June E-mini S&Ps (ESM14 -0.23%) this morning are down -0.17% as they fall back from Monday's record high, although European stocks are up +0.25% at a 5-3/4 year high after UK industrial production rose at its fastest annual pace in over 3 years

When investors hear "bull markets are bull markets until they aren't," their initial response is "no, duh!." However, if that statement is so obvious, why do we spend so much time in trying to predict the future?

After a small hiccup, markets are again back on track with the S&P 500 now posting a modest gain for the first two months of the year