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Sector Detector: Rankings take a defensive turn as bulls lack a suitable...
As a rather uninspiring earnings season starts to wind down, bullish investors eager for a significant catalyst from company reports instead have been left a bit flat-footed and disheartened. With...
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Sector Detector: Currency wars take the spotlight as stock investors must...
Much ado was made of China’s surprise 3% devaluation of their currency last week. But keep in mind, the yuan is pegged to the dollar, and with the dollar so strong, every major floating currency and...
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Sector Detector: Finally, market capitulation gives bulls a real test of...
The dark veil around China is creating a little too much uncertainty for investors, with the usual fear mongers piling on and sending the vast buy-the-dip crowd running for the sidelines until the...
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Sector Detector: Fear and uncertainty hamper a quick turnaround in stocks
For those investors who thought there might be a quick V-bottom recovery in the markets like we saw last October, they have been sorely disappointed. Last week, the Dow Industrials fell -3.2%, the...
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Sector Detector: New Year brings new hope after bulls lose traction to close...
The S&P 500 large caps closed 2015 essentially flat on a total return basis, while the NASDAQ 100 showed a little better performance at +8.3% and the Russell 2000 small caps fell -5.9%. Overall,...
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Sector Detector: Bulls try to find a backbone in the face of fear and loathing
Investors find themselves paralyzed by uncertainty given mixed messages from prominent market experts and talking heads, some professing the sorry and deteriorating state of the global economy, and...
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Sector Detector: Headlines continue to control market direction as valuation...
Headlines continue to dominate the trading landscape, perpetuating a news-driven trader’s market rather than allowing a healthier valuation-driven investor’s market to return to favor. After all,...
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Sector Detector: Global uncertainties, mixed economic signals, and summer...
After showing weakness last week and creating some bearish-looking technical formations, stocks took a turn for the better on Monday. Perhaps it was renowned value investor Warren Buffett breaking from...
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