Tag: s&p 500

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...

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...

Last week saw a spike in stock market volatility. The S&P 500 finally had a move +/- 1%, ending the run of 62 days...

On Thursday, the S&P 500 dropped 1.18%, ending its streak of days without a 1% move (up or down) at 62 days in a...

Over the past few days, I've been watching the Russell 2000. And more specifically, the Russell 2000 (RUT) to S&P 500 (SPX) performance ratio....

The S&P 500 (SPX)  is up an incredible 5 months in a row.  That has to be bearish, right?  Most would think a market...

Another mini-pullback, another buy the dip rally? Monday's price action felt a lot like more of the same. Although we won't know until we get...

We saw the U.S. equity markets retreat from their all-time highs (except the Nasdaq Composite which still has yet to break it’s 2000 all-time high!)....

The ups and downs of Crude Oil prices can provide a pretty good barometer of what to expect from the general market. Last August, I drew our...

One of the long used bearish points during this bull market has been volume is light.  The thinking is that low volume is a...