Some say if it’s too obvious, it’s obviously wrong, but when it comes to the Russell 2000 you may ask: How could you have missed this? The media proclaimed the Russell 2000 in a ‘correction’ just before it bounced from key support (three times).... >> READ MORE...

The track record of the 50-day SMA as a buy/sell trigger is questionable, but the track record of the % of stocks above the 50-day SMA is stellar. The featured chart shows the distinct character of the latest bull market leg, and what this week’s 2-year low means.... >> READ MORE...

The S&P 500 has lost nearly 100 points since late September, but investors aren’t panicking. In fact, judging by the VIX, investors are calm and collected. This is highly unusual compared to prior 2013/14 pullbacks … and deceptively dangerous.... >> READ MORE...

Bank CEOs live in multi-million dollar mansions near Wall Street, Warren Buffett lives in a 56-year old house in Nebraska. Bank CEOs not only need Warren Buffet to polish their image, but being lumped in with Buffett has other benefits.... >> READ MORE...

Many investors look at economic indicators to gauge what’s ahead for stocks, but price is always the final arbiter. Here is one stock that’s more heavily intertwined in the global economy than any other, it’s also the biggest Dow component.... >> READ MORE...

“Ride the gold rally” Barron’s exclaimed in March 2014. This very gold rally has turned into a sickening roller coaster for gold proponents. With gold nearing a 4-year low, can we start talking about a capitulation bottom?... >> READ MORE...

Many times catchy headlines do not deliver any content even remotely as interesting as the title. But this catchy headline is backed up by one of the most accurate stock market indicators in recent years. ... >> READ MORE...

On Friday the Dow Jones hit the ideal target of a rising wedge formation. The rising wedge is a bearish formation that projects about a 10% decline for the Dow if the lower wedge line (see Dow Jones chart) is broken.... >> READ MORE...

Watson is a super smart artificially intelligent computer system. It can beat any human on Jeopardy, but can’t tell us what’s next for IBM and the Dow Jones. Here’s a surprisingly simple, old-fashioned ‘eyeball’ assessment of IBM.... >> READ MORE...

For most of the 21st century Apple has been cool, while Microsoft couldn’t do more than drool. But things are changing (at least for investors). Microsoft has gone from ‘drool to cool’ on Wall Street. Will this surprising trend last?... >> READ MORE...