Author: Chris Ciovacco
Chris Ciovacco is the Chief Investment Officer for Ciovacco
Capital Management, LLC.
2013
2012
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Despite Cliff Uncertainty Evidence Supports Bullish Case
- 20 Dec 2012
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Will An Imminent Cliff Deal Push Stocks Higher?
- 17 Dec 2012
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It Is What It Is...Bullish
- 14 Dec 2012
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Muted Response To Fed And Contingency Plans
- 13 Dec 2012
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With Greece Aid Deal In Place, Can Markets Avoid Cliff?
- 27 Nov 2012
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Cliff Talks Set Markets Up For Possible Bounce
- 17 Nov 2012
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Bears In Control Until Charts Improve
- 12 Nov 2012
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Six Reasons Stocks Could Tank Soon
- 08 Nov 2012
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Bearish Evidence Piling Up Against Stocks
- 23 Oct 2012
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Is Another Risk-On, Bailout-Induced Rally Beginning?
- 17 Oct 2012
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Insiders and Momentum Still Concerning For Stocks
- 11 Oct 2012
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Tech Says 'Be Careful' With Stocks
- 10 Oct 2012
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3 Reasons To Be Bullish On Emerging Markets
- 02 Oct 2012
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China, Spain Help Risk Near Key Support
- 27 Sep 2012
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Weakness Could Morph Into Stock Correction
- 26 Sep 2012
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Germany May Throw Markets Bearish Curve
- 25 Sep 2012
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Are Stocks Beginning To Peak?
- 24 Sep 2012
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Monday's Sell-Off Respects Fed's Printing Press
- 18 Sep 2012
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Money Printing: Good For Stocks - Bad For Bonds
- 15 Sep 2012
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Which ETFs Performed Best During QE2?
- 13 Sep 2012
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7 Reasons Materials Are Poised To Break Higher
- 12 Sep 2012
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Technology Stocks Look Tired
- 10 Sep 2012
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Four Reasons Stocks Can Move Significantly Higher
- 07 Sep 2012
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Have Stocks Put In 'No-QE' Top?
- 30 Aug 2012
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What Are Small Caps Telling Us About Risk?
- 29 Aug 2012
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Open-Ended QE: A Game Changer For Stocks?
- 27 Aug 2012
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Are Stocks Poised For Another Melt-Up Rally?
- 20 Aug 2012
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Four Charts Bears Do Not Want To See
- 16 Aug 2012
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Six Reasons Monster Stock Rally 2012 Is Right Around The Corner
- 10 Aug 2012
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Stocks May Get One More European Scare
- 06 Aug 2012
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Popular Stock Market Indicator Is Bullish
- 31 Jul 2012
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Central Banks Spark Bullish Conditions
- 30 Jul 2012
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Fed Tries To Calm European and Stock Market Waters
- 25 Jul 2012
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Why China Is Back On Our Radar
- 20 Jul 2012
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Earnings Push Market To Cusp Of Breakout
- 19 Jul 2012
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Despite Problems, Bullish Trends In Place
- 16 Jul 2012
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Markets Pointing Toward Rally In Risk
- 13 Jul 2012
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Short-Euro, Long-Treasuries Overcrowded and Risky Trades
- 09 Jul 2012
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Euro Opportunity Could Be Coming
- 06 Jul 2012
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Preparing For Friday's Employment Report
- 05 Jul 2012
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Iran, Stimulus, and Charts Could Push Oil Higher
- 03 Jul 2012
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German Shift May Have QE-Like Impact On Stocks
- 01 Jul 2012
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Can Europe Pull Germany From Fantasy Land?
- 27 Jun 2012
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'All Clear' Not Given For Stock Bulls Yet
- 21 Jun 2012
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Central Banks Help Break Downtrend
- 17 Jun 2012
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German Timetable Radically Different From Wall Street
- 14 Jun 2012
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Yields and Momentum: Too Early To Buy Aggressively
- 13 Jun 2012
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Buying Opportunity or Full-Blown Bear Market?
