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.,…
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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…
Is This Widely Ignored Indicator Signaling Investor Complacency?
There has been a recent spike in the number of Unchanged Issues which has, at times, signaled too much investor complacency in the past. As…
Is September Really So Bad For Stocks?
September has historically gotten a bad rap in the stock market; has it really been that bad? Most investors are probably somewhat aware, either through…
Stock Market Levitation Hits Historic Heights
The S&P 500 is on a rare streak of closes near a 52-week high; can this bull run continue or will gravity take over? The…
No Complacency Among These Equity Options Traders
Unlike many of the sentiment indicators we’ve looked at recently, traders on one options exchange recently exhibited a record show of nervousness. We’ve written a…
Investors (Over?) Trim Their Hedges
Volume in inverse ETF’s has dropped to its 2nd lowest level in more than 5 years; have traders become too complacent? We have mentioned often…
Active Managers Move All In On Stocks
For one of the few times in its history, a survey of active investment managers is showing an average of 100% exposure to stocks; is…
Vice Tightens Further On Historic Stock Market Range
What does the S&P 500′s 2nd tightest 2-week trading range ever have in store for stocks? We’ve written quite a bit about the stock market’s…