FANG Stocks Are Masking a Whole Slew of the Market’s Internal Problems

A couple of weeks ago we took a look at the brewing weakness in small cap stocks. Though the S&P 600 had been the hottest index for the prior twelve months, the weight of those gains was starting to bear down. Though the S&P 500 large cap index and the S&P 400 mid cap index were still inching higher, small...

FANG Stocks Are Masking a Whole Slew of the Market’s Internal Problems

A couple of weeks ago we took a look at the brewing weakness in small cap stocks. Though the S&P 600 had been the hottest index for the prior twelve months, the weight of those gains was starting to bear down. Though the S&P 500 large cap index and the S&P 400 mid cap index were still inching higher, small...

Weekly Market Outlook – ‘Not Rising’ Isn’t the Same as ‘Falling’

Despite a lackluster end to a lackluster week, a surprisingly bullish September mean we ended the third quarter on a high note. For the three-month stretch the S&P 500 advanced 7.2%. It's something of a two-edged sword. The end of September and the beginning of October are usually soft spots for stocks anyway, and the market is arguably overbought and...

Weekly Market Outlook – ‘Not Rising’ Isn’t the Same as ‘Falling’

Despite a lackluster end to a lackluster week, a surprisingly bullish September mean we ended the third quarter on a high note. For the three-month stretch the S&P 500 advanced 7.2%. It's something of a two-edged sword. The end of September and the beginning of October are usually soft spots for stocks anyway, and the market is arguably overbought and...

Gold is doing something it hasn’t done in nearly 30 years

By Annie Pei, CNBC Gold's on track for its longest losing streak in almost 30 years, but Jeff Kilburg, a CNBC "Futures Now" trader, says the yellow metal could be due for a comeback. On Thursday, gold fell back below $1,190 to a six-week low. The precious metal is now on track for its sixth straight month of losses, it's...

Gold is doing something it hasn’t done in nearly 30 years

By Annie Pei, CNBC Gold's on track for its longest losing streak in almost 30 years, but Jeff Kilburg, a CNBC "Futures Now" trader, says the yellow metal could be due for a comeback. On Thursday, gold fell back below $1,190 to a six-week low. The precious metal is now on track for its sixth straight month of losses, it's...

Facebook’s charts have entered the dreaded death cross

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Facebook has flashed a technical warning sign. Its shares entered a death cross last week, meaning its 50-day moving average moved below its 200-day moving average. The technical sign warns of a rapid decline in stock price relative to longer-term performance. Its steep drop over the past two months has one former Facebook bull worried. "We...

Facebook’s charts have entered the dreaded death cross

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Facebook has flashed a technical warning sign. Its shares entered a death cross last week, meaning its 50-day moving average moved below its 200-day moving average. The technical sign warns of a rapid decline in stock price relative to longer-term performance. Its steep drop over the past two months has one former Facebook bull worried. "We...

One correlation in the commodities market could point to new S&P 500 highs

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Stocks are fighting to take back record levels this week. One technician is looking in an unusual corner of the market for proof the S&P 500 can build on the rally. "In the commodity markets, we're encouraged that the price of oil is outperforming the price of gold," Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer,...

One correlation in the commodities market could point to new S&P 500 highs

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Stocks are fighting to take back record levels this week. One technician is looking in an unusual corner of the market for proof the S&P 500 can build on the rally. "In the commodity markets, we're encouraged that the price of oil is outperforming the price of gold," Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer,...
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