by Lance Roberts | Dec 18, 2018 | alerts, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Kevin Wilson recently penned a piece for Seeking Alpha that made a great point about where the markets are currently. To wit: “Famous market observer Art Cashin mentioned a metaphor in October 2017 that resonated with me. He said (words to the effect that) at that...
by Lance Roberts | Dec 14, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy
On Tuesday, we put on a small S&P 500 trading position for an oversold bounce. At first, it didn’t work and we were almost stopped out, but a late day rally kept us in the position. Wednesday was a different picture as stocks rocketed out of the gate on more...
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 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 John Coumarianos | Nov 29, 2018 | Markets/Economy
Talking to friends and family at Thanksgiving dinner made me realize how unprepared for volatility investors are. The gathering I attended was filled with a wide mix of investors, from the young and novice interested in technology stocks and (somehow still) in Bitcoin...
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...
