The correction in the equity markets has brought the S&P 500 down close to a confluence of key technical levels. People ask us all the…
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U.S. Stocks Back At The Pass/Fail Line
Back in August-September, the broad stock market held THE critical support level it needed to; it is now testing it once again. On September 29,…
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…
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 Tail Risk Really At An All-Time High?
The CBOE Skew Index hit an all-time high yesterday…but is this “black swan” indicator really something to worry about? We’ve posted several pieces on the CBOE…
Stock Market Reaches Key Post-Crash Milestone
The average retest period following crashes similar to that in August have bottomed an average of 27 days after the crash…that would be today. On…
Margin Debt Drops: Healthy Pullback, Or Budding Headwind?
Pullback in Margin Debt is healthy…unless it signifies the start of a larger decline. In our post yesterday on household stock investment, we discussed what…
“(Not Always) Smart Money” Hedgers Are Record Long S&P 500 Futures
It seems like sentiment indicators used to be more straightforward. That is, when one group of traders or survey respondents were positioned to an extreme,…
Will Yesterday’s Shooting Star Make Bears’ Wishes Come True?
Like it’s bullish counterpart, the hammer, this bearish reversal pattern has been inconsistent in its forecasting abilities, except under certain conditions. We’ve covered the “hammer”…
The Most Loved Stock Market Rally In History
One survey recently recorded the highest level of expectations for a market rally in its (admittedly brief) history. Not too long ago, stock market bulls…