A Field Guide to Unemployment Friday Stock Performance
Despite (or because of) the punishment stocks sustained Thursday, many traders, active investors and market observers seem relatively well-assured equity markets won't sustain anything...
S&P 500 Study: Bounces Follow Drops In Market Breadth
Today's stock market plunge raises the prospect of buying when the crowd is panicking. I'm not ready to make any broader comments about the...
Is Margin Debt Flashing A Major Warning Sign For Stocks?
NYSE margin debt for June just came out and it surged 5.9% from May and is now just 0.3% away from the March peak....
Melting Up: How Will A Positive 2nd Quarter GDP Print Impact Stocks?
Are Q1's Frigid Economic Performance And Resulting Fears of Recession About to Thaw in Light of a Sunny 2nd Quarter GDP Print? Will the...
Potential Warning Signs For Investors
There have been some interesting developments in the markets during the past few weeks.  They could be signaling some warning signs, so I’d like...
Semiconductors: Is the Charge About to Die?
In striking contrast to 2014's dominant theme of "record low volatility" and the numbingly granular tedium with which it has been analyzed, some US...
Why Higher Stock Market Highs Matter
One of the most important traits of successful traders and investors is they think in probabilities. Markets have many moving parts and thus take...
Follow The Leader: What’s Next For The Nasdaq 100?
If you haven't noticed, large cap tech stocks have been on fire of late. And there's no better measure for this sector than the...
Why The VIX Could Stay Low For Years
Ah, the VIX.  Everyone’s favorite fear/greed instrument, but in reality it is probably one of the most misunderstood things in all of finance.
So many...
10 Reasons Investor Confusion Reigns Supreme In 2014
Considering the way the markets behaved during the first half of the year, it should come as no surprise that there are high levels of...
