In August, the S&P 500 lost 11% in an ominous 5-day span. Trading has been volatile, but range bound since. This is not the first time we’ve seen this pattern. Here’s when we saw it last and what happened.... >> READ MORE...

Major stock indexes lost as much as 10% - 16%. And all that in a 3-day period. This is the worst decline since the financial crisis. Here are the warning signals that preceded this meltdown, and what they say is next for stocks. ... >> READ MORE...

Gold was the most hated asset class just a few weeks ago. It has soared 7% since. Gold seasonality projected a buy signal on August 6, and continues to be bullish on gold right until …... >> READ MORE...

Individual commodities and broad commodity indexes have been in freefall. Is this bearish for stocks right now? Here is a 45-year broad commodity index chart with some unique insight.... >> READ MORE...

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to S&P 500 analysis. A ‘deep tissue’ approach reveals rip currents beneath the quiet surface. Here’s a look at some rip currents, and their significance in correlation with a major market top.... >> READ MORE...

Gold traders - particularly the ‘dumb money’ - were extremely bearish on gold a couple of weeks ago. But after a 5% rally, gold actually became overbought yesterday. What does the mixture of long-term over-hated and short-term overbought mean?... >> READ MORE...

On Friday, the equity put/call ratio rose to the second highest reading in years. This means that option traders are loading up on put protection, an indication of unusual fear (consider that the S&P 500 is within two percent of its all-time high).... >> READ MORE...

Even though stocks have been stuck in a half-year trading range, investors can glean some clues from certain support levels and repetitive patterns. Here are two that were mentioned in Sunday’s Profit Radar Report update.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 has been stuck in a narrow 6-month trading range. This trading range has compressed the Bollinger Bands to the most narrow spread in over 20 years. Will this Bollinger Band squeeze result in a sharp move?... >> READ MORE...

According to the latest AAII poll, retail investors’ dislike for stocks has grown to one of the highest levels in several years. Yes, the S&P 500 is within 2% of its all-time high, but investors are panicking. What does this mean?... >> READ MORE...