As published on MarketWatch Trading Deck November 2, 2016: Tuesday, the S&P 500 SPX, +0.62% broke back below metaphorical line in the sand — under the May 2015 all-time highs that created so much buzz when surpassed this past July. […]
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As published on MarketWatch Trading Deck October 27, 2016 As we close the gap to within two weeks of the U.S. presidential election, the stock market is giving us a decisive picture, showing just how indecisive investors are during this […]
As Published on MarketWatch Trading Deck October 12, 2016 The seasonally weaker six months of the year is coming to an end just three weeks from now. September, normally the worst month of the year, didn’t turn out all that […]
As published on MarketWatch Trading Deck September 16, 2016 If the market bored you this summer, you had good reason. Volatility had fallen to an extreme low, the S&P 500 SPX, +0.02% began trading in a narrow, 34-point, sub-2% range, […]
As published on MarketWatch Trading Deck August 31, 2016 With another Fed meeting behind us and end of the third quarter lying just ahead, it’s time to examine our portfolios, sell any laggard positions that have been held back during […]
As Published on MarketWatch Trading Deck August 19, 2016 There are a million ways to look at the stock market. It needs to be investigated in an unbiased fashion with no opinions or preconceived notions as to the outcome. So, […]
As Published on MarketWatch Trading Deck August 10, 2016 When my wife and I were preparing to be married, we wanted so badly to have the wedding outside. We made all the plans, had the gazebo rented out and were […]
As Published on MarketWatch Trading Deck July 20, 2016 It’s happened before and it can happen again — deceived investors piling onto an all-time-high in the stock market only to find themselves victims of a “bull trap.” For those new […]
As Published on MarketWatch Trading Deck July 7, 2016: Before the Brexit, it was an absolute certainty among pollsters and the media that the U.K. was going to stay in the E.U. Then they didn’t, and the market fell precipitously […]
As published on MarketWatch Trading Deck June 30, 2016: As of last Friday morning, it was official. The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union and travel along their own path going forward. Now that a few days have […]