Justin Spittler, editor of The Daily Dispatch is talking with Crisis Investing editor Nick Giambruno. Nick shares two key markets he’s keeping an eye on today…
Stocks Sideways While Earnings Tank
April 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Stocks have been flat for 17 months while earnings are declining.
Bonds Continue To Flash Warning Signs For Stocks
February 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
When investors are fearful, common sense tells us demand picks up for more conservative assets, which is exactly what happened early Monday morning. When investors are very pessimistic and fearful, return of principal becomes highly important. Therefore, when fear increases we would expect to see defensive bonds outperform growth-oriented stocks.
How Is The Bullish 1994 Stock Analogy Holding Up?
February 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In today’s post Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital gives us some interesting insight into the current market situation and answers the question:
Is the Market Rallying or is it just a “counter-trend” rally?
He also discusses the three Market myths
And he has a great instructional video at the end.
How Protective Stops Keep You on the Right Side the Trend
January 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Scuba-diving is a lot like financial markets. Investors and traders jump in — and use an array of safety gauges to keep them on the right side of price action.
Well, at least those investors and traders who use technical market indicators. For them, those bold, red lines indicating the point of danger — those are equivalent to the most critical component of market analysis: protective stops. The second prices cross this line, it’s time to “swim back up to the surface” and safely re-adjust your position.
Stock Market Breadth: Is It Really That Bad?
December 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Market breadth speaks to the percentage of stocks participating in a stock market rally. All things being equal, the broader the participation the healthier the market. In this article, we will examine breadth for both the S&P 500 and NYSE Composite Stock Index. We will also examine 2015 breadth vs. similar points after a correction and similar points in a bear market. Stock market breadth is not particularly useful as a short-term timing tool for the S&P 500; it can be helpful on longer-term time horizons.
Retesting Market Lows Seeking Support
September 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Given the severity of the selloff in stocks in late August, it was not surprising to see the subsequent rally attempts fail. As we noted numerous times in recent weeks, including September 3 and September 17, bottoms tend to be a process.
Why the Japanese Yen’s Bull Run REALLY Ended
September 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Back in 2012, the yen looked like the strongest monetary unit in the financial universe, standing at an all-time record high against the mighty U.S. dollar, the world’s “reserve” currency. Flash ahead to now (circa September 2015), and the yen is down 30% whilst clinging to its lowest level against the dollar in 12 years. So, what changed?
Global Stocks Slide
August 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“When the alarm goes off and the dreamers awake, it will be pandemonium in the stock market.” — Bob Prechter
Greece: What Do Investors Need To Know About Risk?
July 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Greece’s biggest newspapers called on readers to vote “Yes” in Sunday’s referendum that could determine whether the country stays in the euro. European leaders say a ‘No’ vote will jeopardize the euro. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says they are bluffing, what do investors need to know?
