Stocks Pullback The major averages fell in September and squeezed out a nominal gain for Q3. September was only the third monthly decline for the S&P 500 (SPX) in 2014. The bigger concern from where we sit is something virtually no-one is talking about- What will happen when QE 3 Ends? Remember the S&P 500 (SPX) soared when…
The Following is an excerpt from a FindLeadingStocks.com Intra-Week Update Market In Early Stages of Forming A Large Top; Still Needs To Be Confirmed The Market Is Getting Weaker, Not Stronger… The market is in the early stages of forming a large topping pattern. The top needs to be confirmed by more than one major…
Sellers Fighting For Control Stocks fell in the last full week before the month and quarter officially end (Tuesday’s close). Barring some unforeseen rally into Tuesday’s close, the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) fell in September but ended higher for the quarter. If stocks close lower for the month, this will be the third monthly decline for…
The following is an excerpt from a FindLeadingStocks.com Intra-Week Update FLS Update: 9.25.14 Defense is King; Sellers Back In Control Sellers Are In Control In Tuesday’s update, we mentioned “the day something changed” and said that, “On Monday (Sep 15) something changed. A slew of leaders were hit in heavy volume. We wrote the following…
Bulls Back In Control Stocks rallied in the third week of September after several global Central Banks across the developed world clearly reaffirmed their easy money stance. From where we sit, the primary driver of this very strong 5.5 year bull market has been easy money from global central banks. Remember the S&P 500 (SPX) has soared when…
What Is A Hedge Fund? In the simplest sense, a hedge fund is a firm that invests capital for its investors. Typically, hedge fund clients are institutional investors (anyone who is charge of allocating a large pool of capital) or accredited investors (e.g. high net worth individuals).The traditional definition is that hedge funds are able…
Stocks Snap A Very Strong 5-Week Win Streak Stocks fell in the first week of September, causing the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) to snap a 5-week win streak. During that very strong 5-week win streak, the SPX rallied from 1904 to 2011, or 107 points (or +5.6%). That is a large move by any normal definition….
The Bulls Remain In Control Stocks rallied over the shortened holiday week after the European Central Bank (ECB) fired a bazooka and the US jobs report came in weaker than expected (which means the US Fed will maintain its “easy money” stance. We would argue that the primary driver of this very strong 5.5 year bull market…