It’s pretty easy to see what can happen when the market gets far too complacent. Any unexpected negative surprise simply gets magnified. And, just like trying to exit a crowded, burning theater, the panic becomes overwhelming as everyone makes a…
Do you own anything (stocks, ETFs, currencies, commodities, bonds) that recently left very bearish footprints? You can tell, based on the recent price history, if a security you own is very likely to take a nosedive. You just have to…
After seven weeks of smooth sailing, the rally has now vaulted the major indexes very close to their all-time highs achieved in October, 2007. And for the subset indexes, such as the Russell 2000 (small-caps) and the S&P 400 (mid-caps),…
It's time to stop saying we are in a bull market that started in March of 2009. First of all, most stocks started their individual bull markets in November of 2008, although that did not reflect in the major U.S.…
The pain trade continues for the under-invested... and for the speculative bears, too. With six-straight weeks of gains in the S&P 500, it’s now the longest winning streak to start a calendar year since 1971! With the index modestly higher…
Sure, Apple Inc's stock is a lot more attractive to a long-term investor today than it was last year. But the stock has a lot of headwinds to face right now. It's oversold. This is true. But just as you…
On Sunday, China will ring in the Lunar New Year. It’s the country’s most important traditional holiday, and mainland financial markets will be closed all of next week to celebrate. According to the Chinese calendar, 2013 is the year of…
Just yesterday, the stock market just did something that has only happened 4 times in the last 3 years. After this sell signal appeared those times, we saw average declines of 19.75% in the Russell 2000 (small cap) index. The…