By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
The way this earnings season is shaping up, a resurgence of the January bear market is virtually inevitable.
Both analyst estimates and guidance from the companies have been moving lower for weeks. Almost every sector is expected to see earnings shrink this quarter.
These numbers are sounding a warning investors can't afford to ignore.
When you see them, you'll understand why...
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
U.S. stocks have rebounded smartly after a crushing start to the year, but this is no time for investors to be complacent.
We have the biggest reason why bear market 2016 isn't over.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Investors may be feeling better about markets after U.S. stock indexes closed Tuesday at their highest levels in nearly two months. But despite the recent gains, this is not the start to another bull market.
By Tom Gentile, America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades - • Print | Email
There's no nice way to say it: The past three months have been ugly for the markets – and the "buy and hold" investing crowd.
Some of my favorite market-tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tell the grim tale…
The 1/100 Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (CBOE: DJX) traded at $177.66 on Dec. 1, 2015. As of Feb. 25, 2016, it's declined more than 6.2% to $166.28…
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE Arca: SPY) could be had for $209.44 a share on Dec. 1, but as of Feb. 25, it's declined more than 7.7% to $193.07…
And the PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 ETF (Nasdaq: QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq 100, has declined nearly 11%. It's down to $102.26 from $114.48 in the beginning of December.
What's worse, these declines actually reflect the oversold bounce we experienced in mid-February. We haven't seen another.
But… for all that, I'm really excited about the month ahead of us. There are some big profits coming our way.
That's right. I'm bullish in March, because I've seen the same pattern I'm about to show you.
By Cameron Saucier, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
We’ve just been through the longest bull market run since World War II.
In the six years from March 2009 to May 2015, the Dow climbed from 6,626 to 18,024. The S&P 500 rose from 683 to 2,108.
But those gains have been under siege for the last few months…
