In a perfect world a stock's every ebb and flow would be crystal clear from its onset, and the end of that move would be marked with an equally-convincing clue. We don't trade in a perfect world though. Getting a bead on a chart's true, sustainable trend is a messy business. Even "good" traders fail — in terms of being...
Investors have shown a willingness to pay some of the highest multiples for future earnings in history. Consumer confidence measures in the extreme today relative to the future. Credit spreads assume ultralow default probabilities for the foreseeable future. By Ardavan Mobasheri, CNBC Stock valuations are high, but not in bubble territory. Investor optimism is plentiful but not exuberant or extreme....
Investors have shown a willingness to pay some of the highest multiples for future earnings in history. Consumer confidence measures in the extreme today relative to the future. Credit spreads assume ultralow default probabilities for the foreseeable future. By Ardavan Mobasheri, CNBC Stock valuations are high, but not in bubble territory. Investor optimism is plentiful but not exuberant or extreme....
The market may not have finished last week on a terribly bullish foot, but it didn't matter. Stocks did more than enough bullish work during the prior four trading days to leave the S&P 500 at 2549.33 on Friday. That was 1.2% better than the prior Friday's last trade, carrying the market deeper into record-high territory. It's an unlikely outcome,...
The market may not have finished last week on a terribly bullish foot, but it didn't matter. Stocks did more than enough bullish work during the prior four trading days to leave the S&P 500 at 2549.33 on Friday. That was 1.2% better than the prior Friday's last trade, carrying the market deeper into record-high territory. It's an unlikely outcome,...
The headlines look grim, though most everyone knows the reason why. Not one but two (and three, if you want to get technical about it) put the kibosh on hiring last month, and/or prompted some layoffs along with a handful of outright business closures. The expected job-growth of 90,000 was missed by a country mile, with the country losing (net)...
The headlines look grim, though most everyone knows the reason why. Not one but two (and three, if you want to get technical about it) put the kibosh on hiring last month, and/or prompted some layoffs along with a handful of outright business closures. The expected job-growth of 90,000 was missed by a country mile, with the country losing (net)...
Back in mid-September we took a close look at crude oil's price chart, pointing out how it was on the verge of a thrust above a minor technical ceiling at $50.40… though 'minor' is a relative term. In and of itself the fact that oil peaked around $50.40 a couple of times meant a move above it this time was...
Back in mid-September we took a close look at crude oil's price chart,pointing out how it was on the verge of a thrust above a minor technical ceiling at $50.40… though 'minor' is a relative term. In and of itself the fact that oil peaked around $50.40 a couple of times meant a move above it this time was something...
"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer shares his biggest concerns about the stock market that could be cause for selling. A number of stocks are too ahead of themselves and at risk of getting taken down, Cramer says. But negative commentary won't necessarily prevent stocks from going higher, he says. By Elizabeth Gurdus, CNBC In a red-hot stock market that can't...
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