Will the S&P 500 Break Above 1900?
I regularly present the S&P 500 chart to show how cyclical the overall market is. The index has for much of the recent era shown a regular up and down cycle, …
Read MoreI regularly present the S&P 500 chart to show how cyclical the overall market is. The index has for much of the recent era shown a regular up and down cycle, …
Read MoreThe NASDAQ Composite has retreated to its 200-day moving average on the daily chart. But the Stochastics indicator on the weekly is more interesting. It has …
Read MoreI was a bit off in my estimates. I'll get to details in a minute. But first, this is one of the best, most conservative trades you could have made in the past …
Read MoreTick-tock. Tick-tock. I remember going into houses as a kid where the sound of the grandfather clock in the hallway or living room was pervasive throughout the …
Read MoreSeasonal analysis of stocks is merely an identification of likely recurring patterns of institutional participation. Institutional traders get to know a set of …
Read MoreWhat does the market have against Ethan Allen furniture? This time of year, Ethan Allen's stock (ETH) is persona non grata in the investment world. Over the …
Read MoreHow likely is a recession in the near future? Financial Market Perceptions of Recession Risk, by Thomas B. King, Andrew T. Levin, and Roberto Perli, 2007, …
Read MoreA stock just announced earnings and in after-market trading was down as much as 5.3%. So why am I interested in this stock? Well, it had heavy buying just …
Read MoreWe had a nice little rebound in the markets last week. The Stochastics indicator on the S&P 500 suggests this rebound could go further. Looking at other recent …
Read MoreIn Friday's Seasonal Forecaster newsletter (4/4/2014), I pointed out one of our best stocks of the past several months had changed in character. Covance (CVD) …
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