It’s been a rather quiet market for the past 4 weeks. But just when everyone was thinking that the tight trading range would give way to a pullback, stocks rallied and closed at all-time highs.
From a macro perspective, the move is both boring and meaningful at the same time. Boring: for the week, the S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) rose 0.4%. Meaningful: the market closed at all-time highs and may be breaking out of a tight range.
Whether we get a breakout or a fakeout, the market finally appears to be ready for some action. Remember, patience is often a traders best friend.
We have some great reads this week, so let’s dig in.
MARKET INSIGHTS
Investors (over?) trim their hedges – Dana Lyons
U.S. corporate bond issuance is down – 25% YoY – Paban Raj Pandey
A few things for investors to remember into the election – Jeff Voudrie
Famous Technical Indicator Triggers a long term buy for stocks – LPL Financial
A history lesson about the need for flexibility – Chris Ciovacco
Winning trades are the byproduct of losing trades – Peter Brandt
10 Jesse Livermore quotes – Joe Fahmy
There’s not much value in income generating ETFs – David Fabian
Is crude oil bottoming? – Chris Kimble
NEWS & RESEARCH
The real promise of Virtual Reality – Shira Ovide
Growth without goals – Patrick O’Shaughnessy
Bruce Lee’s notebook on willpower, emotion, reason and more – Brain Pickings
The 10 attributes of great investors – Michael Mauboussin
Two things killing your ability to focus – Harvard Business Review
Straight talk about big data – McKinsey
Thanks for reading!
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