US markets looking ‘overstretched’ and could trigger a sharp reversal, ECB vice president says

Speaking to CNBC, Vitor Constancio said: "Certainly the cyclically adjusted price earnings ratio in the U.S. is well-above historical averages" The ECB released Wednesday its biannual Financial Stability Review, in which the central bank points to potential risks to the stability of the euro area By Silvia Amaro  and Joumanna Bercetche, CNBC The vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB)...

How to Know When a Bull Market Is About to End – Part I

Knowing when a bull market is about to end is critical for both traders and investors. Why? Because once a bull market ends the price movement characteristics of stocks and indexes change dramatically and require different strategies to be used in order to profit from falling prices and increased volatility. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be expanding...

How to Know When a Bull Market Is About to End – Part I

Knowing when a bull market is about to end is critical for both traders and investors. Why? Because once a bull market ends the price movement characteristics of stocks and indexes change dramatically and require different strategies to be used in order to profit from falling prices and increased volatility. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be expanding...

Weekly Market Outlook – This is When Stocks Really Start to Heat Up

They dropped a hint they would do so a couple of weeks ago, and last week, the bulls did it. That is, they got back on the horse, and carried the market to a record high close last Friday. Granted, Thanksgiving week is almost always a bullish one, and likely a bit artificially bullish, as people — with some time...

Weekly Market Outlook – This is When Stocks Really Start to Heat Up

They dropped a hint they would do so a couple of weeks ago, and last week, the bulls did it. That is, they got back on the horse, and carried the market to a record high close last Friday. Granted, Thanksgiving week is almost always a bullish one, and likely a bit artificially bullish, as people — with some time...

Q3 Earnings Season Final Check-In: Not Much to Complain About

With 94% of the market's companies having reported last quarter's numbers, the third quarter earnings season is all but over – what we've got isn't going to change much as the last 6% report (and they won't finish reporting until closer to the end of calendar Q4). Ergo, this will be our last look at the S&P 500's Q3, from...

Q3 Earnings Season Final Check-In: Not Much to Complain About

With 94% of the market's companies having reported last quarter's numbers, the third quarter earnings season is all but over – what we've got isn't going to change much as the last 6% report (and they won't finish reporting until closer to the end of calendar Q4). Ergo, this will be our last look at the S&P 500's Q3, from...

Chart School: Lines in the Sand Are Never Really Erased

For weeks now we've followed the slow but increasingly certain recovery of crude oil prices. Though in the minority in terms of our mostly-bullish outlook, the call has panned out. Indeed, it got even more certain as of last week, when an old resistance line became a new support line. While this is bullish in and of itself — and...

Chart School: Lines in the Sand Are Never Really Erased

For weeks now we've followed the slow but increasingly certain recovery of crude oil prices. Though in the minority in terms of our mostly-bullish outlook, the call has panned out. Indeed, it got even more certain as of last week, when an old resistance line became a new support line. While this is bullish in and of itself — and...

Opinion: Here’s how bitcoin can fit with your stocks and bonds

– Cryptocurrency, like gold and other alternative assets, has a place in an investment portfolio – By Atulya Sarin, MarketWatch Is bitcoin a fraud, a fad, an asset, or the currency of the future? Detractors explain its meteoric valuation by suggesting the former; proponents, the latter. It is important to understand what bitcoin (BTCUSD) is before deciding if its valuation...
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