We don’t talk too often (because we don’t use them) about traditional technical analysis indicators. We have nothing against them; it’s just that we have…
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A Curious Spike In Inverse ETF Volume
One of our favorite new short-term sentiment gauges in recent years has been relative inverse ETF volume. This indicator measures the amount of volume traded…
Will Equities Follow Drop In Corporate Bonds?
One of the Wall Street platitudes often repeated is that the bond space is the “smart” market, particularly when in conflict with equities. That is, when…
52-Week Highs Are M.I.A.
** Edited to add the chart at the end. The subject of today’s Chart Of The Day seems like it may be more a matter…
One-Way Market Due For A U-Turn?
We’ve mentioned before (alright, in nearly every post) that we have several major longer-term concerns with respect to the stock market. One such concern has…
Bond/Utility Divergence a Warning Sign…for the S&P 500?
Given their relatively high yields, utility stocks have long been thought of as proxies, or at least competition, for bonds. And while that relationship is…
One Broad Measure Of Stock Market Health Just Hit An All-Time High
On February 13, we posted a piece noting that the S&P 500 Equal-Weight ETF offered by Rydex (ticker, RSP) had just broken out to a…
“Everything Is Awesome” Brought To You By The Fed
Some days, the stock market soars at the expense of bonds. Other days, it is commodities like oil or gold that shine. And some days,…
“Everything Is Awesome” Brought To You By The Fed
Some days, the stock market soars at the expense of bonds. Other days, it is commodities like oil or gold that shine. And some days,…
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…