Tag: stock market indicators
Is The Stock Market Historically Overbought?
After a huge five year rally,what should we make of things? Are the markets historically overbought? Here are some charts that I have been...
Blood In The Streets? A Closer Look At Equity Put/Call Spikes
I've been talking about the CBOE Options Equity Put/Call Ratio (CPCE) since late June. In fact, I wrote a post about the equity put...
S&P 500 Study: Bounces Follow Drops In Market Breadth
Today's stock market plunge raises the prospect of buying when the crowd is panicking. I'm not ready to make any broader comments about the...
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...
Investor Sentiment: How Concerning For Stocks?
We would need a supercomputer to track the number of articles and tweets over the last few months regarding “excessive” or “near record” levels...
Using Weekly Charts To Gain A Tactical Advantage
During stock market corrections / pullbacks in a mature bull market I tend to gravitate to stocks that are displaying constructive price action around...
Why Past Performance Indicator Does Not Apply To Today’s Market
The recent Wall Street Journal article, “How to Lose Money in the Market in a Hurry,” argues against making an investment based on the...
VIX Study: Volatility Index Subdued But Investors Remain Skittish
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the Fear Index, is the key measure of market expectations of 30 day volatility of the...
RSI Divergence Patterns: Spotting Trading Tops and Bottoms
One of my favorite patterns to watch for near market bottoms and tops is the RSI divergence pattern. But, I must caution that it...
3 Ominous Bear Market Signals
These 3 bear market signals are typically present near major stock market tops:
Waning momentum
Bad breadth
Defensive credit markets
Central Banks Are Part Of Markets
Before we examine...
