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Corey Rosenbloom: The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011. Read more…
For the moment, stocks have found some footing and look set to snap a 3-day slump, thanks to better than expected unemployment claims, manufacturing data, and earnings from FedEx (FDX). Even so, that has not changed the fact that the S&P 500 is still Read more…
If you’re frustrated with today’s jittery financial markets, you’re certainly not alone. Unfortunately there are no quick fixes to resolve the issues fueling the market’s ups and downs –namely the European debt crisis, a shaky global economy, and U.S. political gridlock. But before you throw in the Read more…
Stocks took back most of Friday’s gains but, once again, trade was light. However, the market did manage to recover into the close, and finished off of session lows. All five major indices ended the session in the red, with the S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) leading Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity indexes started the week with a bang as bullish sentiment swept over Wall Street thanks to news of European leaders making progress in the right direction, along with a stellar start to the holiday shopping season at home. The Nasdaq led the way higher, gaining 3.52% on the day Read more…
For a second consecutive day stocks rebounded from a slow start to close near session highs. However, stocks did close mixed on the session and trade was light. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA: IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 slid 0.2% and 0.1% respectively. After a shaky start, the Nasdaq Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: What is the broader Sector Rotation Model saying about the current state of the stock market? Let’s take a look from two perspectives: January to October (year to date) and then from the May 2011 peak to present. Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
David Zeiler: Holiday retail sales – which account for almost 40% of retail revenue, worth $453 billion in sales last year – are in jeopardy.
Consumer spending continues to be restrained by an unemployment rate that has stayed above 9% for 26 of the past 28 months. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: No one can predict where the stock market is headed, but there are numerous sound methods to make probabilistic forecasts. At CCM, we have two market models, the Bull Market Sustainability Index Read more…
October is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year for merchants. Holiday merchandise has been purchased and stores are being staffed, making retailers one of the only groups dishing out jobs in a horrible Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stocks got off to a solid start this week as Wall Street took a bullish cue from European markets and rose on optimism that lawmakers would soon finalize a “plan of action” for Greece. Domestic equity indexes all finished in green territory on Monday, although trading was a bit choppy in the morning hours. Read more…
Eric Dutram: Although European events continue to dominate the financial headlines, American concerns are never too far removed from the front pages as the U.S. economy continues to sputter. Recent readings in the ISM index suggest that the economy is slowing down and may be Read more…
When markets start opening 2% or even 3% higher or lower than where they closed the night before – what traders call “gapping”- the overwhelming temptation is to move to cash and bundle up until the craziness subsides. But playing it safe isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, according to Steve Wood, the Read more…
Jared Cummans: As we make our way into September, investors are trying their best to pretend that August never happened. After last month saw a number of crushing blows to the economy, including a downgrade of U.S. debts and a two-year freeze on interest rates from the Fed, many ran Read more…
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