Another banner year for stocks in 2024 is now over and 2025 is here. The problem with bull markets is that there are some companies, or whole sectors, which get left behind. […]
Will the Worst Big Stocks of 2024 Become Big Winners in 2025?
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: AMC, BlackBerry, Carmax, Darden, FedEx, Nike, Personalis & More
Stocks were looking weak again on Friday on continued selling pressure ahead of key inflation data. Thursday barely managed to stop the 10-day consecutive sell-off in the Dow, barely, but the NASDAQ […]
How Tariffs Are Impacting Major Companies So Far
We have all heard by now that tariffs are coming more than once or twice. Donald Trump has maintained that he wants to install more tariffs during his campaign and after the […]
How Amazon, Walmart & Costco Are Dominating Incremental Retail Sales
There are monopolies and there are oligarchies. The United States may not have a monopoly in retail, but there sure seems to be an oligarchy for the “haves” crushing the “have-nots.” Imagine […]
Why Wall Street Sees Walmart as Even More Tactical After Earnings
Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has become the king-maker retail stock in 2024. It’s already the world’s largest retailer and within two years it is expected to post more than $700 billion in […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: AppLovin, Crocs, Devon, Ford, KeyCorp, Palantir & Solar Stocks Gutted
Stocks were indicated higher on Thursday’s day-two reaction to the election, but nowhere near the same magnitude of gains that some sectors saw on Wednesday. With a new regime coming many investors […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Alkermes, Cognex, Dollar Tree, eBay, Lattice Semi, Marqeta, Palantir & More
Stocks were indicated higher but not by enough that the direction of the day looked predetermined. Election day is finally here and investors are bracing for results and also wondering how they […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Apple, AppLovin, Block, Costco, Dollar General, First Solar, Walgreens, Walmart & More
Stocks were down across the board on Tuesday after Monday’s sell-off, but only by about 0.4% to 0.6% for the major stock indexes. This is also after the Dow and S&P 500 […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: ARM, Broadcom, Dollar Tree, FedEx, GE Health, Starbucks, Super Micro & More
Stocks were mixed and looking for direction on Wednesday morning ahead of the highly anticipated Federal Reserve decision to lower interest rates. The field is still mostly split on whether a 50 […]
Why Dollar Stores Should Look to Canada for Serious Help
Tactical Bulls has covered the carnage of the U.S. dollar store theme before. These stores simply cannot hope that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cutting cycle arrives fast enough. Dollar General Corporation […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Azul, Box, ChargePoint, C3.ai, CrowdStrike, Dollar Tree, StoneCo & More
U.S. stocks have fallen this week and Thursday’s jobs data was putting pressure on the S&P and NASDAQ futures. With rate cuts by the Federal Reserve looking imminent, long-term investors and short-term […]
Investing in Dollar Stores: Tactical or Terminal?
Over the course of the last decade, it seemed that the rising dollar store theme could do no wrong. That was then. Add in a mix of Covid changes to retail/consumer behavior, […]
3 Solid Dividends in Consumer-Facing Stocks to Win in Lower Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve is finally set to lower interest rates. When those 11 rate-hikes will be partially reversed remains up for debate, but the next 100 basis point move in rates is […]
Tactical Bull Recovery for Dollar Stores Under Pressure
Remember when the threat of the rising dollar stores was a secular trend that just could not be stopped? Apparently, the age-old adage that “nothing lasts forever” is proving to be more […]