Since mid-January, the S&P 500 has lost 110 points and recovered 105 points. On the chart, the S&P’s journey looks like a near perfect V-pattern. There’ve been many such V-patterns in recent years. Here’s how the S&P has performed going forward.... >> READ MORE...

Back in December you couldn’t get investors to touch gold even with a 10-foot pole. From low to high, gold has rallied 13% since and analysts are starting to up their full-year targets. This could be a costly mistake.... >> READ MORE...

There’s another indicator that hasn’t (yet?) confirmed stocks’ up trend. Compared to prior snap back rallies, MACD is moving quite slow this time around. It will take another push higher to convince MACD of this rally’s staying power.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 has closed higher seven out of the last nine trading days and shattered the short-lived mojo of stock market bears, but there’s one reason for bears not to give up hope yet.... >> READ MORE...

Price is the most pervasive force on Wall Street. Stocks have rallied well over 5% since the recent low and almost all indicators are flashing green buy signals. Now is not the time to buck the trend, but here are 3 indicators that just won’t budge.... >> READ MORE...

This is a shocking and disturbing piece of news. Reuters got a hold of a ‘secret document’ that shows the European Commission proposing wholesale confiscation of private European assets, for the greater good of the EU.... >> READ MORE...

Investing is about value, buying low and selling high. But how do you determine value if the most popular value gauge has been compromised. Yes, via a 2008 economic stabilization act, Congress changed the ‘E’ of P/E.... >> READ MORE...

Sometimes it takes out of the box thinking to shine new light on an old and dull indicator. This may be the case with the widely followed Investors Intelligence (II) investment advisor sentiment poll. Here’s a new spin and an interesting signal.... >> READ MORE...

Have you ever bought or sold stocks at the worst possible time? If you have, you’ll really enjoy this chart, which exposes just how bad the recent timing of professional money managers has been.... >> READ MORE...

Despite a dismal start into 2014, the Nasdaq-100 has taken out its January high and is trading at the highest level in 14 years. Is the sky the limit? Here are two price targets that may act as resistance and keep a lid on the advance. ... >> READ MORE...