by Michael Markowski | Aug 26, 2019 | alerts, Secular Bulls/Bears, Uncategorized
Due to the violent increase in volatility which occurred during August, the S&P 500 finds itself in an extremely vulnerable position for the last week of the summer of 2019. The volatility has increased the risk that the S&P 500 could decline by more than 100...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Aug 25, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy
One seasoned trader just noted that he believes that many market participants right now are experiencing a down market for the first time during this prolonged bull market and as a result are getting pummeled. The crazy moves in the markets are not over and we will...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 24, 2019 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
Trump & Powell Square Off Negative Yields Everywhere Why The Fed Won’t Go Negative Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha Trump & Powell Square Off Let’s start with a simple chart:...
by Patrick Hill | Aug 24, 2019 | alerts, Uncategorized
Goldman Sachs just completed an analysis of corporate balance sheets and found that dividend and stock buybacks accounted for 103.8% of their free cash flow. Meaning that they were paying more out in cash than they had on hand! Over the last year, free cash flow has...
by John Mauldin | Aug 24, 2019 | alerts, Mauldin Economics
I am back from my 14th annual Maine fishing camp. The private event at Leen’s Lodge is generally called Camp Kotok in honor of David Kotok of Cumberland Advisors who started these outings many years ago. CNBC and others began calling it the “Shadow Fed,” but it is...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Aug 21, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
The US housing market looks a little better at the moment as existing home sales in July rose 2.5% after slipping 1.3% the month before. Sales of single family homes went up 2.8% against a 1.1% drop in June. Sales of condominiums were unchanged after declining 3.3% in...