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Three metrics that normally fare well in healthy bull markets are faltering; but how serious is it? We’ve been talking about a few sneaky barometers of...

Corporate bond ETFs were one of the biggest disappointments of the fixed-income landscape in 2015. Their lackluster returns and weakening fundamentals suggested an undercurrent...

When equity markets are rallying we can often turn to other key pieces of market data to look for signs of confirmation. It's often thought...

High yield bonds, also known as junk bonds, have several purposes in the marketplace. One of those is to serve as a key indicator...

If there is one bonds chart that has signaled trouble in the past its the Pimco High Yield mutual fund (PHDAX). The chart below looks...

Markets peaks are generally not event driven, but rather take time to develop. However, there oftentimes are very subtle warning signs that show up...

There have been some interesting developments in the markets during the past few weeks.  They could be signaling some warning signs, so I’d like...

By Alex Bernal A lot of people have their pet theories on what a steepening or flattening yield curve means for the stock market. From CNBC...