Stock prices can be highly volatile during the earnings season. Some traders take positions before the results are released, hoping to reap the gains if the earnings reports prove them right.
I know of another activity that shares the same modus operandi, except that the participants are called gamblers instead of traders.
Unless there is an amazing investment opportunity, or some other compelling reasons to trade, I would prefer to wait for the results to be released and the hype...

The Fed is like a moving average.
Like the lagging indicator that responds to historical prices, the Fed reacts to historical data. Though the inflation rate is declining, it is still above the Fed's target rate, so the Fed needs to raise the interest rate. However, the recent bank failures signal that the rate may be a tad too high.
The market thinks that the Fed will raise the interest rate by 25bp. I concur with the market sentiment. This will probably be the last rate hike, tho...

All traders should have a trading plan. Those who do not are either new to trading, or extremely lucky (or rich) to have survived so long in the trading arena.
A trading plan simplifies one's trading decisions, since entries and exits would  have been thought out beforehand. I used to set a high target price at which to sell my stocks. If the price dropped, I would buy more. If the price dropped further, I bought even more. Thou shalt not sell, unless a profit t...

How do I choose the fund which is most likely to outperform the other four in two weeks? Seriously, I don't know. But I like Threadneedle for its value stocks.
I don't think bonds and real estate are going to move much in 2 weeks, and tech stocks are already rather pricey, so that leaves me with the value-focused fund. Hopefully within two weeks, the market can realise the value of the stocks Threadneedle picked.

A friend once told me that investing in Singapore stocks was boring, that it was easier to make money in the US market. My friend was right.
The price of Nvidia was $272 at end March '22, $121 at end September '22, and $277 at end March '23. Nvidia was not the only US stock to see price declines of 50% in half a year, and 100% increases in the other half. Barring penny stocks or distressed companies, it is very rare for Singapore stocks ...

It is an exhilarating thought - that one can become a shareholder when one buys a company's shares. At least, that was how I felt when I bought my first shares a long time ago, in a now-delisted company. The price was 60 cents a share and I bought a thousand shares for $600. I had become a shareholder!
But does being a shareholder mean that I have some control over the company's management? No, unless I am a substantial shareholder, like Warren Buff...