The so-called January Effect, the seasonal trend where the stock market experiences higher returns in January than any other month is in full swing. In fact, the TSX, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are all having their best start to a year since 2019. Despite booming investor optimism, 2023 looks like it will be a rocky […]
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Jan
Jan
Bay Street and Wall Street just capped off one of the worst trading years in decades with the S&P 500 falling roughly 20% and the TSX posting a negative return of 8.5%. The decline was not as big as in the U.S., mostly because the commodities and financials components account for a larger share than […]
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Nov
Nov
There’s still a month left in the year but analysts are providing guidance for how they believe the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and S&P 500 will do in 2023. The outlook for stocks listed on the TSX remains bullish while U.S. stocks may experience more volatility in 2023. Nothing is set in stone of course, […]
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Nov
Nov
The S&P 500 has been trending steadily higher since the middle of October, rallying an impressive 12%. Over the same time frame, the TSX advanced 5.3%. But that momentum hit a brick wall in the middle of November amid concerns the Bank of Canada and U.S. Federal Reserve will need to continue their aggressive rate […]
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Nov
Nov
Wall Street finally had reason to cheer after data from the U.S. Labour Department showed that inflation cooled in October to its slowest pace since the start of 2022. This sent stocks significantly higher and provided investors with some hope that the Federal Reserve will slow down its unprecedented steep interest-rate hikes. The consumer price […]
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Nov
Nov
October is known on Wall Street as being a bear-market killer. And that maxim held true this year with the Dow Jones Industrial Average recording the best October in its 126-year history and best month since 1976. The blue-chip barometer entered the month in bear market territory, down 21% year-to-date and 22% off its early […]
Learn-To-Trade.com Inc. (www.Learn-To-Trade.com), Toronto’s leading provider of professional stock market trading courses designed to create successful traders on the financial market, is warning investors against complacency as stock markets hit fresh highs. The broader North American stock markets have been on a tear since the markets bottomed in early 2009. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) […]
