by Michael Markowski | Jul 25, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Secular Bulls/Bears
Facebook shares plummeted by 23% in after-hours trading when the company reported its quarterly earnings and held its conference call after the market closed. The company’s revenue and active users came in below analyst estimates. The big miss is the catalyst that...
by Michael Markowski | Jul 3, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Markets/Economy
A high reading for the “Main Street Meter”, a stock market gauge that was developed by institutional investor James Paulsen of the Leuthold Group is indicating that the stock market will go much lower. Readings for the meter are calculated by dividing the consumer...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 11, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Markets/Economy
Talk about an impending stock market crash and another deep recession is heating up. The latest is a comment by former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke who said that the time between now and 2020 is a crucial period for the markets to correct and for the US economy to remain...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Apr 28, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Markets/Economy
Interest rates are going up, with treasuries leading the way. This week the 10-year Treasury bond has risen to over 3%, a milestone in the long road to recovery from the bottom of the crash. The US economy is strong enough to support such an advance, but there are...
by Michael Markowski | Apr 9, 2018 | $Yen Indicator, alerts, Crashes, Extra Cat, Secular Bulls/Bears
The NIRP Crash Indicator which was in service during 2016 has been pulled out of retirement. The signal is now GREEN which indicates that the S&P 500 at least for the short term will go higher. In my February article, I predicted that the highs for the 2009 Bull...
by Michael Markowski | Feb 28, 2018 | alerts, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
The chart below which depicts the stock market’s bubbles since 2007 is based on the price history of the S&P 500 versus long-term US government bonds for the period of 2003 through February 2018. The large bubble, which had been in place prior to the election of...