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ActiveMonica Stankowski approaches market analysis by asking which evidence is most useful for the question at hand. Her work draws on fundamentals—such as economic conditions, company performance and valuation—as well as price behaviour, market trends and trading activity.
Rather than treating fundamental and technical analysis as rival camps, Monica uses them as different lenses. Underlying data can help establish what a business or market may be worth; price action can reveal how participants are responding in real time. Neither method offers certainty, and each has limits that need to be made clear.
For MarketReview, Monica interprets market conditions, weighs competing explanations and identifies the developments that could strengthen or overturn a prevailing view. Her analysis is designed to give readers a disciplined way to think about what may happen next, without presenting forecasts as guarantees.
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We might think that a bill looking to accomplish such things as improving the trade deficit would seem like a fine idea indeed. We need to look behind…
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Many investors who are disappointed by the low yields on bonds are now eyeing dividends from stocks, including high yield dividend funds. Does this make sense? There are…
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Gold has been on a nice run over the last three months, up 13% and reaching a 6-year high not long ago. The fun might be over, but…
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Carried interest are a share of the profits retained by hedge and private equity funds. We treat these profits as capital gains although many think they should be…
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The longer a bull market runs, the more nervous a lot of people get about it ending. At least at the moment, there is nothing even close to…
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JP Morgan Chase just announced their quarterly earnings, and they beat estimates by a handy amount. This usually means a stock’s price goes up, not down, but not…
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A major analyst in the tech sector is now warning us to be wary of tech stocks during the next quarter at least. It’s always wise to be…
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Tesla just reported that its unit deliveries for Q2 have met their expectations, and they met anyone’s expectations lately. The market applauded and its stock rose 4.6% Wednesday.…
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Some economists are warning that the slowing housing market might bring on a recession or at least slow down growth too much. We need to look at the…
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