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.

Here’s What Investors Need to Know About Panic-Filled Headlines

Don't let the coronavirus and falling oil prices scare you out of the market. Matt McCall can teach you how to stay calm and profit now.

On the Edge of a Bear Market

Plummeting oil prices and a jump in coronavirus infections leaves stocks teetering on the edge of a bear market   This will be remembered as…

Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts

Health savings accounts (HSAs) can be kind of complicated. But it is worth understanding this vehicle. Here’s a look at the key information.

How’s the Housing Market Looking for 2020?

If you’ve been watching the housing market, it wouldn’t have surprised you to hear that my pick for the Best Stock of 2020 is a mortgage company.

Italy’s Coronavirus Quarantine and an Oil Price War Rock the Market

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. The stock market panics as the coronavirus spreads in Italy and oil prices tank more than 20%.

Safeguarding Your Wealth

To say last week was volatile would be quite the understatement. Fears of the impact of the coronavirus, as well as the Fed's 50-basis-point rate…

Why Gold Is Set to Run Higher

Gold acted very strangely last week, selling off hard when the markets were tanking. Here's why that makes sense, and why the yellow metal is…

Beating the Market With a Quant System

A market bet between Warren Buffett and Ted Seides suggests you can't beat the market ... Here's why that's wrong   In 2007, Warren Buffett…

Jeff Clark’s Market Minute: The Correction Isn’t Over

I don’t think stocks are just going to keep on moving higher from here. The market has more work to do on the downside.

Time to Make Your Move as Cryptocurrencies Go Mainstream

Businesses are making it easier for folks to get in and out of digital currency positions. This will help expand the cryptocurrency networks, driving up demand and sending prices higher.

Jeff Clark’s Market Minute: 15 Minutes From a Bear Market

Somehow, someway, buyers rode to the rescue and rallied the S&P 500 by 74 points in the last 15 minutes of the trading day on Friday.

On Wall Street, Traders Aren’t Sure Declines Are Done

It looks like Wall Street investors are finding good entry points as the stock prices on solid names dipped lower.

The Market Anomaly That Can Make You Rich

The stock market's big short-term moves aren't unpredictable ... you can trade them for huge profits   If you're like me and more than 99%…

The $1.5 Trillion Potential Behind Flying Cars

Transportation 2.0 -- including flying cars -- is coming. Investors who get in early will be richly rewarded.

Breaking Down the Fed’s Emergency Interest Rate Cut

We should expect more volatility in the coming weeks, but also know that this volatility creates amazing long-term buying opportunities.

5 Big Reasons Stocks Will Rebound From the Coronavirus Selloff

This bull market has caught the coronavirus, but it will rebound. Here's why, and even some stocks to buy on the dip.

The Stock Market Catches a Virus … But It Will Recover

While the coronavirus is undoubtedly a tragedy for its effect on human lives, the effect on the markets should be far more fleeting.

Was Slashing Rates Now the Right Call?

In an unexpected move not occurring since 2008, the Fed cut rates 50-basis points this morning in between FOMC meetings. What does it mean? Our…

4 Jack Welch Leadership Principles Effective CEOs (and non-CEOs) Live By

With the passing of former GE CEO Jack Welch, the world can reflect on a legacy filled with powerful and timely lessons on leadership.