Tag: stock market analysis

Could the S&P 500 continue to advance to 3615 – 3944 before a cyclical bear market? Yes, that's possible based on historical precedent. To...

Although the S&P 500 is just 1.5% off its all time highs, it's fair to say that 2015 has been a chop-fest for active investors....

When the markets get choppy or begin to consolidate, it's a good idea to understand what's happening under the surface. Market breadth indicators (like...

The Big Macro Event that had been hanging over the stock and bond markets the last month was finally resolved last week when the...

Biotech stocks have been on fire in 2015. In the Biotech & Pharmaceuticals sector of the Russell 2000 Growth Index, there are over sixty...

Monetary Existentialism People who study the theory of money have always struggled with the epistemology. Economist Arnold Kling quotes this from historian Yuval Harari's Sapiens:...

It was an amazing week in the markets. The market continues to punish the bad habits of Fed watchers and everyone who doesn’t follow...

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve downgraded its economic outlook while at the same time implying that the committee is considering raising rates (they are...

It seems the European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a page from the Fed's stimulus book. The highly anticipated announcement of European QE came at a great...

The major stock market indices started the day lower as traders showed some jitters heading into the start of the two day Federal Reserve meeting....