- 12 Jun 2012
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Bailout and Technicals Say Be Open To Stock Rally
- 11 Jun 2012
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Lower Lows May Bring Buying Opportunity
- 08 Jun 2012
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Deteriorating Markets Look For Next Bailout
- 05 Jun 2012
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Europe-Driven Market Risk Remains Elevated
- 04 Jun 2012
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Without Steps in Europe, Markets Could Fall Fast
- 01 Jun 2012
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German Index Can Assist U.S. Investors
- 31 May 2012
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Europe: Policy Options Remain Limited
- 30 May 2012
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Are The Bears Headed For The Woodshed?
- 25 May 2012
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Bottoming Process or Bearish Acceleration?
- 23 May 2012
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Foreign Stocks Face Key Tests
- 22 May 2012
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Too Early To Take Much From Monday's Gains
- 22 May 2012
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Europe: 'Cuts Aren't Working...Let's Spend...Oh Wait...'
- 18 May 2012
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REITs Begin To Show Cracks
- 17 May 2012
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Uncertainty Abounds - Markets Have Taken Note
- 16 May 2012
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VIX Reflects Escalating Concerns About Market
- 15 May 2012
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Greece May Trigger Bearish Stock Pattern
- 14 May 2012
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Europe: Big Problems Remain For Markets
- 11 May 2012
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Gold Questioning Fed's Effectiveness
- 10 May 2012
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Market Hangs In, But By A Thread
- 08 May 2012
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Europe, Slowing Momentum Concerning For Stocks
- 07 May 2012
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Market Remains Tentatively Bullish
- 02 May 2012
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Commodities Can Help With 'Sell In May'
- 01 May 2012
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Breadth, VIX, And Trends Give Slight Edge To Bulls
- 27 Apr 2012
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Simple Ways To Monitor Current Market
- 26 Apr 2012
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Are The Markets At A Logical Bottom?
- 25 Apr 2012
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Fed Statement To Set Market's Tone
- 24 Apr 2012
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Europe Wobbles, Technicals Try To Stabilize
- 20 Apr 2012
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Similar Markets Lean Bullish Longer-Term (Updated)
- 17 Apr 2012
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Italian Bonds/Economic Data/Materials Raise Caution Flag
- 03 Apr 2012
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Financials Have Barely Moved Relative To 2007 Highs
- 20 Mar 2012
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Is The VIX Flashing A Buy Signal?
- 16 Mar 2012
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Germany and Banks Point To Higher Highs In Stocks
- 15 Mar 2012
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Banks and Homebuilders Show Impressive Strength
- 14 Mar 2012
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Current Stock Push Has Hurdles To Clear
- 12 Mar 2012
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TIPS Show An Indecisive Market
- 09 Mar 2012
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Market Breadth Aligns With Pullback Scenario
- 28 Feb 2012
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VIX, Transports Indicative of Vulnerable Stock Market
- 27 Feb 2012
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Gold's Pullback An Opportunity?
- 17 Feb 2012
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'No QE3', Retracement Level Stalls Financials
- 16 Feb 2012
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Copper Miner Worth Watching
- 15 Feb 2012
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Germany May Foreshadow SP 500 Weakness
- 14 Feb 2012
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Buying Opportunity Coming?
- 10 Feb 2012
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Golden Cross Can Lead To Golden Loss
- 31 Jan 2012
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Deal With Creditors Not End For Greece
- 30 Jan 2012
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Last Time Bullishness Hit These Levels...
- 23 Jan 2012
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Fed To 'Hold Off' On QE
- 20 Jan 2012
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Central Banks Putting Taxpayers At Risk
- 16 Jan 2012
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Yields/Cycles/Sentiment Say Gains May Not Last
- 06 Jan 2012
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Is The Fed Bailing Out Europe?
- 04 Jan 2012
2011
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Euro Holds Key For Stock Rally
- 28 Dec 2011
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Bond Market: Europe To Remain Problematic For Stocks In 2012
- 23 Dec 2011
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European Debt Is 'Obviously Unserviceable'
- 23 Dec 2011
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Back-Door Bazooka: The EU Solution?
- 19 Dec 2011
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Precious Metals Patterns Could Weigh On Stocks
- 14 Dec 2011
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Currencies Favor Bears Longer-Term
- 12 Dec 2011
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Can The EU Pact Offset Bearish Momentum?
