3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (827+ words) Stocks continue to leak lower and internal damage is mounting, but downside volume remains relatively contained and investor complacency persists. That’s why a bounce remains likely, even if the bigger warning signs are growing louder. There is a lot to…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (515+ words) The upcoming CPI will either relieve the market pressure or confirm it. It was another ugly day on Thursday, and this one had the feel of some capitulation. It was gloomy from the open, with a constant drip of selling…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (488+ words) With RSP on the decline and new lows spiking, the market isn’t as strong as the S&P 500 would make us think. I wish I could tell you how many times I heard on Wednesday how the ‘market’ is holding…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (189+ words) The big investment bank looks like it’s coiling up and ready to move. Volume trends are weak and have been for about six weeks; we don’t expect that to change until next month at the earliest as earnings season comes…...

5+ day, 8+ min ago   (535+ words) Here are a few names I’m watching closely as we work through this difficult period. Higher oil and lower bonds are putting pressure on the market again on Wednesday. However, strength in Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), some semiconductors and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (360+ words) ECB rate hike prospects, OpenAI expands with Samsung, Apple’s big event and other headlines moving the market this morning. These are the early headlines and other items poised to influence the market at the start of the trading day. As…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (862+ words) The market has been able to absorb several negatives but the pressure is intensifying. Oil hit $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since July, and the market is indicated to be mildly lower in the early going. The question…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1194+ words) Are we in a Goldilocks phase? The answer has profound implications for where currencies and stocks head next. Are we in a Goldilocks moment? That’s what Naka Matsuzawa, the chief macro strategist at Nomura Securities, is asking himself. The implications…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (269+ words) What we’ll be following as investor conference season heats up. We may have a shortened trading week, but it will be a busier than usual one and that has Chris Versace sharing with you what the Pro Portfolio will be…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (240+ words) Lack of followthrough and little volatility means markets are complacent. When the bar is raised it is difficult to climb at the same rate of speed. You need to turn on the afterburners and push. The mountain gets very steep…...