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Small caps made a heck of a move over the past week to close just below 700 on the S&P 600. That 4.3% move was led by growth (up 4.6%). Sector wise, tech led the charge with a 6.2% rally.

The Cabot Emerging Markets Timer continues to give a Buy signal, so we’re maintaining our strategy of slowly increasing our exposure. Today, we have no changes to our portfolio.

For investors with a little taste for adventure, emerging markets are more fun than an unlimited ticket to a go-cart track (and offer much bigger potential rewards). Yes, when markets turn sour, emerging market stocks can take some skin off. But that only happens if you’re sitting like a bump on a log and watching your holdings tank.

It isn’t a self-driving car or an internet start-up, but this boring retailer is an undervalued stock with tons of upside.

There are suddenly a lot of electric vehicle stocks out there. Let’s examine each of them and see which are worth investing in.

The fact that P/E is popular does’t mean that it is always useful. Having more data is not always better.

The current stock market is frustrating, but you can pursue strategies that will lead to better performance.

A few incidents that have received national attention in recent weeks have got me thinking.

Publisher Tim Lutts talks about 39 years of stock picking and market timing, the Cabot name, top investing rules, all-time favorite stock and more on the anniversary of Cabot Market Letter’s first issue.

The oldest stock index in use today is the Dow Jones Transportation Average. It was originally composed of 9 railroads.

What should the average investor to do in a challenging market environment? My recommendation is ...

As far as the market goes, there’s no doubt this coronavirus has thrown a wrench into things.

The big news affecting the market this week is the upward trend in coronavirus cases in some states and the resulting concern that an economic rebound will be curbed sooner than hoped.

While long-term prospects for the cannabis industry remain excellent, the sector as a whole remains in correction mode today, with the big Canadian stocks under the greatest pressure—and no one knows where the bottom is, though history tells us it will come when the last holdout capitulates.

Enovix (ENVX), Weave (WEAV), TransMedics (TMDX) and Zeta (ZETA) Deliver

The news cycle moves fast these days, as does the market’s reaction.

Last week, the big news was the 90-day ceasefire in the U.S. vs. China trade war. This week, it’s the passing of the reconciliation bill in the House and concerns over the deficit (the two are not unrelated).

National Grocers (NGVC) stock should have a good day after posting a solid Q3 FY 25 and raising guidance for the rest of the year. Revenue in Q3 grew 6.3% to $328.7, daily average comparable store sales grew 7.4%, net income grew 26% to $11.6 million and adjusted EPS grew 34% to $0.54. The company declared a $0.12 dividend, payable on September 17.

The performance of Rolls Royce (RYCEY) stock has been phenomenal this year, but an ongoing development in their New Markets segment could offer more room to run.

Stocks showing strength and breadth like we haven’t seen in a long time, particularly with the broad market at a record high. Despite flattish returns from the formerly high-flying mega-cap tech stocks, the broad stock market is no longer grinding higher, it is surging higher, lifting the S&P 500 index to a month-to-date gain of 8.8% through Monday.