Though last week's trading action was shortened by the holiday break, the market managed to squeeze a heck of a lot of action – most of it bullish – into just three and a half days. The market didn't end the week on a particularly high note, to be fair, but it still managed to dish out a much-needed winner....
– Sentiment indexes are among the lowest ever, signaling that stock-market timers remain extremely pessimistic – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Contrarians are betting that Wednesday's 1,000-point Dow rally is more than just a dead-cat bounce. That's because the typical stock-market timer remains extremely pessimistic. That, according to the contrarians' logic, is a good sign. This doesn't mean that the stock...
– Sentiment indexes are among the lowest ever, signaling that stock-market timers remain extremely pessimistic – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Contrarians are betting that Wednesday's 1,000-point Dow rally is more than just a dead-cat bounce. That's because the typical stock-market timer remains extremely pessimistic. That, according to the contrarians' logic, is a good sign. This doesn't mean that the stock...
By Pippa Stevens, CNBC Retail stocks rallied Wednesday after what appears to be the best holiday shopping season in six years. Wednesday's pop notwithstanding, it's been an otherwise bleak month for retail stocks as a whole. The XRT, which tracks a basket of key retailers, is down more than 12 percent this month and on pace for its worst December...
By Pippa Stevens, CNBC Retail stocks rallied Wednesday after what appears to be the best holiday shopping season in six years. Wednesday's pop notwithstanding, it's been an otherwise bleak month for retail stocks as a whole. The XRT, which tracks a basket of key retailers, is down more than 12 percent this month and on pace for its worst December...
– Bear markets generally build up over months while corrections tend to be far sharper – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch The stock market's recent correction has been more abrupt than you'd expect if the market were in the early stages of a major decline. I say that because one of the hallmarks of a major market top is that the...
– Bear markets generally build up over months while corrections tend to be far sharper – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch The stock market's recent correction has been more abrupt than you'd expect if the market were in the early stages of a major decline. I say that because one of the hallmarks of a major market top is that the...
By Chris Vermeulen, TheTechnicalTraders.com Everyone wants to know if this selloff has reached a low or bottom yet and what to expect over the next 30~60+ days. Since October, the US stock market has reacted to the US Fed raising rates above 2.0% with dramatic downward price moves. The latest raise by the US Fed resulted in a very clear...
By Chris Vermeulen, TheTechnicalTraders.com Everyone wants to know if this selloff has reached a low or bottom yet and what to expect over the next 30~60+ days. Since October, the US stock market has reacted to the US Fed raising rates above 2.0% with dramatic downward price moves. The latest raise by the US Fed resulted in a very clear...
We mentioned a week ago that the selling effort had taken on a self-sustaining life of its own. The more the bears sold, the scarier things got, causing more people to sell, inciting more exits… you get the idea. That reality continued to gel last week, although it had more help than most anyone is talking about. Friday was a...
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