by Lance Roberts | Dec 11, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
All of sudden….volatility. Well, that is what it seems like anyway after several years of a steady grind higher in the markets. However, despite the pickup in volatility, the breaks of previous bullish trends, and a reversal in Central Bank policy, it is still widely...
by Lance Roberts | Dec 10, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy
In this past weekend’s missive, “Stuck In The Middle (Range) With You,” I discussed the view from John Murphy via Stockcharts.com that the S&P 500 may have more downside to come. To wit: The daily bars in the chart shows the S&P 500 retesting previous lows...
by John Coumarianos | Nov 29, 2018 | Markets/Economy
Talking to friends and family at Thanksgiving dinner made me realize how unprepared for volatility investors are. The gathering I attended was filled with a wide mix of investors, from the young and novice interested in technology stocks and (somehow still) in Bitcoin...
by Michael Markowski | Nov 29, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy
The S&P 500 rallied sharply yesterday on news that the Federal Reserve has become more dovish. However, the stock market was well positioned to begin a significant year-end rally anyway for these reasons: The S&P 500 successfully passed its retest of its...
by Jesse Colombo | Nov 20, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy
In early October, when the U.S. stock market had reached an all-time high and investor sentiment was extremely complacent, I published a warning in Forbes called “Why Another Market Volatility Surge Is Likely Ahead.” I showed three indicators that I believed pointed...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Nov 20, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy
More bad news for the US economy and for much of the rest of the world is now occurring and much more frequently. A good indicator of things to come for the US economy is the housing market. The latest release of the NAHB Housing Market Index showed a decline to 60...
