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The Bull Market Is Six Years Old, Is It Time To Reexamine Your Asset Allocation?
J. Lawrence Manley, Jr., CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 5:11AM CDT
Market Outlook : On March 9th, the equity bull market will be six years old and will have appreciated more than 215%, an incredible 21.25% compounded annual growth rate. We believe this six-year anniversary is a good opportunity for investors to...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), IEF: 105.49 (-1.09), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), AGG: 109.70 (-0.72), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Weighing The Week Ahead: Is Good Economic News Now Bad For Investors?
Jeff Miller - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 1:27AM CST
What happens when the economic calendar is light and the market volatile? Pundit Paradise! Last week set the table. This week is the pre-game. Next week the FOMC will decide and explain. For those who think it is all about the Fed, this week's...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Happy Birthday Bull?
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 8:18AM CST
On Monday, you'll likely hear lots of talk about the 6th birthday of the current bull market that began on 3/9/09. But keep in mind that unless we make a new high on Monday, the bull market won't actually be six years old. Right now the top of the...
IWB: 116.21 (-1.59), SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), XLY: 75.41 (-0.91), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55), EWZ: 31.93 (-0.87), XLU: 43.39 (-1.34), XLE: 76.78 (-1.40)
Assessing IWM With The Aid Of The U.S. Economic Index
J.J. McGrath - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 12:11AM CST
IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
The Stock Market Has Disconnected From Economic Reality
Power Hedge - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 2:20PM CST
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Oil Or Stocks...Will The Market Representing The Real Economy Please Stand Up?
Pater Tenebrarum - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 1:47PM CST
By Chris Hamilton Oil Production and Consumption Image via Taylor Russell The first chart shows global oil production, by month, based on latest EIA data. 2014 saw significant production increases after fairly flat production in...
USO: 18.24 (-0.47), SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), OIL: 11.03 (-0.31), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
A Hefty Upside Surprise For February Payrolls
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 1:39PM CST
Private payrolls increased substantially more than expected in February, delivering an encouraging dose of optimism in the wake of wobbly data in recent weeks from other corners of the economy. US companies added 288,000 jobs last month, according to...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Signs Of Improvement In Prime-Age Labor Force Participation
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 12:19PM CST
By Ellyn Terry, an economic policy analysis specialist, and John Robertson , vice president and senior economist, both of the Atlanta Fed's research department This morning's job report provided further evidence of a stabilizing labor...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
How A Great Jobs Report Is Bad For Stocks
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 10:56AM CST
VTI: 107.46 (-1.51), SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Replacing The Fed With A Computer
Joe Leider - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 8:16AM CST
A lot of investors are looking at the CAPE or historical P/E ratios and scratching their heads. They're wondering when the dreaded reversion to mean will happen. Because it always happens, right? Well, not necessarily. The CAPE has been rising in a...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
How High Can Profits Go?
Roger McKinney - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 8:05AM CST
The market set new records this week. Some of the lift came from the European Central Bank printing new Euros. As the ECB buys bonds, the sellers are buying into the US stock market thinking that it is the safest repository. The ECB printing presses...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Federal Reserve Exit Strategy: Number 13
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 7:53AM CST
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
What To Expect From Tomorrow's Employment Report
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:28PM CST
Tomorrow, we get a read on the current US employment situation when nonfarm payrolls, unemployment and average weekly wages are released for the month of February. Nonfarm Payrolls : Currently, Estimize is looking for nonfarm payrolls to come in...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Emerging Markets and European Stocks More Attractive Than U.S. Equities
at The Street - Thu Mar 05, 3:21PM CST
Charles Brandes, chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, says investors looking for value should opt for emerging market and European stocks over U.S. equites.
EEM: 39.26 (-0.61), EWG: 29.04 (-0.47), SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), EWU: 18.54 (-0.42), EWQ: 25.81 (-0.51), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), RSX: 17.20 (-0.53), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55), EWZ: 31.93 (-0.87), TLT: 123.50 (-2.79)
Are Stocks Pausing or on the Cusp of a Larger Correction?
at The Street - Thu Mar 05, 2:01PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel says investors should be buyers on a dip in the stock market, which is on the cusp of a 5% to 10% decline.
TSLA: 193.88 (-6.75), GPRO: 40.13 (-0.95), SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), EWC: 27.27 (-0.48), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55), TLT: 123.50 (-2.79)
Jobless Claims Rise To 10-Month High
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 1:09PM CST
New filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, reaching the highest level since last May. Is this an early warning sign of trouble for the labor market, and by extension, the economy? No, not yet. It could be nothing more than...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
ADP Data Anticipates Slower Growth For U.S. February Payrolls Report
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 12:54PM CST
What should we expect for tomorrow's February payrolls report from the US Labor Department? As usual, ADP's estimate of job creation in the private sector offers a valuable clue. The current forecast, based on yesterday's update: government data,...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Bulls Should Hope For A Jobs Report Miss
Chad Gassaway - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 12:11PM CST
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
Bank Of America's 10 Reasons To Be Bullish Are Rather Cautious
Roy's Analysis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 2:26AM CST
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)
ADP: U.S. February Payrolls Continue To Grow, But At Slower Rate
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 6:26PM CST
Payrolls at US companies posted another respectable gain in February, advancing 212,000 over the previous month, according to this morning's update of the ADP Employment Report. The increase is a bit soft relative to the consensus forecast , but...
SPY: 207.50 (-2.96), QQQ: 107.41 (-1.23), DIA: 178.40 (-2.77), IWM: 121.17 (-1.55)