Trading Day Classifications and the Prospects for a Year-End Rally
Much is made regarding price action and day type classification.
To keep things simple, let’s consider four possible day type classifications for this article.
We can...
S&P 500 Futures Trading Outlook For October 20
Stock Market Considerations For October 20, 2017
The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) are trading higher this morning following a strong “buy the dip”...
Investors: What Happens Next For Banks Stocks Is Important
The financial sector and banks stocks have always carried weight in the markets. The markets tend to perform well when they are leading, and...
What A 1987 Stock Market Crash Would Look Like Today
On the 30-year anniversary of Black Monday, we take a look at the magnitude of the stock market crash in terms of today’s market.
By...
S&P 500 Futures Trading Update For October 19
Stock Market Trading Considerations For October 19, 2017
The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) are trading lower this morning as sellers finally show up...
McDonald’s Stock (MCD): A Bear in a Bull Costume
Something Wicked Comes This Way
As Halloween nears, kids are choosing costumes to transform themselves into witches, baseball players and anything else they can imagine....
Stock Market Trading Update: Signs Of A Top
Wednesday was an interesting day in the financial markets, to say the least. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) was up solidly (0.7%),...
Bull Market Cycle Update: 3rd Longest Expansion On Record
The current market cycle started back in early 2009 and has been chugging along for over 8 years.
While it has not been smooth sailing...
U.S. Equities Update: Stock Indicators and Market Drivers
The equity markets pushed higher last week with the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and Dow Jones Industrials (INDEXDJX:.DJI) gaining about 50 basis points. And early this...
Is a Breakout Brewing for the VanEck Steel ETF (SLX)?
In the past few week's we've highlighted some assets and indicators that point to a stable/improving economy: Copper prices, firmer interest rates, etc. Time...