Sheraz Mian's Blog

Director of Research
Zacks Investment Research Inc

Sheraz Mian is the Director of Research at Zacks, in which capacity he leads the 60-analyst equity research team covering over 1,000 stocks, including the entire S&P 500. He oversees the creation of all content on the Zacks home page as well as the various subscription services. He also manages the Zacks Focus List and Top 10 portfolios. Prior to his elevation to the Director of Research position in 2009, Sheraz was a distinguished equity research analyst at Zacks for seven years, with a coverage focus on the oil sector. He started his equity research career at Goldman Sachs in New York as a research associate. Sheraz has an MBA degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Past the Halfway Point of Q3 Earnings

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The Fed watch and a flood of Q3 earnings reports provide the backdrop for today’s market action, with the major indexes reflecting the Fed-centric tentativeness. On the earnings front, we moved past the halfway mark this...

In the Heart of Q3 Earnings Season

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Earnings remain front and center in today’s session, with more than 15 S&P 500 companies reporting results today. Some of this today’s reports like the ones from General Motors (GM) and Boeing (BA)...

US Retail Sales Confirm Sluggishness

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A weak US Retail Sales reading and mixed start to the Q3 earnings season provide the backdrop for today’s session. The weaker-than-expected Retail Sales report for September reconfirms what we saw from the non-farm...

Optimistic Narrative for China?

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China’s factory sector is still under pressure, but today’s release offers some tell-tale signs of improvement. The country’s official manufacturing PMI survey for September came in a tad better than expected at 49.8 vs...

Fed Comments Lift Market Spirits

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Driving today’s gains are comments from Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen that indicate the lift-off option is very much on the table later this year. Many thought that market participants would push stocks higher if the Fed...

Hold-Off on the Lift-Off

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Stocks ended the Thursday session lower on the Fed announcement, and the mood doesn’t seem to be getting any better in today’s session. Some folks are saying that the market reaction would have been even worse had the Fed...

Skeptical of China’s ‘Forceful Action’

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Favorable comments from Chinese officials are helping stocks start today’s session solidly in the green, a day after Tuesday’s very strong gains. Today’s all-around positivity notwithstanding, I am skeptical that we...

Jobs Report Shouldn't Derail Fed Action

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The jobs report came short of estimates, but the report’s internals are strong enough to keep the prospect of a Fed hike this month very real. The market’s initial reaction to the report reflects the view that this report takes us towards lift-off in the coming meeting.

Don't Overplay the Bounce

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The major indexes have started today’s trading on a positive note, despite the soft(ish) labor market reading from payroll processor ADP (ADP). While some may attribute today’s bounce to Fed-centric hopes following...

“Fear Trade” Alert—Again

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We are in the midst of the Fear trade again today… and China is again the culprit. This time it’s not that country’s stock market, but its all-important manufacturing sector. More evidence today that the market’s recent China-centric anxiety...

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