Stock Market Dogs Top Darlings as Investors Resist Momentum *Past losers have beaten past leaders every month since January *Trend is a stark contrast to 2015, when winners kept winning by Lu Wang For stock market investors, 2016 is shaping up as the year of the dog. Since January, buying the worst-performing stocks over the prior three months has beaten the...
One of Jeff Gundlach's Favorite Recessions Indicators Just Got Triggered The trend in the unemployment rate has flipped from improving to deteriorating. by Luke Kawa September’s jobs report contained a sign that investors should be on alert for a U.S. recession, judging by bond guru Jeff Gundlach’s favorite warning signs. During a panel discussion at the New York Historical Society back in May,...
A misunderstood VIX trade that comes with built-in safety cushion by Simon Maierhofer The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is one of the most popular and most over-analyzed index/indicators. There are many ways to (over) use the VIX, but the best way to actually trade the VIX (and make money) is also the most misunderstood. Perhaps because the premise is a...
There's big volatility ahead for this sector: Goldman Sachs by Rebecca Ungarino The market in autumn tends to see an uptick in volatility — and Goldman Sachs forecasts the health-care sector (XLV) could see a particularly rocky upcoming month. The investment bank's options research team, in a note published last week, said it is focused particularly on option buying strategies...
Technical analyst finds counterintuitive reason for stocks to rise by Alex Rosenberg Investors are skittish, and that means the market's recent gains are set to continue, according to Oppenheimer technical analyst Ari Wald. "We're not seeing the type of euphoria that you typically see at a major top in the market," Wald said Monday on CNBC's "Trading Nation." He points...
This chart shows it's finally time to buy the financials: Technician by Annie Pei The financials sector remains the S&P 500's worst-performing of the year, but one technician thinks it's time for investors to flock to the embattled stock group. Looking at a chart of the ETF tracking the financials (XLF) (XLF), Craig Johnson, technical analyst at Piper Jaffray, believes...
8 investment themes to rally around by Rob Isbitts Business owners have business plans so in the heat of the battle they can always go back to "home base" and remind themselves of what they are trying to do. Those who don't often find themselves out of business. Investing is like that, too. One aspect of my own approach that...
This 130-year-old retailer is the most hated stock in the U.S. Weight Watchers, Herablife also heavily shorted by Sue Chang The most hated stock in the U.S. is a holding company for a 130-year-old department store in the midst of an existential crisis. Short interest as a percentage of float for Sears Holdings (SHLD) SHLD, -0.43% had hit 65.64% as of Tuesday, making...
These are the nine most beloved stocks on Wall Street today Their 12-month price targets range from 11% upside potential to 35% by Philip van Doorn You might not always trust Wall Street analysts, but their views on stocks can be useful. For one, you can see which companies they favor. And, second, which shares might still be undervalued, given...
Impeachment? Invasion? No big deal for these two hot stock markets by Bryan Borzykowski Messed-up economy equals big stock market gains? The answer is yes, sometimes. What's going on right now around global stock exchanges is a prime example. Brazil's yearlong political crises hit its crescendo in late August after politicians voted to remove its president, Dilma Rousseff, from office....
