In the world of psychology and psychiatry, the term 'willful blindness' refers to a person or group of people that ignore data or information — as if it didn't exist — because it doesn't confirm to their preconceived notions…. or wishes. The idea applies within the world of trading too, and perhaps more so, in that money can make people...
The stock market and bonds are climbing together and that odd dynamic has investors uneasy By Mark DeCambre, MarketWatch Curious moves in asset prices are raising eyebrows on Wall Street. Of particular note is the sustained and simultaneous rally in government bonds and stocks. Meanwhile, Wall Street’s “fear gauge” just touched a 10-year low, as other measures of market volatility...
The stock market and bonds are climbing together and that odd dynamic has investors uneasy By Mark DeCambre, MarketWatch Curious moves in asset prices are raising eyebrows on Wall Street. Of particular note is the sustained and simultaneous rally in government bonds and stocks. Meanwhile, Wall Street’s “fear gauge” just touched a 10-year low, as other measures of market volatility...
It could have been worse, though it should have been better. That is, the broad market's earnings in the first quarter of 2017 (as measured by the S&P 500's results) haven't rolled in quite as high as expected for the first quarter, but they're a lot better than the year-ago bottom line. With 63.6% of the S&P 500's constituents having...
It could have been worse, though it should have been better. That is, the broad market's earnings in the first quarter of 2017 (as measured by the S&P 500's results) haven't rolled in quite as high as expected for the first quarter, but they're a lot better than the year-ago bottom line. With 63.6% of the S&P 500's constituents having...
Last week got started with a bang… the bulls shoved stocks higher at Monday's open following the results from the first round of France's Presidential election, and news that Donald Trump's proposed tax plan would soon be unveiled. Those bulls were still in a buying mood on Tuesday too. By Wednesday though, the mood had soured – a few too...
Last week got started with a bang… the bulls shoved stocks higher at Monday's open following the results from the first round of France's Presidential election, and news that Donald Trump's proposed tax plan would soon be unveiled. Those bulls were still in a buying mood on Tuesday too. By Wednesday though, the mood had soured – a few too...
Take profits on your so-called Trump trades, because they've done about all they can do for a while. For everything else though, be prepared to buy back in on any decent dip. That's the way Price Headley, founder and chief of BigTrends.com, sees it anyway, when speaking with CNBC's Street Signs host Oriel Morrison Thursday evening. In the shadow of...
Take profits on your so-called Trump trades, because they've done about all they can do for a while. For everything else though, be prepared to buy back in on any decent dip. That's the way Price Headley, founder and chief of BigTrends.com, sees it anyway, when speaking with CNBC's Street Signs host Oriel Morrison Thursday evening. In the shadow of...
Things have changed for stocks since a couple of weeks ago…. mostly for the better. Some of the groups that had fizzled out have since rekindled. On the flipside, a couple have flamed out, with one of them doing so in a spectacularly disappointing fashion. Traders would be wise to at least understand which sectors are leading and lagging now,...
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