Top Trading Links: Will The Bull Stampede Continue?

March 19, 2016

Make it 5 weeks in a row. Whoa! The bulls have been in stampede mode and are just now starting to puff their chests out.

Perhaps for good reason. Crude oil has rallied back above $40 while the VIX has sank to new lows in 2016.

But this may be reason for near-term caution. It appears that the easiest part of this leg higher is behind us. Will the “Ides of March” bring some volatility back into the markets? Or will the rally run straight into April with seasonality patterns.

Let’s look across the blogosphere and see what some of the best at their craft have to share. There’s some great research and ideas in this week’s “Top Trading Links”. Enjoy!

Market Insights and Analysis

Is the VIX signaling a return of market volatility? – Andrew Thrasher

Market participants’ psychology into the Fed meeting – Greg Harmon

How the wealth effect could reverse – Jesse Felder

What usually happens during quadruple witching season – Tom Bowley

“I broke the past 15 months into two charts rather than one so the periods would be more easily identifiable. But they clearly show that the tendency has been for the stock market to reverse course at or near quad witching day. Given the strength of the rally in equity prices over the past five weeks and the longer-term ambiguity, it probably makes sense to protect profits on the long side while perhaps becoming more aggressive on the short side, depending on your preference.”

After 50 trading days in 2016, 7 things stand out – LPL Financial Research

10 Great Trading Principles – Steve Burns

Cisco shares look ready to outperform in the months ahead – James Bartelloni