Never Waste a Good Crisis
Crises in the stock market occur rather regularly. Most pass quickly and represent no fundamental change in the business outlook. These do offer an opportunity to acquire bargains or perhaps [...]
“No Satisfaction”
The bulls aren’t satisfied; the bears aren’t either. Stocks, that look like they are about to breakout, break down. Those in serious downtrends suddenly reverse, finding support and attracting [...]
“Stuck in the Middle with You”
“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right”; there is no breakout to new highs and no breakdown. The stock market remains in a trading range. It’s not just our market, but almost all of [...]
“Hot Money”
VIX is an index that measures overall market volatility. After spiking earlier this year, this measure is calming down. What is not is sector and individual stock volatility. Some individual [...]
Fear Comes and Goes; Greed is Always
Fears arise for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they are grounded in real threats to business and stock values and other times they are specious and of only passing concern. It is sometimes [...]