The S&P 500 finally hit a 52-week high today for the first time in more than a year; historically, similar waits have led to more…
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Stocks Entering Best Quarter Of Presidential Cycle…Sort Of
Since 1900, the 3rd quarter of election years has been the best performing quarter, on average, of the entire Presidential Cycle; although more recent results…
Not Your Average Save For Stocks This Week
An index that tracks the “average” stock performance made a remarkable recovery following an intra-week break of it bull market trendline. We wrap up Trendline Week…
Stay Of Execution For The Bull?
This piece originally appeared as the June 2016 edition of the J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. Newsletter at www.jlfmi.com. Positive developments in recent months…
Investors (Over?-)Prepared For Brexit Volatility
Short-term volatility expectations have eclipsed those of the longer-term, a nearly unprecedented situation given the recent tame market action. Recent days and weeks have seen…
An Unprecedented Jump In The VIX
While stocks have hit the skids a bit in the past few days, by comparison, volatility expectations have soared by an unprecedented amount. A few…
Options Traders (Over?) Trim Their Hedges
After displaying extreme caution just a month ago, equity options traders have trimmed back their hedges – perhaps too aggressively. Over the past few months,…
This Chart Pattern Is ‘Preferred’ By 9 Out Of 10 Technicians
The chart of a preferred stock ETF is demonstrating a potentially bullish cup-and-handle formation. While most major averages continue to churn somewhere between their post-2015…
Just Your “Average” Stock Pullback?
An index measuring the performance of the “average” stock in the market bounced precisely at a key support level. We dedicated several posts last week…
Rally In High Beta Gets Back On Track
As with several other key sectors, the action in high beta stocks the past few days suggests a successful test of its early April breakout…