The stock market has seen more big moves in 2016 than any other January in history; other volatile January’s have often come near market tops.…
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What’s Next For Stocks After Record New Year Week 1 Hangover?
U.S. stocks logged the worst week ever to kick off a new year; is this historically low reading on the “January Barometer” a bad omen…
What’s Next For Stocks After The New Year’s Day 1 Hangover?
After getting hammered on the first trading day of 2016, what can we expect from the stock market? Happy New Year, stock investors! Equity markets…
5 Most Viewed Posts (& Charts) Of 2015
These were the posts, and accompanying charts, that readers clicked on most in 2015. As we wrap up 2015, we are looking back at the…
Corporate Junk-It
In the midst of the recent correction in stocks, investors also saw fit to shun corporate bonds – a combination normally associated with more extensive…
“Just Remember…To Come Back In November”?
The flip side of “sell in May and go away” doesn’t get as much attention, but the historically best 6-month stretch of the year for stocks…
Unprecedented Level Of Equity Options Hedging For A Rally
Equity options trading was extremely skewed toward puts yesterday, very unusual for a market that rallied strongly on the day, and over the past few…
General Electric Encountering Colossal Resistance…Again
We do not cover individual stocks too often in these pages as we do not buy them in our managed accounts. In order to present…
Stock Market Reaches Key Post-Crash Milestone
The average retest period following crashes similar to that in August have bottomed an average of 27 days after the crash…that would be today. On…
Can The 4th Quarter Save 140-Year “Year 5″ Streak In Stocks?
4th quarters in years ending in “5″ have typically been big…but will it be enough to save 140-year streak of positive “year 5′s”? Way back on January…