by Lance Roberts | Dec 11, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice, 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 Michael Markowski | Dec 10, 2018 | alerts, Extra Cat, Secular Bulls/Bears
Thursday December 6th may have been the final day in the life of the secular bull market. Based on the S&P 500’s price and volume on the December 6th close and the December 7th open as depicted in the chart below it appears that the bull market which began in...
by Lance Roberts | Dec 10, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
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 Lance Roberts | Dec 4, 2018 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
In this past weekend’s missive, “Did The Powell Put Change Anything?,” I discussed the surge in the market following Jerome Powell’s change of stance on Fed policy and the potential for a Trump to acquiesce to China in order to boost the stock market....
by Michael Markowski | Nov 29, 2018 | alerts, Extra Cat, 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 Lance Roberts | Nov 27, 2018 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
Wall Street loves to label stuff. When markets are rising it’s a “bull market.” Conversely, falling prices are a “bear market.” Interestingly, while there are some “rules of thumb” for falling prices such as: A...
