Chris Ciovacco

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• Are The Markets Heading Back To The 1990s and Hammer Time?

  Published 25 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Everything Old Is New Again In a 1991 episode of Seinfeld, as Kramer pleaded with Jerry to install illegal cable he uttered: Man, it's the…

• The Fed's Big Mistake

  Published 24 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Growth And Inflation Are Linked In Investors' Minds Assume we asked the general investing public: Are rising prices more likely to occur during an economic…

• 1994, Rising Interest Rates, And Your Approach To The Markets

  Published 21 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Janet Yellen's remarks Wednesday brought rising interest rates back into focus. If the bond market reacts and interest rates spike as they did in 1994,…

• Why The Fed Will Step In During The Next Crisis

  Published 19 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  While there are rational arguments for the Fed to stand aside during the next bear market, an examination of the do-nothing alternative calls that theory…

• Fear Trade Not Gaining Traction While Fed Holds Down Rates

  Published 18 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Many institutional equity managers must remain fully invested at all times in order to stay in-line with a growth mandate, meaning stock rotation is their…

• Fed Could Deliver Stock-Friendly Statement Wednesday

  Published 17 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The Federal Reserve is expected to alter their forward policy guidance to support the economy as early as this week. If the Fed emphasizes that…

• Five Reasons Your Simple Bear Market Plans Could Backfire

  Published 14 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Weekends are a good time to review investment risk management strategies. If an approach or system can manage to avoid the common bear market pitfalls…

• How To Monitor Increasing Risk Of A Stock Market Correction

  Published 13 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Aggregate Opinion Drives Markets Roughly half of the U.S. population owns stocks, which equates to approximately 156 million people. Those 156 million people along with…

• A Trend U.S. Stock Investors Would Love To See Reversed

  Published 11 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Emerging Markets Point To Slower Global Growth In the early 1990s, U.S. investors did not pay much attention to economic happenings in the likes of…

• How Many Stock Market Top Boxes Have Been Checked?

  Published 10 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  After posting another new high last week, stocks were taking a breather during Monday's session. The primary catalyst came out of China. From Reuters: China's…

• Stocks: October 2007 vs. March 2014

  Published 07 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Fed's Fisher Down On QE The Federal Reserve has signaled to the markets that economic data would have to veer significantly off their anticipated path…

• Is More Central Bank Intervention Coming Soon?

  Published 05 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Markets Love Central Bank Action Anyone who follows the markets knows that action from central banks tends to impact risk-related behavior, often in a significant…

• What Are The Stock Market Leaders Telling Us?

  Published 04 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Ukraine Fears Ease Monday and Tuesday have been about the conflict in Ukraine. Monday's news was fear related; Tuesday's news was better. From Bloomberg: U.S.…

• Russian Commander Issues Ultimatum

  Published 03 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Ultimatum Reported By Reuters via Telegraph The following information was posted on telegraph.co.uk this morning: There are a lot of moving parts to any geopolitical…

• How Strong Is The Bearish Case For Stocks?

  Published 01 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The Bears Had A Nice Set-Up In late January/early February, economic fundamentals were looking shaky. The text below comes from a February 3 Reuters article:…

• New Closing High For SP 500: What Does It Mean?

  Published 27 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Simple Support And Resistance Thursday's new all-time closing high on the S&P 500 is relevant from a support and resistance perspective. The previous all-time closing…

• Stocks Unquestionably Hesitant, But Is That Bearish?

  Published 26 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Concerns Ease On Housing Front Investors have been worried about slowing economic growth coupled with tapering from the Fed. While one report does not make…

• Checking In On The 1929 Stock Market Parallel

  Published 25 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Houses Appreciate At Slower Rate With the Federal Reserve tapering their bond-buying program, investors are looking for evidence of an improving economy. Given that mortgage…

• Can Emerging Market Bonds Help Us Predict The Next Bear Market?

  Published 24 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Deals At Home Spark Monday Gains If you did not follow the markets Monday, a fair question would be what caused the tone to improve.…

• The Two Most Important Questions For Investors

  Published 21 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Specific Answers Can Have Positive Impact On Net Worth Weekends are a good time to address areas of vulnerability in your investment strategy. Many investors…