(Mr.) October living up to clutch month reputation
In the equity investment world, the month of October has typically received a bad rap. Much of it deserved, given the number of ignominious events…
Smart Money Decreases Crude Oil Shorts By Record Amount
On July 3, our Chart Of The Day showed the net positioning in Light Sweet Crude Oil futures among the various groups tracked by the CFTC.…
Sharp rallies on low volume a short (and long?) term concern
We’ve mentioned on numerous occasions that we do not include volume as a significant input into our market analysis. So why 2 posts in three…
Biotech ETF IBB: Cup-&-Handle Breakout Enough said. ________ More from Dana Lyons, JLFMI and My401kPro.
Time for a Brazilian Lift? With a burst of 1% daily moves over the past month, investors have gotten a sudden dose of volatility in…
Low volume in Nasdaq bounce a red flag
We seldom consider volume metrics when analyzing the stock market. Frankly, we have found little evidence that the level of volume has a meaningful impact…
Rapid retreat in volatility bullish for stocks
Just yesterday, we posted a chart showing that the S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) had recently spiked to a 6-year high relative to the Russell…
Historic shift in volatility from small to large caps There has been an abundance of discussion recently regarding the relative performance of large caps to…
International Stocks Testing Major Support On October 6, our Chart Of The Day noted the 52-week low in the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australia and Far…
Record spike in Inverse ETF Volume one sign of a bottom Over the past 2 years, one of our favorite indicators of stock market sentiment…