Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital.
The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.
While the broader market has struggled with the S&P 500 down 5.3% since October 2024, Fastenal has surged ahead as its stock price has climbed by 6% to $81.29 per share. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Although the S&P 500 is down 5.4% over the past six months, G-III’s stock price has fallen further to $25.58, losing shareholders 18.3% of their capital. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Shareholders of Ameresco would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 66.9% and now trades at $10.51. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
In this video lesson, I review last Friday's swing trade, the overall market in relation to my multi-time frame ports, sell rules, and the stocks in my weekly squeeze scan.
Shareholders of AdaptHealth would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 25.2% and now trades at $7.97. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the cybersecurity industry, including CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and its peers.
Shares of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD)
jumped 7.5% in the afternoon session after stocks extended their rebound, led by strong gains in the technology sector, as renewed optimism surrounding U.S.–China trade negotiations lifted market sentiment.
CRWD stock is consolidating around its 50-day and 100-day simple moving averages, and continued expansions to its Falcon platform should lead to strong earnings
A number of stocks jumped in the morning session after President Trump clarified that he had no intention of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a statement that helped calm markets. Earlier remarks had sparked fears of political interference in decision-making at the central bank.
With Trump walking back his earlier comments, investors likely felt more assured that monetary policy decisions would continue to be guided by data, not drama. That kept the Fed's word credible, and more importantly, gave investors a steadier compass to figure out where rates and the markets were headed next.
Dave & Buster's has gotten torched over the last six months - since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 43% to $19.71 per share. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
I wrapped up the trading week with twenty-eight bearish positions. Here are second half of the positions, zoomed in to the most salient portions of the chart:
Shareholders of Park-Ohio would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 37.6% and now trades at $18.80. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
Even during a down period for the markets, Molson Coors has gone against the grain, climbing to $59.34. Its shares have yielded a 6% return over the last six months, beating the S&P 500 by 15.9%. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
