Stock market domination by one stock is a double-edged sword and Apple's two-fold for better and for worse mastery over stocks has introduced the need for a more objective technology index - The ex-Apple Nasdaq.... >> READ MORE...

Quadruple digit P/E ratios - like 3,893 - were thought to be in the past. Courtesy of America's premier online retailer we just got a flash from the past. Does that mean it's time to party like it's 1999?... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 just nailed the best January gain since 1997 and 2013 forecasts are quite positive. Although the 'Great QE Bull Market' may not yet be over, seasonality suggests a rocky February.... >> READ MORE...

A rising tide lifts all boats and liquidity buoys all asset classes. That's great, but it's not diversification. In fact, it presents a whole new type of hidden risk. Many 'diversified' portfolios today would fail miserably at any sort of Black Swan event.... >> READ MORE...

Contrarian investors love to use sentiment as a general overbought/oversold measure. There's no denying that Wall Street and Main Street have surrendered to the allure of higher prices, but just how much of a threat does bullish sentiment pose right now?... >> READ MORE...

AAPL is down 35% while the Nasdaq is moving higher and the S&P 500 is trading at new recovery highs. Is this bullish for the broad market or will 'a bad Apple spoil the whole bunch?'... >> READ MORE...

Corporate America has never before seen higher profits than now. Are healthy profits a reflection of a healthy economy or have earnings reached a point of unsustainability?... >> READ MORE...

Investors have no clue what goes on behind closed doors at Wall Street banks and the Federal Reserve. But once and a while a juicy piece of information (probably overlooked by censors) provides a glimpse of Wall Street's carefully guarded secrets.... >> READ MORE...

The December 2, Profit Radar report predicted new recovery highs, but warned that: "Any new recovery high marked by a bearish price/RSI divergence could mark the end of this rally." That's exactly where we're at now.... >> READ MORE...

For four years the Nikkei's performance has been flat as a pancake, but recent price action suggests that the time of boredom is over. A technical breakout looks to support the agenda of Japan's new Prime Minister.... >> READ MORE...