Tunnel vision is a luxury investors can’t afford. Yet, bullish signals from a well-known investor survey have been ignored for too long. Angry messages on comment boards also confirm a bullish message that shouldn’t be ignored.... >> READ MORE...

A lot can happen when you’re not looking, but a lot can happen even when you are looking. While everyone’s been waiting for the illusive correction, the S&P 500 ‘Richter scale’ actually shows the correction has come and gone.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 is not only stuck in a trading range. It’s also stuck in a conundrum of historical proportions. Analysis paralysis suffered by a variety of investors has rarely widespread. Why and what does it mean?... >> READ MORE...

The VIX has been trending lower for weeks on end. Many investors got burned trying to be ahead of an elusive VIX rally … until yesterday. The 32% one-day spike came right on queue, according to the VIX seasonality low. ... >> READ MORE...

On Thursday, the S&P 500 saw the first loss of more than 1% since April 10, 2014. This sell-off stoked the talks about a major correction, but bottom line is that the S&P 500 remains around important short-term support.... >> READ MORE...

The consumer discretionary sector has been one of the driving factors behind the massive S&P 500 rally from the 2009 low. In the beginning of June, XLY sported a unique technical pattern that may provide clues for the S&P 500.... >> READ MORE...

Today the S&P 500 lost more than 1% for the first time since April 10, 2014. This sell-off comes amidst many predictions for a bull market end or market crash. In reality, how significant is today’s loss?... >> READ MORE...

Various media outlets listed many ‘convincing’ reasons to buy gold (a few examples of recent media blunders are listed in the article), but the gold market did exactly the opposite. Why did gold drop and where will it find support?... >> READ MORE...

From June 2 to July 10 gold prices surged 8.7%. Commercial traders were the first to get in on this rally and the first to get out. While commercials pulled out, the ‘herd’ (or dumb money) piled in. Could this be a significant gold high?... >> READ MORE...

Talk about a classic catch-22. Central banks around the world are haunted by the very monster they created – low interest rates. This forces them to buy stocks. But, this is not the only reason for relentless stock market highs.... >> READ MORE...