The Frankenstein Economy?
Earnings season is in full swing, with over 700 companies geared up to report this week. This will be the key market driver, with little...
U.S. Leading Economic Index Declines in September
Talk about a mixed message: While earnings continue to come put in (mostly) positive, the index of Leading Economic Indicators declined...
Transparent Factory
I’m planning on linking to this in tomorrow’s Big Picture, but the car junkie in me found it just so fascinating I had to...
Baseball on the brain
I was goofing around with CNN’s Paul LaMonica on Friday — he joked that no one wanted to talk about the market ’cause...
Barron’s picks up VIX Analysis
Mike Santoli, who wrotes the Trader column for Barron’s Market Week, referenced the VIX analysis from Thursday: Earnings Fall to...
Recession not over?
I stumbled across an interesting piece Economist Arnold Cling posted in August, titled I Love LUCY. Cling argues (persuasively, I may...
Alternative reason for why the VIX is so low
I was discussing the VIX signal (from Wednesday), and teased out a better explanation for why the VIX is so low: Its the Cub’s...
VIX Foretells Short Term Correction
I sent out a quick note on a VIX sell signal yesterday; Here’s the full analysis: The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hit a new 52 week...
Chart of the Week: VIX
The recent VIX break below 18 (below 17) has been associated with substantial pullbacks over the past 3 years. Note the Blue circles...