The recent weak economic trends have, to date, not equated to stock market weakness. The rise in interest rates is being, reportedly, caused by talks of tapering. Perhaps, but the negative feedback loop that can follow is the concern. As interest rates rise, the cost of funding rises. Short duration debt to fund purchase of longer duration assets becomes problematic in [...]
The S&P 500 Index (IVV) has been on a stellar run this year, gaining just under 20% in a little over 8 months while also reaching new all-time highs in the beginning of August. But there are definite cracks in the foundation, and its beginning to show. After a 2% drop in last week's market action, the market closed below [...]
From our friends at Insider Monkey: According to economic theory, company insiders should avoid buying stock and in fact should generally tend towards selling shares (and diversifying their wealth) unless they are confident in the company’s prospects. Insider purchases should therefore signal this confidence, and in fact studies generally show a small outperformance effect for stocks bought by insiders [...]
The Standard & Poor’s 500 ((IVV)) , a stock market index based on the common stock prices of the biggest 500 publicly traded American companies, has been on a tear since blasting through resistance at the 50-day moving average in the beginning of July. The index recently hit new all-time highs above the 1700 level, and now currently sits atop both [...]
The S&P 500 Cap-Weighted Index ((IVV)) hit new all-time highs this past week, and looks likely to continue doing so this coming week. The index has been on a tear this year, breaking through any and all resistance on its way through the 1700 level. And this despite the fact that the fundamentals are not as strong as a market [...]
From our friends at INSIDER MONKEY: Despite a relatively flat week for the U.S.’s major indices, a number of corporate insiders have shown faith in their companies’ common stock. While most of our in-depth analysis focuses on hedge funds, studies also show that stocks bought by insiders slightly outperform the overall market. Our explanation for this finding is that [...]
The GSCI Commodity Index ((GSG)) consists primarily of Energy (71%), but also contains Agriculture (14%), Industrial Metals (7%), Livestock (4%), and Precious Metals (4%). After breaking out to the upside in January, the index quickly reversed course and broke down technically, moving below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. But since April it was been working on building a [...]
Great news! The editors at Insider Monkey have decided to include us in their rankings for the Top 100 Finance Blogs. With over 6,000 dedicated financial commentary websites in existence, we came in at a respectable 46th place, ahead of such financial titans as CNBC and Bespoke Financial Group. Thank you to all our readers (and authors!) who've made this [...]
The S&P 500 Index (IVV) has been on a stellar run this year, gaining over 20% in a little over 7 months and also reaching new all-time highs this last week. The Latin American market ((ILF)), lagging technically since mid-May, is in the process of forming a bottom at the 34 level. Since the beginning of the year, the index [...]
From our friends at Insider Monkey: Hedge funds have cast a wide net this past week; here's what you might've missed. After a hedge fund or other major investor acquires at least 5% of the outstanding shares of a public company or makes significant changes to that position, they file a 13D or 13G with the SEC. While these [...]
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