Stock Market Indicators

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Raymond James‘ chief market strategist Jeff Saut recently delivered a bullish forecast at Minyanville and elaborates on his discussion with Rich Bernstein, who believes the bull market is only in the 4th or 5th innings. Saut doesn’t see the market correcting in the near-term, but later in the summer the ...

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Speaking to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo yesterday, Altaira Limited’s Senior Managing Director and long-time stock market technician and guru Ralph Acampora explained why he was so bullish on the prospects for equities. Acampora said we could see the Dow at 20,000 in the year 2017. Acampora stated that the U. S. ...

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Analysis of stock market historical patterns can serve up food for thought as to the probabilities for future gains or losses. For instance, the S&P 500 has closed higher in each of the six months leading up to April 30, 2013. The blog Quantifiable Edges, ASSESSING MARKET ACTION WITH INDICATORS ...

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Mark Hulbert, editor of the Hulbert Financial Digest, was interviewed by CNBC’s Scott Wapner today regarding the validity of the “sell in May” motto. Hulbert said the statistical evidence for selling in May was surprisingly strong, in fact, “it’s incredibly strong,” he stated. “We all think its silly..why does the ...

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The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system the following positions will be sold today. The proceeds will be placed in money market assets while awaiting the introduction of Vanguard’s new international bond ETFs [link]. Position (Symbol) BT Group (BT) Exxon Mobil (XOM) Marathon ...

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Bill Hardison at dshort.com recently presented the nominal level of margin debt compared to the S&P 500. It’s just another sign of the market being in the danger zone. Excerpt: What this chart is showing is that, despite the lack of participation in the rally that you hear about, account ...

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In a debate on CNBC with regular contributor Michael Farr, newsletter writer Peter Eliades argued that the stock market could be approaching its peak. The cautiously optimistic Farr said, “you don’t fight the tape and you don’t fight the Fed.” Farr added that “this isn’t the year to sell in ...

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Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, and Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners LLC, discussed the prospects for future stock market gains with CNBC’s Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin yesterday. Sonders said the most telling thing from talking to Schwab clients is ...

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USA Today’s Mike Krantz reports the stock market is shrinking as firms are delisted, go private or are bought out. Excerpt: “The stock market is going private,” says Robert Maltbie of Singular Research. “It keeps self consuming.” Hedge Fund alpha is in limited supply. Excerpt: For the period 1998-2012, Bernstein ...

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In a short interview on Fox Business News, Jeff Saut of Raymond James Financial told Dagen McDowell he doesn’t believe the Cyprus banking crisis will spread to other banks and the world is profoundly underinvested in U. S. equities. He expects U. S. stocks to continue to outperform international equities, ...

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