Stock Indices

We make the case in the charts below that we could be near a bottom, which represents a great buying opportunity. A recovery could start as soon as this week.

There is no question a dark cloud is looming over U.S. financial markets and that cloud just got a little darker over the past two days as key support levels in all of the crucial equity indices were violated. This sends a loud and clear signal to pay attention. Even the darkest of clouds has a silver lining, though, so my goal here is to highlight some contrarian points of view on an otherwise gloomy market perspective.

It is the overall TREND of the market which determines a bull or bear market and, currently, that trend is still rising. Such will not always be the case, however, and we may now be in the process of a trend change. I am not talking about a 20% correction type bear market. I am talking about a devastating, blood-letting, retirement crushing, "I am never investing again," type decline of 40%, 50%, or more. Here's why.

Here are 3 charts from the PM complex that are very helpful in figuring out what the PM complex is up to and what they reveal is pretty amazing when you think about it. Take a look.

Ignore the headlines, the next crisis is here and if you're not already preparing for it, NOW is the time to do so.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average provides us with some pretty strong evidence that our “stock market boom” has been fueled by debt. On Wednesday, the Dow crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time ever, and this comes at a time when the U.S. national debt is right on the verge of hitting 20 trillion dollars. Is this just a coincidence? As you will see, there has been a very close correlation between the national debt and the Dow Jones Industrial Average for a very long time.

All reliable bottoms start with a reclamation of the 200-day moving average and the GDXJ currently shows absolutely no indication of a bottom yet. If it doesn't look like a bottom and doesn't smell like a bottom, it's probably not a bottom...

It is still too early to know for sure whether this is just a "correction" or a "change in the trend" of the market so pay attention to the market as its action this year is very reminiscent of previous market topping processes. Words: 859

Morgan Stanley has long held a bearish outlook on the U.S. but overnight they officially downgraded U.S. stocks to "sell", expecting the S&P to end 2019 at 2,750, while double upgrading emerging market to overweight. Words: 848

What exactly is the S&P 500?...In this article, we will take a deeper dive into the S&P 500, explain what the stock market index is, provide a background, and review how the S&P 500 determines which stocks are included in the index.