Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line Stock market crashes are not random. They share identifiable causes, predictable emotional stages, and a consistent historical pattern: they end, and recoveries follow. Understanding what causes crashes does not let you predict them. It lets you survive them without making the mistakes that permanently…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line Bull markets reward patience. Bear markets reward preparation. The investors who build serious wealth over time are not the ones who predicted which was coming. They are the ones who had a plan for both before either arrived. Key Takeaways A bull market is…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line Market cycles are not random. They follow a pattern that has repeated across every generation of investors, in every major economy, for as long as markets have existed. You cannot predict exactly when each phase starts or ends. You can absolutely understand where you…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line Stock price tells you what one share costs. Market cap tells you what the entire company costs. Investors who confuse the two make predictable and avoidable mistakes. A $2 stock is not cheap and a $2,000 stock is not expensive. Market cap is the…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line Index funds win for most investors most of the time. Individual stocks can outperform, but only if you have the time, discipline, and analytical framework to do the work properly. Choosing the wrong one for your situation does not just cost returns. It costs…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line A stock chart is not a crystal ball and it is not noise. It is a visual record of every decision every buyer and seller has made about a stock over a given period. Learning to read it does not guarantee you will pick…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com Jenna’s Bottom Line The stock market is not a casino, a popularity contest, or a news-reaction machine, even though it acts like all three on any given Tuesday. At its core, it is a system for pricing ownership in real businesses. The faster you internalize that one…
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Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com The Short Version: Datadog just crossed $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, grew 32% year-over-year, beat estimates on both revenue and EPS, raised full-year guidance by $240 million, and the stock jumped 30% in a single day. Most people still think of Datadog as…
Updated: May 2026 | By Jenna Lofton, StockHitter.com The Short Version: Arista reported $2.71 billion in Q1 2026 revenue, beat estimates by $100 million, and raised full-year guidance to $11.5 billion. The stock sold off anyway on margin pressure concerns and supply chain commentary. That selloff is the more interesting story than the beat, and…