Q1 2018 Was All About Volatility
Markets Stopped Being Boring in the First Quarter After February, investors started freaking over almost everything. Bloomberg, March 29,...
Bull Markets Can’t Start Until Bear Markets End
Pick Another Day to Celebrate the Bull Market’s Birthday Yes, the lows were on this day in March 2009. But the next...
When Bear Markets End
click for ginormous chart Source: RWM, Bloomberg There are many reasons why I believe you should not date bull markets from...
How Market Psychology & Technology Are Driving Your...
click for full event site I am very jazzed to be involved with the launch of a new Futures Forward series, analyzing how market...
Small Business Sentiment is Noisy, Unhelpful
Small-Business Sentiment Is No Help to Investors Surveys of how entrepreneurs are feeling have proven to be of little value. Bloomberg,...
Congratulations: It’s a Correction!
People Get Creative When Explaining the Market Correction There are some great stories being told now, all with crystal-clear hindsight....
Pullbacks Are Healthy. . .
click for ginormous graphic Source: Deutsche Bank Securities Torsten Sløk always brings the good stuff: “After a stellar...
Inverse VIX ETFs
Inverse VIX ETF’s Plunge Brings a Case of Role Reversal Source: Dave Wilson The chart above, courtesy fo Dave Wilson, is simply...
Tops & Bottoms
The Signs of a Market Blip or Something Worse The bulls probably still rule, but volatility is back and so are ups and downs. Bloomberg,...
How Do Record-setting S&P 500 Streaks End?
Source: Bloomberg Via Dave Wilson: The longest-ever streak without a 5 percent drop in the S&P 500 Index may end with...