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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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,…
Stock Burst To New Highs Just The Beginning, Or Final Hurrah?
The S&P 500 just experienced an unprecedented burst to new high ground; will the move prove to be exhaustive or propel the index even higher?…
Was The 52-Week High Worth The Wait?
The S&P 500 finally hit a 52-week high today for the first time in more than a year; historically, similar waits have led to more…
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…
Investors (Over?-)Prepared For Brexit Volatility
Short-term volatility expectations have eclipsed those of the longer-term, a nearly unprecedented situation given the recent tame market action. Recent days and weeks have seen…
An Unprecedented Jump In The VIX
While stocks have hit the skids a bit in the past few days, by comparison, volatility expectations have soared by an unprecedented amount. A few…
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,…
Options Traders Continue Their Unusual Hedging
While the stock market saw big gains yesterday, one options exchange reported a near-record level of relative put buying. One of the recent themes that…
12 Months Of “Close But No Cigar” In The Stock Market
While it’s now been a year since the Dow’s last 52-week high, it has actually remained almost record-breakingly close to that high for the past…