The VIX Is Going The Wrong Way
Whenever I hear the words “you’re going the wrong way”, I immediately think of the classic scene from Trains, Planes & Automobiles when Steve Martin…
Speculators Hold Massive Record Long Position in the U.S. Dollar
We have referenced the Commitment Of Traders report published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on several occasions. The COT report provides a breakdown of…
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…