Are Market Breadth Issues A Caution Sign For Stocks?
Today I want to run through a quick checkup on market breadth to see how the market internals are faring thus far this year. In...
Checking In On The US Equity Indices: A Technical Review
Year to date, the Nasdaq Composite is the best performing major index in the US equity indices, up 6.51% YTD. However, both the Dow...
S&P 500 (SPY): Decision Time For Trend Followers
Today marked the first time the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) broke below its 200-day moving average in 2015. We came close in early...
Apple Stock (AAPL) Finds Price Support: Time For A Backtest?
Last Monday, I highlighted a key price support zone for Apple stock (AAPL): 115-118. Â That zone represented lateral support (late November '14 highs and...
Trading Setups: 5 Stocks To Watch (AMAG, CHGG, OZRK, SCSS, ULTA)
Another day, another surprise in the financial markets.
Following yesterday's fairly broad stock market rally and a strong close under fairly bearish sentiment conditions, I...
S&P 500 Update: Putting The Market Pullbacks In Perspective
It’s earnings season and it’s obvious. The major stock market indexes are up one day, down the next. And social media is pretty evenly...
Emerging Markets (EEM) Near Major Support; 2011 Repeat?
The Emerging Markets, as measured by the iShares Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), are back to the bottom of an established range. Looking at the...
Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) Nearing Upside Trading Targets
It's been a wild ride for US Treasuries this year. After a big rally that sent the 20+ Year US Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) to...
Market Update: It’s Getting Lonely At The Top
Stock market bulls continued to struggle mightily to retain any semblance of control over what seems like the growing tide of weakness.
Despite losing Apple (AAPL)...
The Stock Market: Where’s The Leadership?
One by one, the large- to mega-cap leaders of this bull market have been taken behind the woodshed and shot. Names like Biogen Inc....