The unsinkable U.S. stock market just tied a historic record for not falling

– It has been more than a year since the S&P 500 had a 5% drawdown, a near-record – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch The U.S. stock market, which is coming off a year that saw it log a series of milestones for strength amid an unprecedented lack of downside, is not be done setting records. The S&P 500 just did...

Cheap oil over for now? Trader Robert Raymond sees reasons to get bullish

By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC When prominent trader Robert Raymond last saw oil prices trading around $65 a barrel back in 2014, he called it a "new housing bubble." But what a difference a few years makes. With U.S. crude oil bouncing around that same level again, Raymond no longer sees any major problems lurking. In fact, the founder of hedge...

Cheap oil over for now? Trader Robert Raymond sees reasons to get bullish

By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC When prominent trader Robert Raymond last saw oil prices trading around $65 a barrel back in 2014, he called it a "new housing bubble." But what a difference a few years makes. With U.S. crude oil bouncing around that same level again, Raymond no longer sees any major problems lurking. In fact, the founder of hedge...

How to Trade Gold During Second Half of January

Metals are setting up for that “Rip Your Face Off Rally”.  The following charts for Gold and Silver show a very interesting setup that is unfolding as the US markets continue to strengthen – that being that the Metals are showing strength in price and we can only assume this is related to some level of FEAR in the markets...

How to Trade Gold During Second Half of January

Metals are setting up for that “Rip Your Face Off Rally”.  The following charts for Gold and Silver show a very interesting setup that is unfolding as the US markets continue to strengthen – that being that the Metals are showing strength in price and we can only assume this is related to some level of FEAR in the markets...

Investors Place Record Bet that Market Winners Will Keep Winning

    MTUM fund skewed to tech, banking posts biggest weekly inflow     Strategy defies warnings of excess, looming correction By Dani Burger, Bloomberg As U.S. stocks roar into the new year, investors are betting the highest fliers will add more fuel to the overheating market. Over the five days through Friday, investors added $474 million to the iShares Edge MSCI...

Investors Place Record Bet that Market Winners Will Keep Winning

    MTUM fund skewed to tech, banking posts biggest weekly inflow     Strategy defies warnings of excess, looming correction By Dani Burger, Bloomberg As U.S. stocks roar into the new year, investors are betting the highest fliers will add more fuel to the overheating market. Over the five days through Friday, investors added $474 million to the iShares Edge MSCI...

Weekly Market Outlook – Week Two of 2018 Was Just as Hot as Week One

With nothing specific to stop them, the bulls were more than willing to keep on chugging as we move deeper into the new year. When all was said and done, the S&P 500 gained 1.5% last week, and is now up 4% since the end of 2017. That's way, way ahead of the usual pace of gains we'd normally see...

Weekly Market Outlook – Week Two of 2018 Was Just as Hot as Week One

With nothing specific to stop them, the bulls were more than willing to keep on chugging as we move deeper into the new year. When all was said and done, the S&P 500 gained 1.5% last week, and is now up 4% since the end of 2017. That's way, way ahead of the usual pace of gains we'd normally see...

Investors quit playing defense as stock market sets string of records

– Short interest for major ETFs is at a nearly five-year low – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch The going has been good in the U.S. stock market, and investors, perhaps to their eventual regret, don’t seem to expect that to end soon. Amid repeated records for the major indexes, historically low volatility, and a nearly unprecedented length of time since...
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