Wall Street has continued to rattle off some new record highs in October, but the absence of one major index from the list is starting to become glaring,…
Read more What’s wrong with the Nasdaq? One troubling thing for the bulls’ caseThe worst may be behind Wall Street at this point, if the decline in the market’s “fear gauge” is any indication. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) traded below…
Read more There are some signs emerging the worst of the growth scare has passedInvestors who are growing concerned about the U.S. presidential election could turn to a rapidly expanding part of the ETF market to ease their worries, and protect their…
Read more Fast-growing buffer funds could help investors hedge election risksNext week’s inflation data will be the first major test for markets after the Federal Reserve took a dovish stance on interest rates, at a time when bond…
Read more Wall Street expects rate hikes are off the table for now. Next week’s inflation data will test that thesisAs markets pause ahead of this week’s inflation numbers and with investors showing a lot of complacency, I believe it is now worth taking out portfolio protection by…
Read more The rally is showing signs of exhaustion. How to protect your portfolio if a decline is comingTwo centuries ago one of the first economists, David Ricardo coined the still famous investment adage “Let your profits run (on).” Makes sense. All else equal, one would…
Read more The 2023 stock winners investors should let ride, sell or hedge in the new yearU.S. stocks capped off a wild 2023 with a two-month sprint that has carried the Dow to record highs and the S&P 500 index to within a whisker…
Read more So much for 'the January effect': Here are five things that could interrupt the U.S. stock market rally in early 2024.Options contracts tied to more than $5 trillion worth of stocks, exchange-traded funds and indexes are set to expire on Friday as the latest “triple witching” expiration event…
Read more Chaotic 'triple witching' set for Friday, as $5.3 trillion in options expireWells Fargo Securities is officially out with its 2024 stock market forecast. Chris Harvey, the firm’s head of equity strategy, sees a volatile path to his S&P 500…
Read more Wells Fargo unveils 2024 target, warns of ‘really, really sloppy’ first half for stocksTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The stock market’s volatility gauge is signaling a trough in the S&P 500. Futures…
Read more The stock market’s volatility indicator is signaling a trough in the S&P 500Are the 10-year Treasury yields hitting a wall at 5%? It may be time to get bullish on U.S. equities using the Nasdaq 100. Here’s a strategic way…
Read more A bullish trade on tech stocks using options that could cost nothing, if it moves in right directionU.S. stocks closed mostly lower Friday, but the Dow Jones and S&P 500 posted weekly gains, as the Israel-Gaza war appeared to escalate heading into the weekend. The…
Read more Dow Jones ekes out gain Friday, stocks mostly advance for the week as Israel-Gaza war escalatesWall Street’s so-called fear gauge has been subdued this year, in a “mysterious shrinking” pattern, that’s a bullish signal for equities, according to DataTrek Research. Declines for the…
Read more What the ‘mysterious shrinking’ of Wall Street’s fear gauge means for stocks, according to DataTrekThe past six weeks have left investors with more questions than answers about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy and, by extension, financial markets. And although the Federal…
Read more Powell could still hammer U.S. stocks on Wednesday even if the Fed doesn’t hike interest ratesRecent weakness in the U.S. stock market is likely to persist over the near-term, according to Wall Street’s most bullish strategist, who still thinks the S&P 500 is…
Read more Wall Street’s most bullish strategist warns of choppiness in stocks, still sees the S&P 500 touching a record high this yearShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Mark Avallone, president of Potomac Wealth Advisors, and Jeff Kilburg, CEO of KKM Financial, join…
Read more The banking sector is poised for expense reduction and mergers, says Potomac Wealth’s Mark AvalloneInvestors will start the week nervously sorting through the aftermath of a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary Wagner Group that’s seen leaving Russian President Vladimir Putin weakened. “As…
Read more What’s next for markets after aborted Wagner mutiny leaves Russia’s Putin weakenedInvestors will start the week nervously sorting through the aftermath of a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary Wagner Group that’s seen leaving Russian President Vladimir Putin weakened. “As…
Read more What’s next for markets after aborted Wagner mutiny leaves Russia’s Putin weakenedIt is the notion that the Federal Reserve could deliver a hawkish jolt to markets even if it refrains from raising rates when its two-day policy meeting ends…
Read more How a hawkish Fed could kill a baby bull-market rally in U.S. stocksPresident Joe Biden delivers a brief update of the ongoing negotiations over the debt limit in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on May 17, 2023 in…
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