** 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…
Tagged S&P 500
U.S. Stocks Still Spinning Their Wheels
We have spent quite a bit of ink in this blog recently covering various aspects, and potential implications of the ongoing range in the U.S.…
Similar S&P 500 Ranges Have Always Resulted In New Highs, But…
Yesterday, we looked at the unusual uptick in stock market volatility despite its recent range-bound behavior. Today, we look at the S&P 500′s recent range…
Despite Range Bound Market, Stock Volatility Expanding
In a post last week, we discussed the recent uptick in stock market volatility as measured by the number of 1% up and down days…
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,…
Aging Bull Market Turns 6-Years Old
This post is more of a birthday card for the U.S. equity bull market than anything else. And considering the duration of the bull, if…
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…
Heavy Selling For Such A Small Loss
On the surface, yesterday was a pretty nondescript day in the U.S. equity market with the major averages showing slight gains or losses. About the…