Stock Indices

Research has found that investors using technical analysis had some performance advantage over those who didn’t use these methods. The research also found that the performance advantage was more evident during down markets. If that has piqued your interest, read on to learn more about a few of the more popular types of technical analysis.

If there is a recession in the next one to two years, there is also likely to be another bear market for stocks...[and this article] shows why the base case for a new bear market could be a two year inflation-adjusted loss of 36%, which would exceed anything experienced in the 1960s, 1980s or 1990s.

VIX calculates the implied volatility of options on the S&P 500 index for the next 30 calendar days. Below is some introductory material on the VIX offered up in a question and answer format.

As can be seen from the above analysis the DJIA moves opposite to the direction of the GOR so it is imperative to watch the GOR as it provides a very reliable indicator of the direction the DJIA is about to embark on.

Investors are not only worried about the effects of the U.S. - China trade war on global trade, they are also concerned it is weighing on global economic growth. What can shipping statistics tell us about where the economy is heading? What effect would a slowing economy have on equities. This article answers those questions and more. Read on.

A devastating crash looks imminent and full defensive mode is the order of the day.

In 11 of 13 rate cut cycles over the past 65 years gold stocks have enjoyed tremendous gains. The historical data shows an average gain of over 170% and median gain of almost 150% and the market is 84% convinced that the Fed will announce a rate cut in September. That would trigger a strong run into year end.

...Today’s infographic comes to us from Fisher Investments, and it describes the anatomy of market corrections, while also visualizing much of the data around these common events....

The S&P GSCI – which tracks prices for 24 commonly traded commodities relative to the S&P 500 - is the most important chart in the resource space today and it's telling us that commodities are primed for their biggest rally of the last 50 years.

It’s been a decade since the financial crisis lows, and two decades since the 1999 stock market blow-off bubble top. In today’s chart, we put our party hats on as we look at an interesting stock market ratio: the S&P 500 / NYSE Ratio.