Stocks around the globe are swooning and bonds are zooming. The almost 3% correction in the S&P 500 (SNP:^GSPC) over the past week has pushed long-term Treasury bond ETFs (NYSEARCA:TLT) higher by around 2.75%. And just like that, the bull market in bonds that 100% of Wall Street’s economists said would end badly in 2014 …
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Former high flying industry sectors like biotech (NASDAQGIDS:IBB) and social media stocks (NYSEARCA:SOCL) have crashed between 14-16% over the past month. Have hot momentum stocks lost their mojo? One proxy of momentum stocks is the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Index ETF (NYSEARCA:MTUM). The fund owns 100-150 large and mid-cap U.S. stocks that are screened for …
Like a sleeping giant, stock market volatility can hibernate, but it never goes away. Right now, the giant is showing signs of awakening and whether the beast completely tramples the city is yet to be determined. Although the S&P 500 (^GSPC) hit all-time highs near 1,859 last week, a number of flashing indicators we’ve written …
Memo to equity bulls: 2014 is not 2013. And thus far, it’s been a bumpy road for stocks. The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) broke below 1,800 for the first time this year. Have bullish sentiment extremes finally caught up with the stock market? AUDIO: Listen to Ron DeLegge @ The Index Investing Show Via our Technical …
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