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Stocks: What to Make of All This Insider Selling Here are details of “The Great Cash-Out” Corporate insiders may sell the shares of their company for any number of reasons but one of them is not because they think the price is going up. In other words, insider selling can serve as a warning. For… Read more Insider Selling in Stocks |
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Extreme Greed in Stocks
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S&P 500: What to Make of Fear Versus Greed This sentiment index combines seven indicators into one useful trend measure That is — market participants generally go from feeling deeply pessimistic all the way to feeling highly optimistic — and then back again. These swings in investor psychology tend to produce similar circumstances at corresponding… Read more Extreme Greed in Stocks |
What the Fear Index VIX May be Saying
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What “Fear Index” VIX May Be Signaling “Note the succession of higher closing low relative to higher highs in…” First, just a quick basic fact about the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — also known as the stock market’s “fear gauge”: the lower the reading, the higher the complacency among investors. Higher readings indicate increased investor… Read more What the Fear Index VIX May be Saying |
China’s Housing Bust
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Here’s an Update on China’s Big Housing Bust “Property market weakness is now spreading into the overall economy.” If you’re wondering about the future value of your home or the housing market in general, you may want to pay attention to what’s going on in China. The bottom line: The way we see it at… Read more China’s Housing Bust |
Once in a Lifetime Debt Crisis
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Why You Should Expect a Once-in-a-Lifetime Debt Crisis U.S. credit card debt surpasses $1 trillion On a national level, a debt crisis occurs when a country is unable to pay back its government debt. This might result from government spending exceeding tax revenues for an extended period. On an individual level, a crisis can result… Read more Once in a Lifetime Debt Crisis |
US Home Equity
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What Will Happen to That $30 Trillion in U.S. Home Equity? “It’s like someone turned off the faucet” You probably remember the last big housing bust which began more than 15 years ago. Elliott Wave International has observed that falling housing prices are generally preceded by a decline in home sales. The lag time may… Read more US Home Equity |
Climbing Oil Prices
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“Climbing Oil Prices Bearish for Stocks”? It’s a Myth! Oil and stocks sometimes trend together. Other times, they don’t. There’s a widespread belief that rising oil prices are bearish for the main stock indexes and falling oil prices are bullish for stocks. That belief is reflected in this Sept. 5 CNBC headline: Dow closes nearly… Read more Climbing Oil Prices |
Interest Rates
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Interest Rates: From 0% to Above 5% — to …? “The lines in the chart will turn up, and no policy will stop it” As you’re probably aware, many people who want to borrow to make a major purchase like a house or a car are bemoaning higher interest rates. It wasn’t so long ago… Read more Interest Rates |
Why Do Traders Lose Money?
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Why Do Traders Really Lose Money? Answer: It’s Not the Market’s Fault And 1 FREE course on how to help you stop self-sabotaging “good enough” trade plans I have always been a “who cares about the odds” kinda person. Meaning, if someone tells me the likelihood of succeeding at, say, learning to skateboard at 40,… Read more Why Do Traders Lose Money? |
Bold Call on Housing Prices
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Here’s a “Bold Call” on U.S. Housing Prices (Don’t Hang Your Hat on It) This does not look like a bottom in median existing home prices Back in October 2022, none other than Realtor.com asked the question: Is America in a housing bubble–and is it getting ready to burst? That was 10 months ago and… Read more Bold Call on Housing Prices |