The stock market rallied to record highs this week, with the Dow, the S&P 500, and the Russell 2000 leading the way higher more so than the Nasdaq, meaning this rally was driven by broad participation and not just the big tech stocks. ...

The S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow all posted losses as 2025 wound down, partly due to profit-taking and a bit of weakness in the tech names. Overall, 2025 was a strong year for the market, with the S&P finishing the year up 16%, the N...

This past week, the stock market saw continued strength driven by AI enthusiasm (especially in chip stocks like Nvidia and AMD).  Market strength was also driven by potential Fed rate cut hopes from softer inflation numbers as reported by ...

Last week in the stock market was marked by the resurgence of the AI trade, led by primarily by stocks like  Nvidia and Oracle.  Ther were some early-week jitters, but we had a strong finish late in the week, espoecially for tech stoc...

This past week in the stock market was defined by a tech pullback, especially in AI, following weak guidance from Broadcom and concerns over Oracle's cloud/AI spending, leading to profit-taking in big tech like Nvidia, though the Dow and small-...

The markets have resumed their normal course--up and to the right!  Markets are pricing in more Fed rate cuts, plus recent economic data regarding inflation has been positive.  Both large caps and small caps are doing well.  Tech...

Major U.S. stock indexes rallied for five straight sessions to close out a volatile November.  Markets are now looking forward to a December rate cut.   Also, early Black Friday sales figure showed a solid start to the holiday season....

The market continues its slide as weakness in A.I. stocks and bitcoin persists.  The potential Fed Rate cut in December could help ease tensions.  Plus, I look at some option trades that I'm considering for this week.

This past week  was a volatile week for the market and especially tech stocks.  Despite the government shutdown ending, the market sold off as now traders are starting to doubt that the Fed will cut rates in December.  Plus, I lo...

This past week saw a sharp decline in tech stocks, especially some of the high-flying A.I. stocks.  Volatility greatly increased as the government shutdown continued, the Supreme Court is debating the legality of the Trump tariffs, and inf...

We had many of the megacap tech stocks report earnings this past week, plus we had the fed rate decision and the Trump/Xi meeting.  How did the markets react?  I'll discuss...plus I'll talk about some potential options trades that I'm...

This week say huge gains in the stock market, gold and silver taking a breather, and lots of big companies reporting earnings.  Plus I'll discuss some potential options trades that I'm looking at this week.

This past week the market was choppy as hell.  Huge moves up and down.  Gigantic ranges and crazy swings.  And with all of this volatility comes opportunity.  I'll discuss some potential options trades that I'm looking at th...

On Friday, the markets tanked due to Trump's threats of 100% tariffs on China.  The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were both down around 3%, which caused a lot of pain to a lot of traders.  But is there opportunity here?

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Market Outlook podcast.  I am your host, Derek Taylor (DT) from the "dtoptions" YouTube channel.  This podcast will discuss the market's performance last week as well as looking ahead to next we...