If investors saw that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down for 9 consecutive trading days, they might think the next stock market crash was here. The problem is that this isn’t […]
Why the Dow’s 9-Day Drop Is Not the End of the Bull Market
Investors May Choose BJ’s Over Costco & Walmart in 2025
The rise of the big-box retailers and wholesale retailers has been monumental. The leaders in this space have shown significant growth for investors by offering value to their members. Wall Street and […]
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, Bloom, CAVA, HP, Netflix, Qualcomm, Rockwell, Salesforce, Walmart & More
Stocks were positive on the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ on Wednesday morning with all indexes still very close to all-time highs. With a new regime set to lead and make changes […]
Walmart’s Tactical Case Ahead of Earnings Comes With Many Demands
Stocks have surged in 2024, and the post-election reaction in the first week after the results were known has been remarkable with the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ all hitting new all-time […]
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 […]
Monday’s Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Amgen, Boeing, Caterpillar, JPMorgan, Micro Strategy, NVIDIA & More
Stocks were mixed on Monday. With some government offices and many schools closed for Columbus Day, and with China’s continued stimulus being given a commitment without details on the financial figures, many […]
Wall Street’s 12 Most Upgraded Stocks Heading Into Earnings Season
The market is up, then it’s down, and then up again. It’s an endless cycle that has surprisingly kept rising. One of the most important aspects of a whether a company is […]
Has Amazon’s Growth and Value Proposition Finally Peaked?
While the explosion of A.I. is the big buzz in 2024, the growth that has been seen from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has always been impressive. Its valuations have also always been […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Duke, Hess, IBM, JPMorgan, Meta, Oracle, Walmart, Zeta & More
Stocks were flat on Monday despite an earnings warning from Stellantis and ahead of a pending U.S. port strike on the East Coast and in the Gulf. With the U.S. rate-cutting cycle […]
Retail Investor Duel: Walmart Over Costco?
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) has been the retail growth story that is the envy of every retailer. In many ways, Costco has seen an investor trajectory similar to what Walmart Inc. […]
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, […]
Very Few Stocks at All-Time Highs Still Have Implied Upside
The list of stocks hitting all-time highs is always an interesting list of stocks for investors to investigate. With the Dow and the S&P 500 both hitting all-time highs just last week, […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Baidu, Dell, DraftKings, KeyCorp, Micron, Starbucks, Walmart & More
U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday on lower wholesale inflation data keeping the potential for a September Fed rate cut alive. Most companies have now reported their earnings but investors are still […]
Many 2024 Buyout Candidates Have Been Painful for Investors!
The market for mergers and acquisitions just is not what it used to be. Corporations are now often larger in market capitalization than the GDP of many nations. The costs of financing […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: Costco, CrowdStrike, First Solar, Lennar, PayPal, Walmart & More
Stocks were indicated to open marginally lower on the second trading day of the quarter. With a July 4 holiday this week and with key economic data still coming, there is a […]
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades: AT&T, DraftKings, Gannett, NVIDIA, T-Mobile, Walmart & More
Stocks were entering the second half of 2024 marginally higher for the first trading day of July. Tactical Bulls is continually looking for new ideas and research for long-term investors and short-term […]
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 […]
Kroger Now Added as a Top Tactical Bull Stock Pick
Grocery stores and retail food buying may not be the sexiest themes for investors. That said, they are supposed to be safe and defensive because consumers must eat and drink. The Kroger […]