Perhaps ironically, the stock market may be more inclined to undergo a long-needed unwind of its excesses and in quicker fashion under the new,…
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Does Stocks’ Buoyant January Mean Smooth Sailing For 2017?
The S&P 500 never traded below its 2016 closing price during January; prior such cases have been very positive harbingers…mostly. January was an…
Inside A Rare Signal In The S&P 500
The S&P 500 just put in 3 straight “Inside Days” for the first time in its history. We have covered the concept of an “Inside Day” on…
Is Advance-Decline Line Divergence A Big Deal?
Non-confirmations by the NYSE Advance-Decline Line of new market highs have often signaled major trouble for stocks – will it be the case this time?…
Is Abundance Of New Highs AND New Lows A Bad Omen?
Instances of simultaneously elevated numbers of New Highs AND New Lows have led to poor stock market returns. Today’s post piggybacks on Wednesday’s topic, i.e.,…
The Junkie Market Is Back (Lots Of Highs & Lows)
There was an inordinate number of new highs AND new lows on the exchanges today, a condition that has spelled trouble for stocks in the…
Stock Options Traders Grow Their Hedges
Complacency is finally abating as options traders ramp up their put buying. On Tuesday, we noted that the sentiment climate had finally shifted away from…
Balanced Investors Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place
For just the 2nd time in 10 years, both stocks AND bonds are hitting 3-month lows. This week, stocks began to exhibit some of the…
Bear Fund Traders Go Into Hibernation
Assets in bearish mutual funds just dropped to the lowest level since the onset of the August 2015 market rout. One way to measure potential…
Spotless Indicator Signaling “BTD”?…Or Has Its Luck Run Out?
This ratio has a flawless track record of bottom-picking the S&P 500 since 2009; is it signaling another “buy the dip”, or breaking its 7-year…