By Matt Maley, CNBC Don't call it a comeback … yet. The stock market saw quite a rally on Friday, as the decline in bond yields seemed to spark a rise in equities, but another catalyst could have been at play: thin trading. Consider this. Friday's bounce came amid excellent breadth across the market – the number of stocks trading...
By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch You might not know it from Friday's strong market rally, but the prospect of rising rates still hangs over investors' heads, after the 10-year yield, at one point, knocked out a four-year high. The 3% line, which is within spitting distance, is the level that's often thrown out there as a troubling hot spot for equities....
By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch You might not know it from Friday's strong market rally, but the prospect of rising rates still hangs over investors' heads, after the 10-year yield, at one point, knocked out a four-year high. The 3% line, which is within spitting distance, is the level that's often thrown out there as a troubling hot spot for equities....
In the early part of last week's shortened trading action (the market was closed on Monday) it looked as if stocks might roll over again. Then Friday happened, rekindling the rebound effort at the last possible moment. Will the reversal get traction this time around, after failing to do so a week ago? Maybe. The S&P 500 cleared a major...
In the early part of last week's shortened trading action (the market was closed on Monday) it looked as if stocks might roll over again. Then Friday happened, rekindling the rebound effort at the last possible moment. Will the reversal get traction this time around, after failing to do so a week ago? Maybe. The S&P 500 cleared a major...
By Matt Maley, CNBC Gold's relationship with inflation expectations has gotten interesting lately, and I'm watching one key level for gold in particular. Consider this conundrum in the gold market: The metal has traditionally been a good hedge against inflation, but it hasn't seen much demand lately even in the face of rising inflation fears. It's not like gold hasn't...
By Matt Maley, CNBC Gold's relationship with inflation expectations has gotten interesting lately, and I'm watching one key level for gold in particular. Consider this conundrum in the gold market: The metal has traditionally been a good hedge against inflation, but it hasn't seen much demand lately even in the face of rising inflation fears. It's not like gold hasn't...
By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC David Tice, who made his name running a bear fund, is warning investors the February correction is just a foreshock. Tice believes the big one hasn't hit yet. He sees another rupture — or two or three — this year. By the end of 2018, the stock market could be 20 to 25 percent lower than...
By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC David Tice, who made his name running a bear fund, is warning investors the February correction is just a foreshock. Tice believes the big one hasn't hit yet. He sees another rupture — or two or three — this year. By the end of 2018, the stock market could be 20 to 25 percent lower than...
– Computers aren't to blame for dizzying swings – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch If you blame computers for the market's recent volatility, it's just blaming the messenger for bearing bad news. That's because computers are doing what their human programmers have instructed them to do. Computers may be quicker and more efficient than humans, but they only do what they're...
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