Cracks Emerge as Stock Market Rally Faces Tests
Investing Outlook Highlights:
Federal Reserve Counseling Patience but Market Looking for Cuts; Economic Confidence Being Tested
Excessive Stock Valuations Could Dampen Returns
Household Equity Exposure Still Elevated
Small-Caps...
Stock Market Finds an Unsung Hero: Granny Retail
Just when you thought the market and most of the economic Modern Family were done for, along comes our senior member Granny Brick and...
Dow Jones Industrials: 2015/2016 Says Bulls Need to be Patient Here
The stock market rally has morphed into a back and fill consolidation here in March.
The consolidation period has been marked by weakness in small...
Active vs Passive Investing In 2019: The Debate Rages On
The active vs. passive debate has been raging for years now and there’s no denying the data of recent years certainly favours passive.
Based...
S&P 500 Index: Analyzing the Market’s Next Moves
After fielding a bunch of client questions about the recent market pullback, I thought I'd share our analysis and outlook.
In the S&P 500 Index...
Semiconductor Stocks Make Another Run At The Highs: Different This Time?
After making all time highs in the year 2000, it took the Semiconductor ETF (SMH) 18 years to revisit those highs.
That's a long lay...
Will Sister Semiconductor Stocks Other Shoe Drop?
Most of the past week, we focused on the Semiconductors ETF (NYSEARCA: SMH).
We called our sister of the Modern Family “moody” and “artificially flavored...
U.S. Equities Outlook: Some “Wear and Tear” but Trends Remain Bullish
Stock market trends remain bullish, though last Fridays decline was sufficient to put some "Wear and Tear" into momentum and breadth.
This is likely the...
S&P 500 Forecast Turns Choppy As Stocks Form Intermediate Top
Look for another week in which rallies fail, as stocks continue to build an intermediate top. The S&P 500 (SPX) fell 21 points last...
Weekly Stock Market Outlook: Bulls Retreat… But for How Long?
Despite Friday’s weakness, S&P 500’s posture remains strongly bullish in intermediate and long terms.
The extreme low on the momentum line (red line on...