optimism around artificial intelligence. The stock climbed 1.1% in premarket trading to...
Big Banks Signal Strength: What Q2 Earnings Reveal About the U.S. Economy
Big Banks Say the Economy Is Healthier Than It Feels Despite a backdrop of political uncertainty, trade tensions, and rising consumer prices, America’s largest banks delivered a surprisingly optimistic message last week: The economy is stronger than headlines suggest....
Trade Deal With Japan Lifts Market Sentiment, But Auto Sector Voices Concern
U.S.-Japan trade deal impact on stock market Stock futures surged early Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “massive Deal” with Japan, bolstering hopes for additional trade agreements and easing market uncertainty surrounding upcoming tariff...
Netflix Beats Earnings Expectations, But Stock Drops as Growth Concerns Mount
Netflix Earnings Beat Expectations, But Stock Dips as Growth Questions Loom Netflix (NFLX) has long been the dominant force in streaming, consistently outpacing competitors in revenue, profit, and global reach. But even the leader isn’t immune to market...