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Horrific Breadth For A “Rally”
Despite yesterday’s rally in the major indices, the underlying breadth statistics were historically weak. After a steep selloff to begin the day yesterday, the stock…
A Whole Lot Of New Lows For A “Market” Near Its High
While the major indexes remain within arm’s length of their 52-week high, the number of stocks hitting new lows is piling up. Another day, another…
Has The Post-Crash Rally Run Its Course?
Is the post-September rally already over…or is it just getting started? The answer likely depends on what market climate we’re in now. Back on September…
Warren Buffett Has Lost It…Again
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway are breaking down – at least on a relative basis. Well, it looks like he’s lost it again. Warren Buffett, that…
Corporate Junk-It
In the midst of the recent correction in stocks, investors also saw fit to shun corporate bonds – a combination normally associated with more extensive…
Relatively Few Big Stocks Bearing Weight Of This Rally
The “equal-weight” S&P 500 has dropped to near 3-year lows versus the cap-weighted version. Previous such events under similar conditions occurred at inauspicious times. Continuing with…
Is The Small-Cap Under-Performance A Big Deal?
After the initial pop off the September low, small-cap stocks have significantly under-performed their larger peers – is that trend as troublesome as some are…
Unprecedented Level Of Equity Options Hedging For A Rally
Equity options trading was extremely skewed toward puts yesterday, very unusual for a market that rallied strongly on the day, and over the past few…
VIX Trips From 37 to 20 Have Been All-Or-Nothing For Stocks
Everyone knows that spikes in the S&P 500 Volatility Index, a.k.a. “VIX”, are associated with distress in the equity markets. The recent August decline in…