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…
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Rare Breadth Thrust Has Been Dynamite For Stocks — Or Dismal
Last week’s uncommon display of broad market strength has historically led to either feast or famine, depending on the existing market climate. “Breadth thrust” has…
VIX Trips From 37 to 20 Have Been All-Or-Nothing For Stocks
Everyone knows that spikes in the S&P 500 Volatility Index, a.k.a. “VIX”, are associated with distress in the equity markets. The recent August decline in…
Impressive Bounce For Stocks Following Re-test — But Will It Last?
The stock market has shot up following last week’s retest of the August lows – but is it sustainable or just temporary? As investors digest…
Bearish Fund Assets Hit 3-Year High…AFTER Big Rally
Assets in bearish Rydex mutual funds hit the highest level in over 3 years…AFTER a 100-point rally in the S&P 500. Using sentiment indicators to…
Is The Stock Rally Running Out Of Fuel…Or Just Getting Going?
A 90% UP Volume Day on the 5th straight up day in the market may signal short-term exhaustion; but it has not prevented significant further…
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…
Can The 4th Quarter Save 140-Year “Year 5″ Streak In Stocks?
4th quarters in years ending in “5″ have typically been big…but will it be enough to save 140-year streak of positive “year 5′s”? Way back on January…
Key Global Equity Index Has Fallen Off The Precipice
On September 8, we posted a chart showing how a key worldwide equity index – the Global Dow – was “hanging on the precipice”. To…
U.S. Stocks Facing Their Biggest Test In 8 Years?
Broad-based Value Line Composite testing mega-critical level. The Value Line Geometric Composite (VLG) is an unweighted average of roughly 1700 U.S. stocks. This makes it,…