The Truth About Friday’s “Death Cross”

Disaster is nigh. At least, that's what the headlines would lead you to believe after the S&P 500 made a so-called "death cross" on Friday. Even the name sound foreboding. Never even mind what it means. What it means, by the way, is a particular chart's 50-day moving average line has crossed below its 200-day moving average line, hinting that...

Weekly Market Outlook – It’s ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Time for the Bulls

In case you were wondering, last week was the worst week for stocks since March. It's also worth noting that the drubbing in question from March also sparked a rather significant rally. Will this time turn out any different? It's tough to say, though given that we're neither fundamentally nor economically any worse off now than we were then, we...

Weekly Market Outlook – It’s ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Time for the Bulls

In case you were wondering, last week was the worst week for stocks since March. It's also worth noting that the drubbing in question from March also sparked a rather significant rally. Will this time turn out any different? It's tough to say, though given that we're neither fundamentally nor economically any worse off now than we were then, we...

November Jobs Report is Better Than it Sounded

All in all, the November jobs report was better than it seemed to be on the surface. While job creation came up short of expectations, that may be more a function on not enough qualified candidates rather than not enough jobs. And, wage growth was firmer than implied when looking at the data from the less-touted (but arguably more meaningful)...

November Jobs Report is Better Than it Sounded

All in all, the November jobs report was better than it seemed to be on the surface. While job creation came up short of expectations, that may be more a function on not enough qualified candidates rather than not enough jobs. And, wage growth was firmer than implied when looking at the data from the less-touted (but arguably more meaningful)...

Apple could plunge 13 percent more before hitting a floor

By Amanda Diaz, CNBC The bears are devouring Apple. Shares of the tech giant have crashed more than 25 percent from its October high, putting the stock firmly in a bear market and shedding nearly $300 billion in market cap in that time. The move comes as concerns over slowing iPhone demand, trade tensions and broader market turmoil have investors...

Apple could plunge 13 percent more before hitting a floor, says technical analyst

By Amanda Diaz, CNBC The bears are devouring Apple. Shares of the tech giant have crashed more than 25 percent from its October high, putting the stock firmly in a bear market and shedding nearly $300 billion in market cap in that time. The move comes as concerns over slowing iPhone demand, trade tensions and broader market turmoil have investors...

Brace for a 15% plunge in S&P 500 next year if the Treasury yield curve fully inverts

– Bond market is already firing a warning shot, says Oliver Jones, a Capital Economics analyst – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Parts of the U.S. bond market are seeing short-dated yields push above their long-dated peers, a "warning sign" for the stock market as Wall Street's economic expectations for 2019 deteriorate. That's what Oliver Jones, an analyst for Capital Economics,...

Brace for a 15% plunge in S&P 500 next year if the Treasury yield curve fully inverts

– Bond market is already firing a warning shot, says Oliver Jones, a Capital Economics analyst – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Parts of the U.S. bond market are seeing short-dated yields push above their long-dated peers, a "warning sign" for the stock market as Wall Street's economic expectations for 2019 deteriorate. That's what Oliver Jones, an analyst for Capital Economics,...

Closing in On an Oil Bottom

By Richard Turnill, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist Oil prices are in a bear market. Both Brent (the international price benchmark) and WTI (the American benchmark) have declined more than 30% from 2018 highs. Where does oil go from here? We see oil prices near their nadir and a potential price recovery opening up opportunity for investors. One reason oil...
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