Asked about U.S. equity a portfolio manager recently said, “Why not just buy the S&P 500 and forget about it?” Honestly, it’s a fair question, and at first glance, the logical answer seems to be, “Why not?” U.S. equities are quietly having one of their best years since the 90s. If you look at the […] The post S&P 500 Index: Record Gains If Historic Seasonality Plays Out appeared first on See It Market ..read more

The Chinese stock market indices have reversed higher in striking fashion. But this has all occurred after the Chinese government announced a robust stimulus package. And this has put the widely followed Hang Seng Index in the news. Today’s question: Is the rally for real? Below is a chart of the Hang Seng on a […] The post Hang Seng Stock Market Reversal: Message to International Equities? appeared first on See It Market ..read more

Anticipated volatility has not arrived as seasonally expected. Though markets wobbled at the beginning of the month, risk appetite and optimism came back in a hurry following the Federal Reserve jump-starting its easing cycle with a 50-basis point interest rate cut mid-month. With more interest rate cuts on the horizon, global stock markets pushed to […] The post Stock Market Gains Are Unseasonably Good appeared first on See It Market ..read more

Is the market showing signs of bad breadth? Not quite yet, but there are some early warning signals worth paying attention to. In this video, I walk you through three key market breadth indicators that help us figure out how healthy the market really is and what might be coming next. We’ll break down new […] The post Stock Market Breadth Alert! What’s Happening Now? appeared first on See It Market ..read more

The ultimate technical pattern that represents indecision is when by midweek, the price range remains stuck inside the trading pattern of the week prior. Such is the case with the 4 stock market sector ETFs featured in the chart above. The Retail Sector ETF (XRT) held critical support thus far, but still has that 10 […] The post Key Stock Market Sectors Are Inside Last Week’s Price Range appeared first on See It Market ..read more

The following research was contributed to by Christine Short, VP of Research at Wall Street Horizon. The wait is over for earnings watchers, as the latest quarterly read on US corporations kicks off with reports from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo on Friday. Earnings will provide a gut check on the state of the US […] The post S&P 500 Q3 Earnings: Big Beats Due To Downward Revisions? appeared first on See It Market ..read more

The precious metals rally appears to have reached an important juncture. Yesterday I wrote about Silver and a potential inflection point. Today, we turn to the gold miners and the all important Gold Bugs Index (HUI). Below is a “monthly” chart of HUI. Here we can see that the Gold Bugs Index has reached an […] The post Gold Bugs Index Nears Important Inflection Price Point! appeared first on See It Market ..read more

Looking at the crude oil price chart from November 2022 until the present, what do you see? Oil bulls will see strong bottoms around $65. Oil bears will see major tops between $90-$95. Opportunists will see volatility and a reason to sit aside as at $73-$74 oil is in the middle of the range. I […] The post Is Crude Oil Price Volatility Due To Fundamental Powder Keg? appeared first on See It Market ..read more

Precious metals have been red hot in 2024, with gold and silver rallying sharply and out-performing most assets. I have written several bullish articles about precious metals over the past few years. And while I remain bullish longer term, I am in a wait-and-see mode short-term. Why? Well, one answer shows up on today’s “monthly” […] The post Are Silver Prices Nearing Major Inflection Point? appeared first on See It Market ..read more

I had another dream over the weekend. This dream wasn’t the same as the ones I have had about sugar in 2019 or gold in 2020 or the Swiss Franc in 2024. Those were literally out of the blue, based on some who-knows-from-where voice in my head that wakes me up. This dream was more […] The post Will Solar Sector (TAN) Out-Performance Lead to Breakout? appeared first on See It Market ..read more