If you want to know how much money is waiting on the sidelines to drive stocks higher, take a look at various sentiment measures. Combine those sentiment measures with actual money flow gauges and you’ll get a good idea of how much cash is left (or not) waiting to buoy the stock market.... >> READ MORE...

Option trader sentiment extremes have racked up a fairly impressive track record as a contrarian indicator in the Fed’s QE bull market. No one else is talking about a major market top, so now might be an appropriate time to ‘check in’ with option traders and see what they have to say.... >> READ MORE...

The Nasdaq-100 has been a stock market trailblazer ever since the 2009 low. Despite its 210% gain, the Nasdaq is lagging well behind many other major indexes. This makes it an ideal target for technical analysis and long-term resistance studies. ... >> READ MORE...

Apple has staged six unsuccessful breakout attempts in the last eight months. Each time AAPL rallied more than 10% just to roll back over. Now Apple is teasing investors with higher prices again. Will this rally stick?... >> READ MORE...

Most investors are aware of the seasonal ebb and flows that influence the stock market, but iSPYETF is the first to make a seasonal chart for Apple readily available. 14-years of rich price history are packed into this one chart (which by the way predicted the AAPL September all-time high).... >> READ MORE...

The Russell 2000 is one of the top performing indexes this year. It outperformed most broad market and sector indexes, but is nearing resistance that’s kept a lid on every advance. Here’s how to tell if the R2k is ready to top out.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 just rallied to yet another all time high above 1,700. Many media outlets credit Mr. Bernanke for the latest spike, but there’s another – more predictable – reason for the latest spike.... >> READ MORE...

Large crude oil speculators have amassed a record amount of long crude oil positions. This may mean that there are few buyers left, which may be troublesome for oil prices. Furthermore, oil prices are at technical crossroads.... >> READ MORE...

For much of the post-2009 QE bull market mutual fund cash levels have been cited as the reason why stocks can’t move any higher. Rising stocks have silenced this notion. Here is another look at near record fund manager bullishness and what it means today.... >> READ MORE...

Most licensed and bonded professionals are considered authorities in their field. Usually you do as they say. Almost the opposite is true for financial pros, mutual fund managers. It often pays to do the opposite of mutual fund managers.... >> READ MORE...