Lower Oil prices are unequivocally Great News right? Despite leading experts incessantly stating how great falling energy prices are, falling Oil prices coincide with lower stock markets and slowing economies. The only major Oil price drops in history – 1980 and 2008 – signaled the start of major recessions and…
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Junk Bonds Warn of Pullback in Stocks The stock market continues to reach record heights, positive earnings have surprised consensus and the leading indicators on the economy look warm and sunny. Some caveats are the German resistance to European growth, the notable lag in small cap stocks in the US…
Goldilocks for US Stocks? Finally! Stocks have their first 10% or greater correction in over 2 years and their largest price drop in over 3 years. However, within 3 weeks after hitting The Low, prices are right back to new highs. The US remains the cleanest of the dirty shirts…

Bull Market Dragged Lower in Stock Market With the major stock averages falling 10% at their lows we advised increasing exposure to 90% invested. Markets are priced on earnings expectations and long term cycles still point higher. We highlighted a short term bottom last week with an options chart at…