Russell 2000: Steps to the Top
Venezuela's Caracas General :+272.2%. Argentina's Merval: +72.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225: +31% Pakistan's KSE100: +29.3%. Among Ex-US global equities, some unusual suspects have (wait...Pakistan?) posted blistering...
Two Reasons the Stock Market Can Rally If Washington Shapes Up
It isn't rocket science to argue that stocks would enjoy a relief rally if a budget was passed, the government reopened, and the debt...
22 Charts Say Be Open To Bullish Stock Market Resolution
Charts allow us to monitor the never-ending battle between bullish economic conviction and bearish economic conviction. Experienced traders know higher beta and more economically...
The Best Of See It Market – September
The month of September was a tail of two halves. The first half was spent rallying into the highly anticipated September FOMC and Fed...
Bonds 101: Understanding the Price-Yield-Value Relationship
The incessant noise around whether to taper or not to taper got me thinking that it may be a good idea to cover off...
What the Current Small Cap Stock Outperformance Means
Recent relative strength in small cap benchmark index Russell 2000 (RUT) has been the subject of much discussion. What does the current small cap...
October Stock Market Performance: In Charts
As we enter October and the final quarter of the year, I thought it would be fun to highlight October stock market performance through some memorable market snapshots....
Why Bond Yields May Continue to Fall
Back in July I wrote a piece on “Why Bond Yields may be Headed Lower Short-Term” and it has played out just as I...
Options Strategy: Looking For An Explosive Move Higher?
If you are enormously bullish on a stock, perhaps it’s a takeover candidate, but still want a hedged all options position, then the following...
Bank Stocks: Facing Off Against Multi-Year Resistance
Bank stocks have seen better days.
Large US money center banks (e.g. Bank of America) and bank holding companies (e.g. Goldman Sachs) with few exceptions...
