Copper is in the headlines once again this morning JP Morgan writes on copper miners maintaining overweight recommendations on several stocks saying:

“JPM Commodities Research forecasts the global copper market to be in deficit from 2026 onwards ( link ) and our analysis indicates that demand destruction & substitution to alternative…[Read more]

Q4 2025 earnings season is fast approaching , in the US JP Morgan JPM US the world’s biggest bank, will unofficially kick off the process before the market open on January 13th.

Wall Street expects S&P 500 earnings to grow by an impressive +15.0% this year and though the Q4 25 reports aren’t directly part of that equation, the numbers and…[Read more]

We recently looked at the where Lloyds Banking shares would be in 5 years time https://invesdaq.com/forums/topic/what-will-lloyds-share-price-be-in-5-years/

I was/ am bearish based on macro factors, the UK economy and the bank’s almost exclusive domestic revenue exposure .

However, Barclays take a different view it seems (as you can see…[Read more]

A contrarian indicator in the S&P500 (?) at the same time that CNN’s Greed and Fear indicator goes to neutral ………..

2026 is bringing new opportunities to the defense industry.

Geopolitical tensions are surging in all corners of the world, from South America to eastern Europe to the Middle East. Even the faraway island – Greenland (population only 57,000!) – is being cast under the spotlight.

No wonder investors are piling into defense stocks, particularly UK…[Read more]

A month ago I highlighted the upside potential in copper miner Freeport Mcmoran FCX US ( you can view the comments here https://invesdaq.com/members/fatdaz/activity/265/)

I am pleased to report that the stock has rallied by just under +25.0% in the intervening period and has even outperformed Antofagasta ANTO LN over the last 4 weeks.

Metal…[Read more]

Wall Street analysts are forecasting EPS growth for S&P 500 stocks in 2026 with EPS expected to hit $311 over the full year according to data from JPM AM ( see image one below) up from the $271 forecast for 2025.

Earnings season will be with us again soon enough , JP Morgan, JPM US, is set to report Q4 2025 earnings on 13/01/2026.

Marks & Spencer approaching ‘bounce or break’ moment

Investors are waiting nervously for Christmas trading updates from major British retailers.

Given the backdrop of employment, income and tax uncertainties, consumers are clearly not in a keen mood to splash out.

Hence, I flagged the chart precarity of Marks & Spencer (MKS).

During 202…[Read more]

Lloyds (LLOY) is on the brink of reaching triple-digit share price.

The first trading session of 2026 saw Lloyds, one of UK’s largest banks, hit an intra-day high of 100.0p.

This level was last reached in 2008 during the Global Financial Crisis, an event almost 18 years ago! You can say Lloyds’s current rally is almost a onc…[Read more]

Coming back to European banks I notice that, one of the names I follow, has been moving higher again today, and that’s CBK GR Commerzbank AG .

Up by almost +3.0% on the day , not exceptional in itself (though pretty good on a dull pre- Xmas Friday) but good enough to put CBK “right and centre” on the European Financials Sector Smile -…[Read more]

Copper has tested to new highs today however looking at the candle chart it seems to have rejected that move as of now.

The weekly close will be the important one here I note Freeport Mcmoran FCX US are called +0.94% higher in the US pre market.

However they are down over the last the week -2.20%. and below both the 3monthj and 6…[Read more]