Why Is VIX Volatility At Crisis Levels?
In this era of financial engineering, we have new ways of measuring all matters of behavior in the markets. We have derivatives and 2nd derivatives…
Are Bonds A Better January Barometer For Stocks?
The seasonal stock market platitudes surrounding the market’s performance in January have been pretty much covered ad nauseam at this point, particularly given the ominous…
My401kPro: January Update!
My401kPro’s January update is in. Check out the Commentary, current Equity Allocation and your Fund Rankingshttp://www.My401kPro.com
Is The Recent Losing Streak Cause For Concern?
There has been much consternation surrounding the market’s recent losing streak, particularly regarding the timing of the decline. Much of the focus is due to…
Dollar Rally Getting Stretched
When you think about the major financial market trends of the past 6-12 months – e.g., the oil and commodity rout, the plunges in foreign…
The Most Important Chart In Foreign Equities Threatening Major Breakdown On October 17, at the depths of the October global equity sell off, we posted that…
Charts Point To Further Drop In Yields A year ago as we entered 2014, 30-Year Treasury Yields were threatening the 4% level. And despite the…
IPO Proceeds Soar In 2014
As we touched on many times throughout the year (especially in recent weeks), 2014 was a year of records in the U.S. stock market. Thanks…
What Does The Big Drop On The Last Day Of The Year Mean? For just the 5th time since 1950, the S&P 500 dropped at…
Thank You
With our first calendar year in the financial blogosphere in the books, we wanted to say thank you. Thank you to everyone who read, viewed,…