There has been a recent spike in the number of Unchanged Issues which has, at times, signaled too much investor complacency in the past. As…
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This Sentiment Reading Is Not Like The Others
Options data from the International Securities Exchange does not corroborate the frothy readings seen in most other sentiment measures. We’ve mentioned several times in several…
Stocks’ Trading Range Now Beyond Compare
Over the past 40 days, the Dow has traded in its tightest range in at least 100 years. About 2 months ago, the large cap…
Is September Really So Bad For Stocks?
September has historically gotten a bad rap in the stock market; has it really been that bad? Most investors are probably somewhat aware, either through…
An ‘Appealing’ Market
This piece originally appeared as the August 2016 edition of the J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. Newsletter at www.jlfmi.com. Re-examining the evidence, in favor of…
Stock Market Levitation Hits Historic Heights
The S&P 500 is on a rare streak of closes near a 52-week high; can this bull run continue or will gravity take over? The…
No Complacency Among These Equity Options Traders
Unlike many of the sentiment indicators we’ve looked at recently, traders on one options exchange recently exhibited a record show of nervousness. We’ve written a…
Active Managers Move All In On Stocks
For one of the few times in its history, a survey of active investment managers is showing an average of 100% exposure to stocks; is…
Stocks’ Streak Of New Highs Hits Rarefied Air
The Dow just scored 7 straight all-time highs; are there more on the way, or is the air getting too thin? When the major U.S.…
An Imminent Stock Market Top Would Be Unprecedented
The month of July has never played host to a major stock market top. With the major stock averages breaking out into all-time high ground,…