Tag: volatility index

Wednesday witnessed several potentially important developments in the markets, but the message is not clear-cut. After straddling the 50-day moving average for nearly three weeks,...

The equity markets escaped through a minefield of potentially damaging economic and geopolitical news and events last week to finish the period little changed....

Market Trends & Insights - 2Q Outlook Forecasting the direction of the markets on a quarter by quarter basis is no easy feat.  There are...

As the recent selloff in the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) looks to be over before it really even got started, I thought it would be...

THE BIG PICTURE With week 12 in the books, the major stock market indices continue to a pullback withing a broader move to the upside - an...

I like to swim with the current rather than against it. That’s why I like to refer to an intermarket analysis tool that I...

The market continues to push upwards, though with less breadth and magnitude than seen in recent days. Today, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) is driving closer...

It’s time for another round of macro technical charts as investors move further into the month of February (including stock market indices, sectors, individual commodities,...

For several days now traders have been expecting an uptick in market volatility. And although we saw a modest tick higher Thursday, the VIX...

Market volatility may be ready to rise over the near-term.  And this could make navigating the stock market a bit more interesting over the coming...