According to reports (see video below) the smart money has reached a record net short position against the stock market (Dow and Nasdaq). But what will this mean for stocks? Will it result in the long-awaited correction in the stock market? Video will take a look at positions to short…
Hated, unpopular and dirt-cheap… But for the first time after 4 years we are now seeing a new “Buy” signal on Italian stocks (see video): Leave your comments below:
We are about to witness the next chapter of the stock market unfold, as I shall reveal to you today… Now, let me make it clear. I am NOT talking about a market “crash” or a “correction”… A correction is inevitable. It is not a matter of IF it will…
In this video I discuss why I am looking to sell stocks in the month of April, as opposed to May. This is in relation to the old adage “Sell in May and Go Away…”. Leave your own comments below.
Markets hate uncertainty. The “fiscal cliff” – the shorthand word for the threat of major tax rises and spending cuts which is due to expire tonight at midnight on Monday 31st December – has left the stock markets dangling on its own cliff edge. This explains why the S&P 500…
For the first time in twelve months we are seeing a “squeeze” on the weekly charts of the Stock Markets – namely the S&P 500 (ES) index. A squeeze means the market is brewing for an explosive move – but it does not tell us the direction of the move.…
Something is not right… Two important pieces of data do NOT believe in the stock market rally. Let me show you what I mean. Here’s a chart of the Stock Markets (S&P 500) – the index of the 500 largest companies in the world: The above chart shows that stocks…
I got a strange call from my friend Bill today. Bill does not trade stocks and never has. So I was a bit surprised when he said to me: “Alessio, the stock market closed above 1400 today. Should I be buying more stocks now?”. I had to explain to Bill…
If history repeats itself, then we could expect a temporary bounce in the US Market Indices, and perhaps even a market bottom from here. So far this month, the old saying “Sell in May, and go away” has proven to be a good strategy, with most stock markets down by…
While most of the major stock markets have been ploughing higher this week, one key market index has not followed suit. The Dow Jones Transportation Index has in fact dropped by 4% since last week. Why does this matter? This is because the Transportation Index (or Transports) are composed of…