uncertainties

Optimism over stocks fizzles as market range-bound – MarketWatch

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Just waiting for the market to wake up…
Enthusiasm for stocks by retail investors—a group as diverse as the retired schoolteacher in Peoria to the day trader in Miami—is becoming progressively more subdued as the stock market remains mostly range-bound, according to a survey by the American Association of Individual Investors.Bullish sentiment, measured by the number of respondents who believe the […]

Saying Farewell to a Tranquil Stock Market – Barron's

Editor’s Note: This is excerpted from a longer report written by Wieting, global chief investment strategist with Citi Private Bank, a unit of Citigroup. Shawn Snyder, a Citi Private Bank vice president, also contributed to this commentary.A host of uncertainties have confronted investors throughout 2014. So, is it really a coincidence that the S&P 500 hit its recent peak (2,011) […]