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…
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Another Rising Rates Set-Up?
2-Year Treasury Yields rose to a 5 ½-year high today…but we’ve seen these “break-outs” many times the past few years. In light of the much stronger…
Resilient Global Dow Index Approaching Resistance
Thought to have fallen off the proverbial ledge, the Global Dow Index has recovered strongly – but is now approaching staunch resistance. The last time…
Broad Market Survives Another Test…For Now
A key broad market index overcame an important hurdle, buying it more (though, perhaps limited) time and space. On September 29, we penned a not…
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…
Lack Of Participation Could Become Weighty Issue For Stock Rally
Participation among all stocks in the recent stock rally, as measured by an equal-weight index, has been relatively weak – as it has been since…
“Just Remember…To Come Back In November”?
The flip side of “sell in May and go away” doesn’t get as much attention, but the historically best 6-month stretch of the year for stocks…
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…