This Could Be the Bull Market’s Last Hurrah

Ron Meisels says market could go up another 10% before bears take charge By Howard Gold, MarketWatch We’ve heard it over and over again, for years: This bull market is getting long in the tooth. It just celebrated its eighth birthday. The S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones Industrials (DJIA) have more than tripled. It’s the second longest bull market...

This could be the bull market’s last hurrah

Ron Meisels says market could go up another 10% before bears take charge By Howard Gold, MarketWatch We’ve heard it over and over again, for years: This bull market is getting long in the tooth. It just celebrated its eighth birthday. The S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones Industrials (DJIA) have more than tripled. It’s the second longest bull market...

Mid Cap Stocks Should be Stealing the Show After Q1 Earnings

Last week we took a look at the broad market's earnings for Q1, using the S&P 500 as out proxy. Though earnings season isn't actually over yet, with 84% of the S&P 500's constituents having reported last quarter's results, where the S&P 500's per share earnings are is where they're going to be. And as a reminder,  where they were...

Mid Cap Stocks Should be Stealing the Show After Q1 Earnings

Last week we took a look at the broad market's earnings for Q1, using the S&P 500 as out proxy. Though earnings season isn't actually over yet, with 84% of the S&P 500's constituents having reported last quarter's results, where the S&P 500's per share earnings are is where they're going to be. And as a reminder,  where they were...

3 Things Wrong With This Rally (Not That it Matters)

Given the market is up nearly 15% since early November and is within easy reach of all-time highs, it would be easy to conclude all's right with the world; the media's bullish rhetoric is helping too. A closer look at … well, everything though, suggests the only reason the market is going higher is because it's going higher. That is...

3 Things Wrong With This Rally (Not That it Matters)

Given the market is up nearly 15% since early November and is within easy reach of all-time highs, it would be easy to conclude all's right with the world; the media's bullish rhetoric is helping too. A closer look at … well, everything though, suggests the only reason the market is going higher is because it's going higher. That is...

Opinion: Nouriel Roubini: Why are markets ignoring the black swans?

Nouriel Roubini wonders if investors are whistling past the geopolitical graveyard By Nouriel Roubini, MarketWatch With Emmanuel Macron’s defeat of the right-wing populist Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, the European Union and the euro have dodged a bullet. But geopolitical risks are continuing to proliferate. The populist backlash against globalization in the West will not be stilled...

Opinion: Nouriel Roubini: Why are markets ignoring the black swans?

Nouriel Roubini wonders if investors are whistling past the geopolitical graveyard By Nouriel Roubini, MarketWatch With Emmanuel Macron’s defeat of the right-wing populist Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, the European Union and the euro have dodged a bullet. But geopolitical risks are continuing to proliferate. The populist backlash against globalization in the West will not be stilled...

The U.S. Dollar is Now Fighting a Losing Battle

The U.S. dollar may be up today, but one day doesn't make or break a trend. Indeed, when one takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture, it's now difficult to argue the greenback is in anything but a downtrend. The daily chart of the U.S. Dollar Index below tells the tale. On Friday, the index followed through...

The U.S. Dollar is Now Fighting a Losing Battle

The U.S. dollar may be up today, but one day doesn't make or break a trend. Indeed, when one takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture, it's now difficult to argue the greenback is in anything but a downtrend. The daily chart of the U.S. Dollar Index below tells the tale. On Friday, the index followed through...
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