- 09 Dec 2011
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ECB and Dow Theory Undermine Bulls
- 08 Dec 2011
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Outlook Still Favors Bearish Outcomes
- 21 Nov 2011
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SP 500 1,215 and 1,191 Key Support
- 10 Nov 2011
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Gold, Treasuries Still In Bearish Camp For Stocks
- 04 Nov 2011
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Low QE2 Volume and Inside Day Point To More Downside
- 03 Nov 2011
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Fed, Markets Concerned About Deflation
- 02 Nov 2011
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Ominous Signals for Silver and Stocks
- 21 Oct 2011
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Germany: Solutions To Extend Well Into Next Year
- 17 Oct 2011
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Impressive Rally Showing Some Signs of Slowing
- 15 Oct 2011
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Silver's Signals Lean Bearish For Stocks and Commodities
- 14 Oct 2011
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Bullish Set-Up vs. Europe, Downtrend
- 08 Oct 2011
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Part II - Stocks: Like March 2008 or August 2008?
- 06 Oct 2011
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Quick Fix In Europe? Dream On
- 05 Oct 2011
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Stocks Are Going Lower - Deflation Assets Higher
- 04 Oct 2011
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Greece, Recession Odds, and Technicals All Bearish
- 03 Oct 2011
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Short-Term Conviction Faltering For Bulls (Updated)
- 30 Sep 2011
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Early Read on German Vote is Bearish
- 28 Sep 2011
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Most Likely A Prudent Time To Cover SP 500 Shorts
- 27 Sep 2011
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Downside Potential In Stocks And The Euro (Updated)
- 23 Sep 2011
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22 Reasons The SP 500 Is Headed Below 1,050
- 22 Sep 2011
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Market Forecasting Fed Disappointment
- 20 Sep 2011
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China / Market Action Question Stock Rally's Staying Power
- 16 Sep 2011
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Is The Euro Crisis Over Or Just Getting Started?
- 15 Sep 2011
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SP500 Relative to Europe is Raising Red Flags for Bulls
- 13 Sep 2011
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Stocks/Commodities May Get Hammered If Dollar Rallies
- 11 Sep 2011
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Fed Can't Twist Sell Signals Away
- 09 Sep 2011
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Shorts May Prey On Serious Problems In Europe
- 08 Sep 2011
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Logical Case For 49% Drop In Stocks
- 05 Sep 2011
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Traders Don't Care About Long-Term Problems, But You Should
- 01 Sep 2011
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Tepid Interest in QE2 Winners Raises Questions About QE3
- 30 Aug 2011
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Europe, Bearish Technicals Drag Down Longer-Term Outlook for Stocks
- 29 Aug 2011
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ETF Rankings: Significant Downside Still Possible In Stocks
- 26 Aug 2011
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Action in Gold and Silver May Be Bearish For Stocks (Updated)
- 25 Aug 2011
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Bearish Signals Raise Red Flags as Market Anticipates Fed
- 23 Aug 2011
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Dip Buyers Beware: Odds Favor Lower Lows in Stocks
- 22 Aug 2011
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Dollar May Assist in Managing Gold and Silver Holdings
- 19 Aug 2011
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QE2 Winners Not Forecasting QE3 Jackson Hole Miracle
- 18 Aug 2011
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Stock Market's Death Cross Looking More Deadly This Time
- 16 Aug 2011
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Rally Back Toward 1,260 Possible Even If New Bear Has Kicked-Off
- 15 Aug 2011
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Parallels To 2000 And 2008 Should Not Be Ignored
- 12 Aug 2011
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Risk Management, Stocks, and the Debt Crisis
- 09 Aug 2011
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Stocks Recovered in 1994, 1998, and 2004
- 08 Aug 2011
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Market Sitting On Fine Bull/Bear Line
- 05 Aug 2011
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Recent Data and Breakdowns Call For Defensive Bias
- 03 Aug 2011
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One Possible Market Scenario For Meeting August 2 Deadline
- 29 Jul 2011
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Missing August 2 Debt Deadline Still Not Likely
- 27 Jul 2011
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How Will A Downgrade of U.S. Debt Impact Stock and Bond Prices?
