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Will Buyers Step Up Again?
If weakness continues, we may add to our more conservative holdings before the end of the week.
Guideposts For An Indecisive Stock Market
The Chicago Business Barometer, referred to as the Chicago PMI, fell to 60.5 in September from 64.3 in August.
Key Week For Bull/Bear Battle
An encouraging economic report was released Monday, which increased concerns about a sooner rather than later Fed rate hike.
Bull/Bear Tipping Point
Why stock market bulls have very little margin of error; 15.36 minutes.
Indecisiveness Means Higher Risk For Stocks
Is the economy strong enough for stocks to withstand higher interest rates?
Managing Stock Market Risk In A Schizophrenic Environment
Stocks tried to regain their short-term mojo Wednesday following some better than expected economic data and a development on the regulatory front.
A Rational Look At Stock Market Risk
If an increasing threat of a global recession is the primary concern, we would expect more conservative assets to be gaining traction. Investor preferences allow us to better understand the stock market’s risk-reward profile.
What Is The VIX Fear Index Telling Us Now?
When you get down to brass tacks, asset prices are governed by supply and demand. In the markets, the conviction of buyers relative to the conviction of sellers also plays a major role.
Dow Theory: Yellow Flags Or Green Light?
Stock prices have a high correlation to economic activity and earnings. History tells us bear markets are often kicked-off by recessions. Recent economic data does not hint at an imminent recession.
Is A Big Move In Stocks Coming Soon?
The 50-day moving average helps filter out day-to-day volatility in the markets, allowing us to focus on the intermediate-term trend. When the slope of the 50-day starts to flatten out, it tells us the battle between the bulls and bears is relatively even from an intermediate-term perspective.
Fed: The Key Portion Of This Week’s Statement
Like Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen appears to be a leader in search of consensus. After artificially holding down interest rates and pumping gobs of money into the financial system, the Fed faces the near-impossible task of trying to keep the financial markets fairly tame during a shift in interest.
Want To Reduce Investment Stress?
Retail sales, consumer sentiment, and business inventories are all on deck. For now, we continue to hold U.S. stocks (SPY), a small stake in bonds and and leading sectors, such as technology.
Gold Or Stocks?
Since all investment decisions involve opportunity costs, comparing alternatives head-to-head can help with the development of a short list of buy candidates.
Dollar May Drag Down Emerging Markets
One factor that makes investing such a difficult task is the almost infinite number of inputs impacting the value of any asset. For example, emerging market stocks could be negatively impacted by economic divergences between the United States and Europe. How can that be?
Red Flags For Stocks?
Is the stock market starting to wave red flags? Video length 14:26.
Energy: A Double-Edged Sword For Markets
Oil futures shed 0.7% to $92.66 a barrel, their lowest price since January, amid concerns that demand isn’t keeping pace with booming supply. The pullback knocked shares of energy companies.
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