The small cap sector has lost as much as 10% while the Dow Jones and S&P 500 are still within 1% of their all-time high. This chart illustrates the discrepancy better than any other. How bad is this for the broad stock market?... >> READ MORE...

Stocks haven’t gone anywhere in 2014. There are a number of reasons for this, one is a insurmountable technical barrier created by the Dow Jones over the past 15 years. Every investor should know about this barrier.... >> READ MORE...

This article takes a look at a non-scientific, but often effective indicator: Media headlines. Investors’ decisions are often based on the media’s take on the market. This makes it a potentially potent contrarian indicator.... >> READ MORE...

The major U.S. indexes have made no net progress since the beginning of the year. A lot of energy has been wasted on aimless up and down and sideways trading. Will 2014 be a lost year?... >> READ MORE...

The financial media is always fixated on the unemployment figures and how they may affect stocks. Interestingly, it’s not as much the actual numbers that affect the market, but where the S&P 500 is at the time of the release.... >> READ MORE...

Psst, in case you haven’t heard, it’s May again. As with every year, the financial media is trying to figure out if we should ‘sell in May and go away.’ The general consensus is ‘Yes,’ which should make us suspicious (unfortunately!).... >> READ MORE...

Indexes track stock market performance, but it’s much harder to track the performance of the ‘average investor.’ A new study, based on fund and money flow data, shows that investors tend to make many false decisions.... >> READ MORE...

Investors have been finding plenty of reasons to turn bearish on stocks. Here could be another one: A rising wedge pattern for corporate bonds. Is there enough of a correlation between bonds and stocks to tip the scales?... >> READ MORE...

2014 has been the year of bull traps, here’s another trap under construction: Corporate bonds, represented by the iShares iBOXX $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, paint a fairly clear technical picture.... >> READ MORE...

There have been many fits and starts lately. False break outs, bull traps, bear traps, you name it. Nevertheless, stocks are basically where they started this year. After a severe Nasdaq selloff, we wonder again: Is this one for real?... >> READ MORE...