If you are reading this, you are most likely aware of the milestone achieved by the Nasdaq Composite today. After more than 15 long years,…
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How Likely Are New Stock Highs In April?
With the month of March and the 1st quarter just about in the books, it’s time to take a peak ahead. Spring has arrived and…
Aging Bull Market Turns 6-Years Old
This post is more of a birthday card for the U.S. equity bull market than anything else. And considering the duration of the bull, if…
Should You Break Up With Stocks?
In a February 9 post titled Seasonal Trend Says Date This Market, Don’t Commit, we looked at historical market tendencies when a weak January was…
Seasonal Trend Says Date This Market, Don’t Commit
The stock market chop continued last week with major indices rallying from the bottom of the 2-month range to back near the top. With Valentine’s…
December Is The Least “Toppy” Month For Stocks
Seasonality in the market (i.e., price behavior based upon the calendar) is a widely misunderstood and misapplied tool. Too often it is assumed that the market will…
Yesterday Was One of the Ugliest “Up” Days in History
At yesterday’s close the major averages, S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite, were all in the green. However, despite the fact that…
ChOTD-6/3/14 Why The Recent Highs *LOOK* Like A Fitting Top: Dow Edition
Continuing this week’s series of charts outlining how recent index highs pass the so-called market top “look test”, today we focus on the Dow Jones…