Chris Ciovacco

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• Could A Geometric Shape Save The Bulls?

  Published 01 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Earnings Concerning For Bulls In the markets, everything matters. Common sense tells us that stocks in the long run are tied to corporate earnings. Therefore,…

• What Is Market Breadth Telling Us About Bear Market Risk?

  Published 31 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Why Is Market Breadth Relevant? According to Investopedia, market breadth is: A mathematical formula that uses advancing and declining issues to calculate the amount of…

• Expect More Uncertainty Related To Fed

  Published 24 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Fed Speaker Leaves Many Doors Open In a speech Monday to the Economic Club of New York, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fisher tried to…

• Bear Market Risk - A Realistic Assessment

  Published 23 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Bad Weather To Blame? Recent economic numbers and earnings projections have come in on the soft side. If the rationale below holds water, we have…

• Rate Dialogue Is About Bubbles, Not Inflation

  Published 18 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Is Inflation A Threat? While the Federal Reserve likes to talk about the rising threat of inflation, global central bankers are more concerned about low…

• How Vulnerable Is The Stock Market?

  Published 09 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Rate Hikes Always Spook Investors Friday's big "fear of a rate increase" selloff in stocks was not getting a bearish follow-through during Monday's session. While…

• What Is A Key Ratio Saying About Stock Market Risk?

  Published 05 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  If you knew (or thought) a bear market in stocks was just around the corner, would you prefer to be invested in 100% stocks or…

• Stocks Continue To Have An Opportunity Cost Advantage

  Published 02 March 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Investment A vs. Investment B Investment capital is always looking for a home. Stocks continue to benefit from easy money policies around the globe. From…

• Are The Bullish Breakouts Holding?

  Published 25 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Yellen Shifts Gears The Federal Reserve hopes market participants have come to accept a rate hike is on the way, allowing the central bank to…

• Recent Spike In Rates - What Does It Mean For Stocks and Bonds?

  Published 20 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The table below shows the recent move in ten-year yields (interest rates) is one of the largest in the last 45 years. The data is…

• Using Energy As A Guide For Stocks

  Published 19 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Key Levels For Energy Bulls And Bears In a February 3 tweet (below), we noted market participants could gain some valuable insight into economic dynamics…

• Greece vs. Lehman Brothers: One Significant Difference

  Published 17 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The No Deal Scenario Using common sense as a guide, most market participants believe another kick-the-can deal will be made with Greece. If we assume,…

• Could Greece Derail The Bull?

  Published 09 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Greenspan Predicts Greek Exit Europe still has big problems with debt, which could push already-indecisive markets into bearish territory in the coming weeks. From Bloomberg:…

• Are Foreign Markets The Place To Be?

  Published 02 February 2015 | viewed 0 times

  With the Federal Reserve talking about tightening policy and low rates still dominating the conversation overseas, it is prudent to keep an eye on foreign…

• Why 1976 Is Relevant On The SP500 Index

  Published 30 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Math plays a big role in nature and the financial markets. Many trading algorithms use Fibonacci retracement levels to identify areas where buyers may become…

• Fed Impacted By Currency Concerns

  Published 28 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Currency War Brings Strong Dollar Sometimes the news stories on Wall Street fit neatly together like a jigsaw puzzle. Japan has been trying to devalue…

• Market Scenarios: Winners And Losers

  Published 28 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Durables Miss In Big Way The slow growth/low inflation story gained additional traction Tuesday when durable goods orders came in well below expectations. From The…

• The Market's Next Obsession

  Published 12 January 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Mark Your Calendar Over the past several months, Europe has been dealing with low inflation and the possible threat of deflation. The market will be…

• Can Stocks Get Over The Hump This Time?

  Published 29 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Stocks Have Stalled In This Area Previously The recent push off the Fed meeting low has brought equities back to a familiar area. The chart…

• Are Stocks About To Break Out Relative To Fear?

  Published 23 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  While there are numerous reasons for recent volatility in asset prices, the market has primarily focused on concerns related to economic weakness in Europe, the…