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.…
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Stocks Entering Best Quarter Of Presidential Cycle…Sort Of
Since 1900, the 3rd quarter of election years has been the best performing quarter, on average, of the entire Presidential Cycle; although more recent results…
Options Traders (Over?) Trim Their Hedges
After displaying extreme caution just a month ago, equity options traders have trimmed back their hedges – perhaps too aggressively. Over the past few months,…
Should Investors “Stay In May” This Year?
The old stock market adage “Sell in May and Go Away” has an impressive track record for a seasonality signal; but it may pay to ignore…
Is Market Breadth Beginning To Sour?
Despite positive action in the major averages, market breadth has very recently begun to lag. One of the hallmarks of the post-February stock market rally…
Options Traders Head For The Hills
Call buying of stock options has been extremely subdued relative to puts recently – typically a bullish contrarian signal; however… We are not the first…
The January Bear-ometer
Very weak January’s have had a tendency to lead to weak long-term returns in the stock market. Investors must be thinking, “thank God February is…
Latest Twist In The Stock Market’s Wild 2016 Ride
The Dow Jones Industrial Average just alternated 1% moves up and down for 4 days in a row – just the 17th such stretch in…
Will Record January Stock Volatility Produce Long-Term Tremors?
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.…
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…