For Once, A POSITIVE Small Cap Divergence
We spent a lot of “ink” last year talking about the negative divergences among small cap stocks (i.e., small caps struggled while large caps or…
Belgium Stock Market At Potential Confluence Of Resistance In December, we noted the relative strength of the Northern European stock markets. This included Belgium. Additionally,…
Deflationary Pressure Is Building
Today we take a rare foray out of the financial markets and into economic territory. With the race to debase currencies by central banks around…
Options Traders Growing Their Hedges
Last Thursday, we mentioned that traders in equity options on the International Securities Exchange exhibited a rare (though recently, less-so) display of cautious behavior on back…
Are Bears Missing The Forest For The Trees?
With all of the concerns that we and others have mentioned recently regarding the current health of the stock market, sometimes the big picture can…
Is Indonesia The Next Tiger Cub To Break Out? The “Asian Tigers” moniker, as many investors may be aware, refers to the economies of Hong…
Equity Options Traders Head For The Hills Again
Due to its unique construction, the International Securities Exchange Equity Call/Put Ratio (ISEE) has become a favorite indicator of ours for highlighting short-term inflection points in…
Is Weakness In Consumer Discretionary Vs. Staples A Red Flag?
The economic cycle provides an outline for which parts of the cycle favor which sectors of the market. And while we are not economists, a…
European Stocks Set To Blast Higher?
The financial media tells us that the European economic situation is a mess. We agree. However, one lesson that is reinforced on a daily basis…
An All-Time 1st?: Swiss Market Index Goes From 52-Week High To 52-Week Low In Same Week! Another extraordinary week is in the books. Obviously the…