The Reach For Yield: A Monster of the Fed’s Own Design
"The Committee recognizes that low interest rates may provide incentives for some investors to "reach for yield," and those actions could increase vulnerabilities in...
Is The SPX Up 5 Months In A Row Bearish?
The S&P 500 (SPX) is up an incredible 5 months in a row. That has to be bearish, right? Most would think a market...
Will Small Caps Continue To Weaken?
Understanding where weakness and strength are coming from is often a critical component in analyzing the stock market. Right now it looks like Small...
Take A Long, Hard Look at the Russell 2000
In the wake of Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's allusions during her Senate testimony today to a "reach for yield" and "isolated pockets" of valuations stretched...
Is Investors Intelligence Poll Sounding Contrarian Alarm?
We’ve been seeing some very extreme readings from the Investors Intelligence polls lately and today I want to dig in and see what it...
Large Cap Stocks Redefining “Risk-On” In 2014
Despite a quick wave of uncertainty and renewed European bank fears, U.S. equities continue to show resiliency in the face of selling. Especially large cap...
Why Crude Oil Is Back On Investors’ Radars
The ups and downs of Crude Oil prices can provide a pretty good barometer of what to expect from the general market. Last August, I drew our...
Is Low Volume Signaling An End To The Bull Market?
One of the long used bearish points during this bull market has been volume is light. The thinking is that low volume is a...
Happy Days Are Here Again… Or Are They?
“Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth … Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.” – Pharrell Williams
Happy...
Universal Collapse: Charts To Watch During The Summer Doldrums
With another 4th of July past, stocks now formally enter that wretchedly inert season known as "The Summer Doldrums". Ordinarily, this is the most...