- 27 Jul 2011
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Commodities Share Indecisiveness with Other Markets
- 26 Jul 2011
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Leaders Playing Dangerous Game with Nation's Debt Rating
- 25 Jul 2011
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Monitoring the Dollar to Manage Risk in Stocks
- 21 Jul 2011
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Policymakers in U.S. and Europe Help Improve Market Leadership
- 20 Jul 2011
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What To Look For In A Bearish Turn For Stocks
- 18 Jul 2011
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Dollar Faces Resistance - Stocks Stalled For Now
- 14 Jul 2011
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Gold and Silver Picking Up Steam Relative to Stocks
- 13 Jul 2011
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Profits and Commodities Part of Mixed Picture for Stocks
- 11 Jul 2011
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Commodities and Market Internals Concerning For Stocks
- 27 Jun 2011
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Valuations Can't Offset Current Concerns
- 20 Jun 2011
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Dollar's Close Friday Important for Stocks and Commodities
- 17 Jun 2011
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Currencies and Commodities: QE3 Not Imminent - Remain Defensive
- 10 Jun 2011
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Crowded and Confused Market Calls for Picking Stop Levels
- 13 May 2011
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Friday's Session Produced Key Levels to Watch in Stocks, Dollar, and
- 09 May 2011
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Stocks, Dollar, and VIX Not Anticipating Negative Reaction to Fed
- 26 Apr 2011
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Risk-Reward: Why We Incrementally Raise Cash
- 15 Apr 2011
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Earnings Projections, Support, and Resistance
- 11 Apr 2011
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VIX and 'Flash Crash' Assets Move To Bullish Camp
- 04 Apr 2011
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Will 1970s-Style Inflation Derail the Bull Market in Stocks?
- 01 Apr 2011
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Bulls Get Benefit of Doubt - End of QE2 Concerning
- 29 Mar 2011
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Energy, Materials, and Industrials Are Well Positioned
- 21 Mar 2011
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Time to Trade Stocks and Silver for Gold?
- 17 Mar 2011
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Strategy and Outlook for a 'Prove it to Me' Market
- 16 Mar 2011
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Will the Fed Hint at QE3 and Surprise the Bears?
- 15 Mar 2011
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Nuclear Meltdown in Japan Would Have Worldwide Implications
- 12 Mar 2011
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A Market In Motion Tends To Stay In Motion...
- 11 Mar 2011
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VIX, 'Flash Crash' Assets Tell Us Bears Are Gaining Traction
- 10 Mar 2011
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Most Attractive Commodities Are Benefiting From QE2
- 09 Mar 2011
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Manpower Survey Bullish, But Correction Threat Remains
- 08 Mar 2011
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Stock Market Outlook and Attractive Sectors
- 04 Mar 2011
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Has Spiking Oil Kicked-Off a New Bear Market in Stocks?
- 02 Mar 2011
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Oil and Middle East Require Defensive Bias
- 24 Feb 2011
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Market Calls for Incremental Approach
- 23 Feb 2011
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Bears May Be Taken To The Woodshed During Next Correction
- 11 Feb 2011
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Some Evidence for 'Steep Decline' Debatable
- 09 Feb 2011
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Recent Pullback May Allow Stocks to Move Higher
- 08 Feb 2011
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Stock Market Bias Remains Bullish, But Resistance Ahead
- 07 Feb 2011
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Stocks Getting Boost From Commercial Real Estate
- 04 Feb 2011
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Are Stocks Making a Major Top?
- 03 Feb 2011
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Million Man March Leaves U.S. Market Vulnerable Short-Term
- 31 Jan 2011
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Can the Fed Vault the SP 500 Over 1,291?
