New Year’s VIX Hangover Explained
Here is one of the biggest trading anomalies on Wall Street: Since 1970, the S&P 500 delivered a year-end rally 76.1% of the time, but...
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Simon Says: SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) Gnawing on Key Resistance
The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEArca: XLF) has been leaping from one new recovery high to the next......
Bearish Financial Sector Divergence Stokes 2007 Crash Memory
Since their inception, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF has almost always confirmed new highs of its cousin, the Select Sector Financial ETF. The only time...
VIX Seasonality Sports Brief Bearish Window
The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, has been following its general seasonal pattern rather closely, especially since the seasonal VIX low in July. Within a...
S&P 500 Selloff Ironically Reduced Risk of Market Crash
This is a truly counter intuitive development: The recent sell-off, which knocked the S&P 500 from 1,991 to 1,911, actually decreased the risk of a...
NYSE Composite Chart is Sending Strong Message
Although not nearly as popular as the S&P 500 or Dow Jones, the NYSE Composite sports one of the most transparent technical pictures we’ve seen...
The Little Bullish Indicator Nobody is Reporting On
Tunnel vision is a luxury investors can’t afford. Yet, bullish signals from a well-known investor survey have been ignored for too long. Angry messages on...
Obvious Yet Hidden – The Long-Awaited S&P 500 Correction Already Happened
A lot can happen when you’re not looking, but a lot can happen even when you are looking. While everyone’s been waiting for the illusive...
S&P 500 is Suffering From Most Unique Conundrum Ever! 3 Charts Why
The S&P 500 is not only stuck in a trading range. It’s also stuck in a conundrum of historical proportions. Analysis paralysis suffered by a...
S&P 500 Suffers First 1%+ Drop Since April 10 – Is this Bad News?
Today the S&P 500 lost more than 1% for the first time since April 10, 2014. This sell off comes amidst many predictions for a...