Clif Droke

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• Will The Bull Market Remain Intact in 2017?

  Published 06 October 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The question confronting investors right now is whether the lateral trading range in the major indices represents consolidation of the long-term uptrend, which precedes an…

• Will Deutsche Bank Collapse The Global Market?

  Published 08 September 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The past year has seen its fair share of worries. From the China slowdown to the Brexit, successive waves of overseas fear have rolled onto…

• Can Stocks Survive Without Stimulus?

  Published 24 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  A fiery debate rages among investors over the question of central bank stimulus. The question is whether the stock market needs stimulus in order to…

• Why the U.S. Benefits from Global Financial Crisis

  Published 10 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Let's turn our attention to the global economy. Last week the Bank of England said it would buy 60 billion pounds of government debt in…

• Is the Tape Being Painted for Hillary?

  Published 28 July 2016 | viewed 0 times

  In the old-school lexicon of Wall Street, the term "painting the tape" referred to the large scale purchase of market-moving stocks by insiders for the…

• Is Kyle Bass Finally Getting His Revenge?

  Published 20 July 2016 | viewed 0 times

  One of America's most prominent hedge fund managers is betting the farm that China's economic troubles are far from over. His bet centers around the…

• A Real Estate Mania Redux

  Published 14 July 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Among the biggest relative strength leaders in the U.S. broad market right now are the home builders and REITs. The U.S. real estate sector is…

• Why the Bears Should be Scared

  Published 07 July 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The last year has been a scary time to be an investor. In 2015, the slowdown in China's economy caused undue apprehension to investors and…

• Brexit and The Revolt Against Globalism

  Published 28 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Everywhere one turns there is evidence of widespread rage and frustration. The peoples of Europe and the Americas in particular are aggrieved at their political…

• How Strong is The Economy Really?

  Published 10 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  In the six years since the recovery began, there has been endless debate over the strength of the U.S. economy. There are basically two sides…

• Candidates Confirm: No Crash this Year

  Published 21 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  A CNN Money article this weekend provided contrarian investors with a moment of clarity. "Trump and Cruz predict stock market 'crash'" the headline proclaimed. Contrarians…

• The Millennial Moment and the Global Crisis

  Published 13 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  It's a trite saying but a profound one all the same: "History always repeats." We've all heard this bromide countless times, yet how many of…

• Roadblocks to a Full-Fledged Bull Market

  Published 07 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Since bottoming in February, the stock market "tape" has been very constructive. The NYSE advance-decline (A-D) line led the rally off the February lows, which…

• Trump vs. The Stock Market

  Published 08 March 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The broad equities market has gotten a respite from the selling pressure which plagued it for the last few months. Some of this can be…

• A 2008-Style Meltdown in 2016?

  Published 14 February 2016 | viewed 0 times

  As the global market crisis continues, the danger posed by this crisis to the U.S. economy continues to be underestimated by economists and central bankers.…

• How The Fed is Suffocating The Economy

  Published 27 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Investors are worried over the prospects that the long-term momentum behind the stock market recovery of 2009-2015 may be in danger of complete dissipation this…

• Will 2016 be The Year The Fed Fails?

  Published 18 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  To many economists, the biggest mistake the Fed has made has been a lack of aggression in raising interest rates. After all, they reason, the…

• Could The Unthinkable Happen in 2016?

  Published 11 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The most important question investors should be asking at this point isn't whether the secular bull market which began in 2009 is over, but whether…

• Santa Claus Rally or The Start of Something Bigger?

  Published 29 December 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Stocks are trying to live up to the expectations for a year-end "Santa Claus" rally. Most of the market's improving internal condition is due to…

• Reversing the Damage of Global Austerity

  Published 09 December 2015 | viewed 0 times

  A significant undercurrent of internal weakness is plaguing the NYSE broad market. This weakness is primarily visible in the dangerously high numbers of stocks making…