Today's Market

Why are stocks up (or down) and what does the latest Nvidia news mean? Today’s Market will answer those questions and keep you informed about big stock market movers. We’ll also tell you about the latest Fed moves, what stocks Warren Buffett is buying, and which stocks look primed for a short squeeze. Today’s Market is the perfect pairing of InvestorPlace’s expert financial advice and critical stock and crypto news.

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Market Analysis – Protect Against Profit-Taking

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
If we get a blast out of the gate this morning, traders may want to move some positions to cash and wait for another shallow pullback before putting it back to work to protect against violent day-end profit-taking.

Market Analysis – How Far Can This Rally Go?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Strong buying in the financial sector, along with a weak U.S. dollar and the anticipation of better-than-expected Q3 earnings, sent stocks soaring.

Market Analysis – We Could Be in for a 10% Correction

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The S&P 500 is now 5% from its September high with the RSI saying the market is oversold. But I think we may see a full 10% correction.

Market Analysis – Don’t Let This Pullback Scare You

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Smart buyers will use a pullback like this to buy stocks that they have been eyeing for weeks, while weak holders will run for cover.

Market Analysis – October Could Be Even Better Than September

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The market saw a surprising 2.7% return for September, and according to the technicals, there's a good chance we'll exceed last month's highs.

Market Analysis – A Good Time to Do Nothing

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
While it can be hard to wait, find out why your best course of action at the moment may be to do nothing.

U.S. Consumer Spending Continues to Improve in September

By Paul Carton, Vice President of Research, ChangeWave
Consumer spending is continuing to improve going forward, but which retail stores have the most momentum as we head into the fall season and which are trailing behind? Read on to get the full details.

Daily Market Outlook – New Buy Signal for Dow, S&P 500

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
We saw a buy signal from our internal indicator flashed for the two indices yesterday, while the Nasdaq missed giving a buy signal by a fraction of a point.

Buy on Weakness

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The market's brief hesitation appears to be no more than that. There is still a lot of money in money markets and the support under the market is strong.

Be Prepared to Put Cash to Work

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Trading is still within the shallow zone of resistance, and that means that a recovery to new highs could happen in a flash.

Look for Stocks to Continue to Push Higher

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
In a bull market, high momentum, like we're seeing now, usually results in rising stock prices.

U.S. Stimulus Program Causing Rebound in Water Project Spending

By Paul Carton, Vice President of Research, ChangeWave
There's a rebound occurring in water project spending over the next 12 months -- largely driven by the U.S. government's economic stimulus program. But which companies are best positioned to benefit?

Dow, Nasdaq Trigger Sell Signal … But Don’t Worry, Yet

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The indices issued a sell signal, which must be tested for three trading sessions before becoming valid -- and if it reverses back in that time, then it could become a powerful buy signal.

Daily Market Outlook – ‘Good Overbought’ or ‘Bad Overbought’?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The indices are now about 20% above their 200-day moving averages, but does that mean that momentum will carry prices higher, or that it's too much too soon?

What to Buy in This Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
We should be cautious about adding new positions in U.S. stocks; however, there are a few ETF groups that look good now.

Big Profits Ahead

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
We could see a pullback that may last for several days, but be ready for an explosive breakout that would give us a chance to cash in on some very fat profits.

Rally Should Continue Despite Overbought Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Even with the internal indicators now overbought, momentum favors more buying.

It’s ‘D-Day’ for the Stock Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With so many technical factors telling us that a major breakout is about to occur, it is time for buyers to step up. If they don't, the market will almost certainly fall back to support.

How High Will the Market Go?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Stocks continue to ride a wave of buying, so let's look at how far this rally could take the S&P 500.
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