Market Insight

Markets rarely move at random. InvestorPlace’s leading analysts break down macro trends, sector dynamics, and recurring market patterns to help investors understand what is changing, what matters most, and where opportunities may emerge.

The Rubik’s Cube Secret to Better Trades

In this piece, Keith Kaplan shows you some examples of signal-based trades that outperformed the S&P 500 by roughly 3-to-1… plus he's giving you access to a beta version of his revolutionary stock picking software.

How to Read a Stock’s ‘Behavioral Profile’

Discover how behavioral stock analysis patterns reveal the hidden 'tells' behind big moves – and the AI system mapping them now.

Every Stock Has a Tell – Here’s How to Read Them

In today's issue, Keith Kaplan explains how former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick led his team to victories by creating behavior profiles for his best players, and how that method works similarly to TradeSmith’s Behavioral Profile Analysis (BPA) system that identifies specific “signals” in the market — patterns that have historically led to profitable trades — often before they fully play out.

3 Stocks to Buy Immediately, According to AI

Over the past year, you’ve seen me talk a lot about AI-powered investing. These systems can churn through enormous amounts of data and detect patterns that no human could possibly see. Today, artificial intelligence can identify those kinds of patterns faster — and at a scale no human ever could.

The Nvidia Acquisition Rumor Shouldn’t Be Ignored

The Nvidia acquisition rumor may be false, but it reveals a real shift toward edge AI, inference chips, and rising competition.

We’ve Seen This “Pivot” Before – Now It’s Happening to Allbirds

From running... to running AI infrastructure. Allbirds Inc. (BIRD) is leaving footwear and becoming an AI company. Let’s look at why “if you can’t beat them, join them” isn’t a safe strategy for surviving a dominant market trend. Then, I’ll share a different footwear company I’m looking at instead.

Stop Asking Where the Market Is Headed

In today’s Saturday Digest, Keith Kaplan explains why some of the most successful investors in history – including legendary hedge fund manager Jim Simons – didn’t rely on market predictions at all. Instead, they focused on uncovering repeatable patterns…specific setups that have historically led to high-probability trades in all kinds of environments.

What the Rubik’s Cube Taught Us About Trading

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that markets aren’t as random as they seem. At certain points, specific conditions come together – and when they do, the outcome tends to repeat more often than not.

The Market Isn’t Random — It’s Patterned

In today’s Friday Digest takeover, Keith Kaplan, CEO of our corporate affiliate TradeSmith, makes the case that markets behave less like randomness, and more like a complex puzzle – one governed by repeatable patterns, much like a Rubik’s Cube.

The Hidden “Thumbprints” Behind Big Stock Moves

In September 1995, a philosophy professor read a manifesto in The Washington Post and unmasked a killer...

What Big Bank Earnings Aren’t Telling Investors Right Now

Let’s look at what three big bank earnings reports are really telling us. Then I’ll show you why that matters for what comes next – and where I believe the real opportunity is starting to emerge.

The Market Is at Highs… but the Returns May Not Be

The S&P is back in record territory… are all the risks gone?... what one valuation metric says about forward returns… how to remain in the market despite valuation risk… next week’s event with TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan

The Question Every Investor Gets Wrong

Keith is joining us today to explain how his team is using AI to uncover these kinds of “signals” across thousands of stocks. It’s the same type of approach that powered some of the most successful hedge funds, ever.

The Real Long-Term Shortage Isn’t Oil – It’s This

The AI boom is leading to a massive computing crunch… electricity bills are skyrocketing… but aren’t the hyperscalers supposed to pay?... invest in the “AI demand shocks”… where senior analyst Brian Hunt is looking today

Oracle Is All-In on AI, and That’s Exactly the Problem

Oracle remains well below its previous highs, and the company now has the appearance of upward momentum, or at least momentous headlines. This combination might look like an attractive opportunity to buy the dip. But I advise caution.

The AI Grid Is Leaving Earth

Orbital data centers could solve AI's biggest constraints – power, cooling, and scale – creating a massive new investment opportunity.

The Biggest AI Story You Missed

Claude’s Mythos causes cybersecurity stocks to tank… the quantum threat to online security is coming fast… how Jonathan Rose is playing it… has the energy bull topped out?.. where Eric Fry is finding opportunity

How to Spot Demand Before It Shows Up in the Numbers

As I often say, truth reveals itself in behavior before it shows up in reports...

What the AI Demand Data Says That the Market Doesn’t

AI stocks have been falling, but demand is accelerating. A rare disconnect is opening up in the AI infrastructure trade.