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Those who follow my personal account on Twitter will be familiar with my weekly S&P500 ( SPY ) #ChartStorm in which I pick out 10 charts on the S&P 500 to tweet. Typically I'll pick a couple of themes to explore with the charts, but sometimes it's just a selection of charts that will...
I’m slowly losing confidence in the economy. I still think the economy is okay for now. But I also see recession odds rising considerably in 2020. Maybe it will get pushed back another year or two, but at some point, this growth phase will end. It will be either recession or an ex...
That was an apt description of the sentiment surrounding the early years of the secular bull market that ran between 1982 and 2000. The bears thought they'd put the last nail in its coffin after the Dow Jones Industrials posted a 170% gain in the five years between 1982 and 1987, only to colla...
The Fear Of Missing Out Over the last couple of weeks, we have been discussing the market's advance from the lows and why retesting old highs was quite probable. To wit: "While the bullish bias is definitely behind investors currently, there are concerns relative to the current ris...
What happened last week. What we're watching for next week. April has been an unusually quiet month in the stock market so far, with daily price changes well below their long-term averages, and the volume of trading on the decline. What does it mean and why am I watching it? One poss...
A focus on the Healthcare sector and historical revenue and earnings growth will come this weekend. The sector has been absolutely crushed the last few weeks. S&P 500 Earnings (by the numbers): Source: I/B/E/S by Refinitiv Fwd four-qtr est: $172.14 vs. last week's $173.14 ...
The Federal Reserve has entered a new period of policymaking. Federal Reserve officials have never been in a position like they are now. Going forward, it is going to be “trial and error.” Financial markets and financial institutions are going to have to watch closely and liste...
Introduction A few weeks ago, I wrote that it looked like we had a “mini-recession” in the December-February time frame, in which case we should expect a rebound thereafter. We got data apparently confirming both of those points this morning, contrasting recent weakness with ...
Source: USA Today The S&P 500 has just staged one its most powerful short-term rallies in years. The most widely watched U.S. stock index is now up by about 24% since the December bottom. Yet, with the market approaching new all-time highs, there is increased speculation about a poss...
By David Blitzer LIBOR - the London Interbank Offered Rate - is the benchmark for over $300 trillion of loans, derivatives and other financial instruments. LIBOR started in the syndicated loan market of the 1960s; today it is quoted in different currencies and maturities. Following scandal...