It has been a wild few days in the markets.US markets are rallying Wednesday after an ugly day Tuesday, which saw stocks rally sharply early in the day before a huge sell-off in the final hour of trading.But as interesting as it is to track the play-by-plays, it’s also worth taking a gander at how this recent plunge looks relative to others.This chart from Doug Short highlights […]
Biotech stocks, which have risen 550% since the depths of the recession, are now prime targets of short sellers betting they will collapse in grand fashion. “Of any part of the market, this is the one with the most bubble-like characteristics, without question.”Bubble Watch: Biotech Edition Bubble Watch: Biotech Edition Bubble Watch: Biotech EditionThe financial markets have been on the […]
Biotech stocks, which have risen 550% since the depths of the recession, are now prime targets of short sellers betting they will collapse in grand fashion. “Of any part of the market, this is the one with the most bubble-like characteristics, without question.”Bubble Watch: Biotech Edition Bubble Watch: Biotech Edition Bubble Watch: Biotech EditionThe financial markets have been on the […]
Americans are feeling better about their job security and the economy, but most are theoretically only one paycheck away from the street.Approximately 62% of Americans have no emergency savings for things such as a $1,000 emergency room visit or a $500 car repair, according to a new survey of 1,000 adults by personal finance website Bankrate.com. Faced with an emergency, […]
So, the Dow was up 7.5% in 2014 — is that good?From a historical viewpoint, that is almost average. What is unusual is that this is the sixth straight year of a bull market, which tells us more about the severity of the Great Recession than it does about the Dow.From a technical viewpoint, analysts wonder if the Dow was […]
The 32% gain for the S&P last year was a blessing and a curse for investors.A blessing because it padded all of our portfolios.A curse because the gains came far too easily, making 2014 a brutal environment by comparison.Yes, the S&P is up on the year, but still many small caps and glamour growth stocks are in the red. Plus […]
NEW YORKThe stock market has gotten a bit more finicky over the past week, and that begs the question of whether or not investors could be in for a rocky start to 2015.If so, investors should be putting together their plans for handling a market drop now, rather than risk reacting poorly when the tape is tumbling. With that in […]
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by Frederick Sheehan / on 22 December 2013 at 18:47 / Frederick J. Sheehan is the author of Panderer to Power: The Untold Story of How Alan Greenspan Enriched Wall Street and Left a Legacy of Recession (McGraw-Hill, 2009) and “The Coming Collapse of […]
IntroductionIt has become vividly clear to me that many investors continue to believe that the stock market in general is currently overvalued. Some even go as far to say that it is currently in bubble territory. Although I disagree, (my views about the valuation level of the stock market as measured by the S&P 500 can be found in the […]
