Chris Ciovacco

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• Charts Still Concerning Pre-Labor Report

  Published 05 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Economic Data Disappoints Earlier this week, we noted numerous concerns piling up in the stock and bond markets, such as leadership being provided by historically…

• Market's Defensive Tone Concerning

  Published 01 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  An extended stock market received an excuse to sell off Monday after a report showed manufacturing activity pointed toward modest, rather than robust, economic growth.…

• Is Another Bullish Push In The Cards?

  Published 15 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Perception of Euro Stability One can argue that the fear of a systemic meltdown capped markets between early 2010 and late 2012. The primary driver…

• Market Correction Possibilities

  Published 27 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Europe Matters With no clear winner in the recent Italian elections, the financial markets may now have reason to worry looking out several weeks. From…

• Stocks Remain Vulnerable To More Weakness

  Published 25 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Italian Elections An extended U.S. stock market was handed some bad European news Monday. From MarketWatch: Hopes for a clear-cut outcome in Italy's parliamentary elections…

• Are European Stocks Turning Up Again?

  Published 12 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  State of The Union Reaction Wednesday During Tuesday's session, many leading ETFs were related to Europe; Spain (EWP), European financials (EUFN), Euro Stoxx 50 (FEZ),…

• All Is Well In Europe, Right?

  Published 04 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  With U.S. markets making new highs, many have put Europe on the back burner. It may be time to slide that pot forward a bit.…

• Are Stocks Getting Ready To Correct?

  Published 31 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Odds Favor Pullback vs. Ongoing Vertical Ascent A common sense tenet of investing is assessing possible risk relative to the possible reward. As we have…

• Is There Any Hope For Stock Bears?

  Published 16 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  As of the close Tuesday, the bulls remained in control, but there are reasons to pay attention this week with an open mind: Bond yields…

• Despite Cliff Uncertainty Evidence Supports Bullish Case

  Published 20 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  After the latest cliff-induced selloff Wednesday afternoon, the S&P 500 futures were holding up well early Thursday. According to the Washington Post, Republicans are moving…

• Will An Imminent Cliff Deal Push Stocks Higher?

  Published 17 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Financial markets moved higher on Monday after reports of progress on the fiscal cliff front. The Wall Street Journal reported significant improvement in the previously…

• It Is What It Is...Bullish

  Published 14 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As a client or neutral observer, it is fair to ask, "Given the uncertainty related to the fiscal cliff, what do you see that justifies…

• Muted Response To Fed And Contingency Plans

  Published 13 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  It is too early to get overly concerned about the intraday weakness we have seen in recent sessions. However, it is not too early to…

• With Greece Aid Deal In Place, Can Markets Avoid Cliff?

  Published 27 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  After the close on Monday, the markets received some good news from Europe. It appears the expected deal to once again "save Greece" is in…

• Cliff Talks Set Markets Up For Possible Bounce

  Published 17 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  On Friday, the Democrats and Republicans made a joint and civil statement to the press following a brief meeting on the fiscal cliff. It signaled…

• Bears In Control Until Charts Improve

  Published 12 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  From a fundamental perspective, the markets have much to worry about with excessive debt in the United States and Europe. The euro zone is not…

• Six Reasons Stocks Could Tank Soon

  Published 08 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Six Reasons Bulls Should Be Very Concerned: Gridlock remains in Washington. Fiscal cliff negotiations could be messy. The VIX is sending up warning flares. Europe's…

• Bearish Evidence Piling Up Against Stocks

  Published 23 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The present day market has numerous similarities to the period just prior to a 10.5% drop in the S&P 500 that occurred last spring. In…

• Is Another Risk-On, Bailout-Induced Rally Beginning?

  Published 17 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The news Tuesday regarding the latest European bailout program could ignite another leg up in stocks. Spain may ask for "bailout lite", which would take…

• Insiders and Momentum Still Concerning For Stocks

  Published 11 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The fundamental drivers behind stock gains on Thursday morning came in the form of U.S. jobless claims falling to a four-year low and improving bond…