Which Stocks Are Driving the S&P 500’s Large Cap Outperformance?
As Q2 2014 drags on, the S&P 500 (SPX) has broken higher after a 10-week consolidation, but the list of conundrums traders are faced...
The Global Reach of the Volatility Crash
Aside from the high likelihood of keeping that premium you sold, another benefit of the ultra-low depths that the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) keeps...
Breakouts and Breakdowns: Chart Setups To Watch
Heading into the holiday weekend, it was clear that this week would produce some interesting price movement on the major indices and across select asset...
Volatility Nearing Multi-Year Lows: Signs Of Complacency?
It is difficult not to notice that volatility is getting crushed today. The Volatility Index (VIX) is nearing multi-year lows, which is in line...
Market Masters: The Case For Using Investment Leverage
by Raj Dhaliwal
The word “leverage”, more now than even before the 2007 -2008 financial crisis, has a worse reputation than practically anything I hear...
When Stock Market Volatility Will Return (And What It’ll Look Like)
What is the S&P 500's best single-day performance of 2014, year-to-date? +1.55% or + 28.7 points to 1873.91 on March 4, presumably sparked by...
Are Japanese Markets Signaling Risk Off?
If there's any developed market evocative of the shift in tone between 2013 and 2014, it's Japanese Equities. After a blistering 57% rise (it's...
Gold Prices Coiling: Wait For Resolution
After a tradable breakout above $1275, Gold prices ran back up to $1390 before retreating. But that retreat turned into a quick tumble, as Gold...
Wheat Futures Lower On Harmonic Pattern Sell Signal
When doing technical research, we all have some version of a "holy grail" trading setup in our minds. For me, that setup came together...
Market Masters: Random Distribution And The Development Of A Belief System
by David Blair
There is a random distribution among winners and losers on any given set of variables defined as an edge.
Like most any pursuit...
