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via Bloomberg: The renewed rally in U.S. equities has left volatility markets showing little concern that the good times will end any time soon. Recession models beg to differ. Wells … Read more
via visualcapitalist: In 2018, the re-emergence of volatility took many market participants by surprise. After all, aside from a few smaller, intermittent spikes over the course of the current bull market, … Read more
via thefinancialcourier: The stock market has been a roller coaster since October. Equities took a nose-dive in October. They then rallied in early November. Fell again steeply in December. Finally, stocks rallied strongly … Read more
via northmantrader: Mella sent the post below to clients earlier in the month and highlights a critically important charting lesson: How to utilize $VIX and other volatility products to signal not only … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The post-Christmas stock rally extended through Wednesday as the small-cap and tech stocks led the way, with the Russell 2000 up 14.3% and the Nasdaq up … Read more
via moneymetals: Keith Weiner: Uncle Sam’s Debt-Money System Is Immoral, Tantamount to Theft s3.amazonaws.com/ILB_MS_BUCKET/ILB-190104-WeeklyMarketWrap.mp3 Don’t want to listen? Read the podcast below! Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike … Read more
via MarketWatch: Nancy Davis, the chief investment officer and founder of advisory firm Quadratic Capital, garnered attention back in October 2017 when she predicted that a preternatural period of placidity in the … Read more
From Kitco: A mix of geopolitical and economic uncertainties will likely create the perfect storm for precious metals and miners next year, said Brent Cook of Exploration Insights… Continue reading at … Read more
A stock market roller coaster on par with that of a decade ago is back, and essentially for the same reasons. No, not just economic fundamentals involving back-breaking debt, corporate … Read more
by Kimble Charting Whether the Dow is down nearly 20% from the highs of a few months ago or it experiences a 1,000 point rally, what should one do to give … Read more
Many investors are surprised when the stock market changes trend. Yet, change has been the only constant throughout the market’s history. Even the “big boys” on Wall Street get caught … Read more
by FS FS Insider recently spoke with the Chris Whalen, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and editor of The Institutional Risk Analyst. Whalen discusses the big move in high yield … Read more
the entire world is panicking pic.twitter.com/jYx6TJJkpG — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) December 4, 2018 #volatility up #charts pic.twitter.com/udvzqYAlhG — Value World (@xiscan1) December 4, 2018 The Treasury Department's cash In recent … Read more
by Dana Lyons Despite a more than 2% jump in the S&P 500, short-term volatility expectations unprecedentedly closed higher on the day. Yesterday saw traders (more likely, computers) push stocks sharply … Read more
by Jesse Colombo In early October, when the U.S. stock market had reached an all-time high and investor sentiment was extremely complacent, I published a warning in Forbes called “Why Another Market … Read more
by Nomi Prins via Daily Reckoning It’s a good thing October is coming to an end. It’s been a particularly lousy month for the markets. October has seen about $5 trillion in value … Read more