Is the Mix of QE and Fiscal Chaos the Perfect Environment for Stocks?
A fire needs wood to burn and a bull market needs suspicious investors to drive prices higher. It appears that the Federal Reserve’s QE and...
Category : Ideas & Strategies
‘Lazy Money’ – The Biggest Bear Market You’re Not Hearing About
Money isn’t created equal, just as economic growth isn’t created equal. There’s real organic growth and there’s artificial growth. The same is true for money....
VT: Sector Volatility and Relative Value, Correlation and Convexity, and VIX
Equity sector volatility monitor: The left half of the table above shows price levels, price changes over the past week and month, and six month...
Bi-Polar October Seasonality – Will it Lead to Breakout or Breakdown?
Temperamental, volatile, bi-polar, doesn’t know what it wants and unpredictable are all fitting descriptions for the month of October on Wall Street. Many major turning...
VXST, VIX, VXV, and the Rest of the Curve
Rises in VIX and implied volatility in general tend to attract the attention of business reporters and other market watchers who do not usually follow...
VIX Seasonality Near Best Turning Point of the Year
Fear is on the rise just as the VIX is headed for a major seasonal signal. Based on seasonality, the VIX offers two major trading...
Bullish or Bearish? S&P 500 Lagging, Nasdaq at New High Near Double Fibonacci Resistance
Investors are starting to back away from large cap S&P 500 stocks in favor of the tech-heavy Nasdaq. In fact, the Nasdaq is at a...
US Politicians are Holding World Economy Hostage
What’s more important, political agenda or international reputation? It’s obviously political agenda. U.S. politicians are giving the U.S. a bad rap around the globe. One...
The XLF Financial ETF Chart Looks Ominously Bearish
Uncertainty is one of the annoying staples of investing, but there are times when risk and uncertainty can be reduced to an absolute minimum. The...
The ‘Smart Dumb Money’ is Market-Top-Worthy Bullish
Stocks caught a decent bid on strong breadth on Monday, but one accurate ‘dumb money’ indicator hit bullish extremes not seen since early 2011. This...