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 Nile Flooded Every Year — So Does This Stock

Looking back can often help us see what’s likely to happen next. That approach has enabled Keith Kaplan and his team at TradeSmith to deliver notable investment gains for their subscribers. Instead of predicting market moves based on gut or headlines, they created a software system that looks to history to identify calendar windows optimal for investing.

My No. 1 Summer Stock to Buy

To help investors minimize these summer risks, Keith Kaplan and his TradeSmith team have created a quantitative Seasonality tool that precisely identifies the best days to buy a particular stock. To illustrate the power of Keith’s creation, I’d like to bring you one more stock this week that the system has flagged.

The investing lesson hidden in Taylor Swift’s wedding

There are few fan bases as passionate as Taylor Swift's. So, when she recently married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in New York, it shouldn’t surprise you that someone found a way to make money from the event. What may surprise you is how.

The Market Leaves Clues. Here’s How to Find Them…

In today’s guest essay, Keith explains why he spends less time trying to predict the future – and more time studying the patterns history has already revealed.

July Is Historically Strong. What Comes Next Is the Problem.

The S&P 500’s bullish seasonal window closes July 23 as the presidential cycle points to a more volatile second half of 2026.

How to Beat Wall Street’s “Easy Button”

In early 2005, Staples launched a new ad campaign that introduced the world to the “easy” button. Now, wouldn’t it be great if investors also had a similar button to press? Well, they might.

You Don’t Need a Crystal Ball When You Have a Calendar

In today’s Friday Digest takeover, the TradeSmith CEO makes the case that one of the market’s most reliable signals isn’t found in the latest headline – it’s found in the calendar. By analyzing decades of market history, Keith and his team uncovered recurring seasonal patterns that have appeared across thousands of stocks with surprising consistency.

A Historically Bullish Window Is About to Close

Editor’s Note: The market may seem unpredictable from one day to the next. But when you study enough history, certain patterns begin to emerge. We…

Follow the Smoothie, Not the Beer

Gen Z wellness spending is shifting dollars from bars and beer to fitness, recovery, and functional drinks – creating a new stock trade.

Inflation Is Cooling. Here’s What Will Decide the Market’s Next Big Winners

In today’s Market 360, I’ll explain what the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) reports reveal about inflation, why oil and gasoline prices reversed course and why quickly changing conditions like these can make it so difficult to know when to buy, sell or simply stand pat.

New York Bans New Data Centers

Albany pulls the plug… Ford's "AI Boomerang" in jobs… a margin-debt flashing light… why we’re not worried about the AI trade yet… and how to trade either way

Before You Buy the Dip, Check the Calendar

In today's essay, Keith explains how his research applies to two well-known AI memory companies and why timing may matter just as much as the underlying investment story.

Forget the AI Bubble Talk. Watch This Number Instead

Why everyone's arguing about an AI bubble when they should be watching a price tag… what two Big Tech CEOs are begging for… watch this “escalator”… 

AI Is No Longer Just Building Companies – It’s Funding Them

Lyzr Inc. recently raised $100 million. But it’s not the amount that makes Lyzr interesting, it’s how it raised the money... It used one of its own AI agents to do it.

Inflation Cooled to 3.5%. But Does the Fed Care?

Why the biggest CPI drop since 2020 still leaves a hike on the table… the market doesn’t seem all that happy… what the futures market believes… a free look at a market timing tool from TradeSmith

Looking For the Next Micron? Try This Tool Instead…

AI memory stocks have been some of the market’s biggest winners. But after a recent pullback, many investors are asking the same question: Is the opportunity over, or just gently tapping the brakes? That’s the question TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan tackles in today’s guest essay.

$41 Billion in Losses… and Still Going Up?

Iran rattles stocks... Louis Navellier and Keith Kaplan's read on the memory trade... why SpaceX's next leg up won't mean what you think...

My Predictions for the Rest of 2026

In this week’s Navellier Market Buzz, I share my outlook for the second half of 2026, including why I believe accelerating earnings, improving inflation and continued AI investment should keep this bull market on track.

The Man Who Got Rich by Walking Away

Sometimes, the best way to play an investment boom is to walk away from it. The success story of “Wheelbarrow Johnny” makes that case.