- 26 Jan 2011
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Monitoring the 'Risk Trade' with the Gold/Silver Ratio
- 21 Jan 2011
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Stocks Appear Attractive Over Next 6-to-12 Months
- 19 Jan 2011
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Bullish Sentiment Could Dampen Stock Rally
- 14 Jan 2011
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QE2 and Stock Market Breadth Still Question the 'Smart Money'
- 05 Jan 2011
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SP500 Eyes 1,313 and 1,326 in 2011
- 04 Jan 2011
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2010 Challenges Met; SP 500 1,256 Now Cleared
- 03 Jan 2011
2010
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2011: Housing, Jobs, Stocks, Commodities, and Dollar
- 31 Dec 2010
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Update: 2011 Outlook for Commodities Remains Positive
- 30 Dec 2010
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Breadth/Fed Stimulus Encouraging to Bulls
- 28 Dec 2010
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2011 Stock Market Outlook and Video Part 2 of 2
- 24 Dec 2010
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Stock Market Sentiment Not A Barrier To Further Gains
- 22 Dec 2010
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Dollar's Rally Still Concerning for Stocks and Commodities
- 18 Dec 2010
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Risk Assets Responding to Quantitative Easing
- 16 Dec 2010
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Dollar's Rally Looks Tired
- 10 Dec 2010
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Outlook for Commodities Remains Positive
- 08 Dec 2010
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Well-Positioned Sector ETFs for 2011
- 03 Dec 2010
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Monitoring the Bull and QE's Effectiveness
- 02 Dec 2010
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Four Ways to Monitor the Dollar and Risk Trade
- 30 Nov 2010
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Moving Averages May Tame SP 500 Decline
- 26 Nov 2010
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Current Correction Should Be Tamer Than Spring/Summer Plunge
- 26 Nov 2010
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Market Says Be Patient With Entry Points For Gold
- 24 Nov 2010
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SP 500 Levels to Watch After Spain Says 'No Problems Here'
- 24 Nov 2010
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Keeping an Eye on Spain and Portugal
- 19 Nov 2010
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'Risk On' Trade May Be Back
- 18 Nov 2010
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How Far Could Stocks Fall?
- 17 Nov 2010
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Odds Favor Further Downside in Stocks and Commodities
- 16 Nov 2010
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Stock Market Remains Vulnerable Short-Term
- 12 Nov 2010
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Dollar, Euro, Gold, Silver, and VIX Poised For Reversals
- 10 Nov 2010
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Dollar Rally Could Impact Gold
- 09 Nov 2010
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Silver May Be Making a Blow-Off Top Today
- 09 Nov 2010
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Dollar Rally Still Quite Possible
- 08 Nov 2010
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SP 500 May Be Headed to 1,256
- 05 Nov 2010
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Market's Early Reaction to QE2 is Bullish
- 04 Nov 2010
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Quantitative Easing and Asset Price Inflation
- 29 Oct 2010
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Bulls In Control, But Stock Market Has QE Fatigue
- 28 Oct 2010
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What is Quantitative Easing? Fed's Perspective and Writings
- 27 Oct 2010
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Quantitative Easing (QE2): Who Gets the Fed's Printed Money?
- 26 Oct 2010
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Video: Quantitative Easing Targets Asset Prices, Not Bank Reserves
- 22 Oct 2010
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U.S. Dollar Could Rally In Coming Weeks
- 11 Oct 2010
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Pressures Mount on Bank of England (BOE) to Devalue Pound
- 07 Oct 2010
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Markets Tentatively Bullish on Economy, Mid-Terms, and Earnings
- 27 Sep 2010
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Investment Contingency Plans 2010-2011
- 16 Sep 2010
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Markets Appear Ripe for a Sustainable Bullish Turn
- 01 Sep 2010
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Hindenburg Omen Is Concerning, But Not Overly So
- 26 Aug 2010
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Long-Term Case for Stocks and Commodities Stronger than Case for Bon
- 18 Aug 2010
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Reading Between The Lines: James Bullard's Seven Faces of 'The Peril
- 03 Aug 2010
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Weak Job Creation Not A Surprise To Markets
- 29 Jul 2010
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Hedge Funds Care, So Should You
- 26 Jul 2010
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Currencies, Oil, and Emerging Markets: Moves May Be Something To Bui
- 09 Jul 2010
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Stocks May Surprise By Year-End
- 02 Jul 2010
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Choppy Recoveries and Stock's Rally Attempt
- 18 Jun 2010
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Stocks: Risk/Reward From Current Levels
- 10 Jun 2010
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Deflationary Forces and Historical Market Corrections
- 04 Jun 2010
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Technicals and Fundamentals Could Converge
- 27 May 2010
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