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A self-fulfilling prophecy is one in which a prediction causes its own realization. Investors, consumers and business leaders today are highly concerned about the economic and stock market outlook, mostly because of the trade war and disruptive trade policy of the Administration. There is risk...

Market Intro CNBC: 11:49AM EST US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) are trying to rebound after a recent, rather shallow, four-day losing streak. Real Estate ( XLRE ), Health Care ( XLV ) and Financials ( XLF ) are the sector leaders in today's session. Spot VIX is flat as traders ...

Market Intro CNBC CNBC: 10:54AM EST US stocks are down in Tuesday morning trade, ranging from a very modest dip ( IWM ) to about three quarters of a percent ( QQQ ). In spite of trolling near all-time highs, spot VIX is sporting almost a 16 handle. Thoughts on Volatility There ...

Forewarned is Forearmed Here is the "Wall of Worry." I am not trying to panic anyone, "Forewarned is forearmed." I see these as mile markers for us to prepare to take advantage of. We need to be clear-eyed of what the summer months are like. July/August/September have an 80% chance of sellin...

By Leo Chen, Ph.D. The US stock market experienced some rising volatility caused by the tariff war during the second quarter of 2019. While the S&P 500 didn't drop by double digits in May, the volatility index, VIX, briefly touched above 20 last month. As a general rule of thumb, inves...

Market Intro Econoday Economic Calendar CNBC: 10:45 AM EST All eyes are on the Fed as US equities ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) mark time near all-time highs. Spot VIX is at the low end of its two-week range, but with the right verbiage, can likely find plenty of reasons to spill off ...

Over the last three weeks , we have discussed the "sellable rally" in the markets. However, one of the more stunning movements in the market was in interest rates which have fallen sharply in recent months as "deflation" and "economic weakness" have become points of concern for the Federal Re...

When the market falls in the trap of wishful thinking History warns us about not confusing what is true versus what we wish to be true , as Ray Dalio identified in his book Principles. Yet wishful thinking - the attribution of reality to what one wants to believe - is one of the most co...

Market Intro CNBC: 12:50PM US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) witnessed a decent rally heading into Thursday's close. Futures dropped off in the overnight session, but the indexes have held their own since the opening bell on Friday. Spot VIX is down modestly as we head into the we...