Underestimated Dangers Lurk within ‘the World’s Most Deceptive Chart’

Is your portfolio prepared for the next drop? By Shawn Langlois, MarketWatch In theory, the buy-and-hold approach is the surest way to make your retirement dreams come true. The market goes up over time. Always has, always will. Of course, it’s not really that simple, and Clarity Financial economist Lance Roberts revisited the oft-overlooked risks of that approach in his...

This Chart Says a Selloff is Looming as Fear Stalks the Stock Market Rally

Stocks may see a correction of between 2% to 10% By Sue Chang, MarketWatch Wall Street’s so-called fear index has started to move in lockstep with stock prices and that has one money manager warning of an impending selloff even as market sentiment remains fairly stable. Jesse Felder, founder of the Felder Report and an alumni of Bear Stearns &...

This Chart Says a Selloff is Looming as Fear Stalks the Stock Market Rally

Stocks may see a correction of between 2% to 10% By Sue Chang, MarketWatch Wall Street’s so-called fear index has started to move in lockstep with stock prices and that has one money manager warning of an impending selloff even as market sentiment remains fairly stable. Jesse Felder, founder of the Felder Report and an alumni of Bear Stearns &...

Weekly Market Outlook – More of An Unlikely Rally

The bulls mustered another victory last week… the fourth in a row for the S&P 500, and the twelfth winning the for the past seventeen. Thanks to last week's 0.66% advance, the index is now up a shocking 14.3%. That being said, the sheer size of the gain is now proving to be a burden on the rally effort; a...

Weekly Market Outlook – More of An Unlikely Rally

The bulls mustered another victory last week… the fourth in a row for the S&P 500, and the twelfth winning the for the past seventeen. Thanks to last week's 0.66% advance, the index is now up a shocking 14.3%. That being said, the sheer size of the gain is now proving to be a burden on the rally effort; a...

Opinion: China Lost the Currency War but the ‘Manipulation’ Continues

Market forces are playing the biggest role in the dollar/yuan exchange rate By Avi Gilburt and Mike Golembesky, MarketWatch Last year at around this time, the exchange rate on the U.S. dollar/Chinese yuan was at 6.44 yuan to 1 dollar. As of this writing, the exchange rate has risen to just over 6.87 yuan to 1 dollar. That’s a decline...

4 Groups That (Usually) Do Well in March

Are you looking for a bit of an extra edge this month?  While March is generally a good month for stocks with the S&P 500 gaining an average of 1.14%, March of 2017 could prove a little tougher and than usual simply because stocks are starting the month out very overbought thanks to a heroic February. Nevertheless, there is a...

4 Groups That (Usually) Do Well in March

Are you looking for a bit of an extra edge this month?  While March is generally a good month for stocks with the S&P 500 gaining an average of 1.14%, March of 2017 could prove a little tougher and than usual simply because stocks are starting the month out very overbought thanks to a heroic February. Nevertheless, there is a...

Snap IPO: High Price and Big Pop Mean Nothing

Opinion: Remember Facebook and Twitter IPO experiences when Snapchat’s parent company begins to trade By Therese Poletti, MarketWatch The slightly higher price for Snap Inc.’s much-anticipated initial public offering, set at $17 Wednesday night, is evidence of strong demand for the ephemeral messaging company, and that demand could send the price much higher in Thursday’s trading debut. Don’t take any...

Snap IPO: High Price and Big Pop Mean Nothing

Opinion: Remember Facebook and Twitter IPO experiences when Snapchat’s parent company begins to trade By Therese Poletti, MarketWatch The slightly higher price for Snap Inc.’s much-anticipated initial public offering, set at $17 Wednesday night, is evidence of strong demand for the ephemeral messaging company, and that demand could send the price much higher in Thursday’s trading debut. Don’t take any...
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