by Gary Gordon | Mar 2, 2022
The percentage of stocks in the S&P 500 that are in a technical uptrend? 40%. In other words, the majority of stocks are trending downward. Ditto for the Nasdaq Composite. The percentage of stocks in an uptrend is a paltry 35%. Equally telling, the market’s...
by Gary Gordon | Feb 23, 2022
The Federal Reserve is looking to navigate a path between fighting inflation and protecting markets. Granted, the central bank’s key mandates are to fight inflation and to bolster employment. For the entirety of the 21st century, however, the Fed has concentrated on...
by Gary Gordon | Feb 16, 2022
Consumer sentiment is downright abysmal. It is as weak as it was during the 2008-2009 financial crisis and during the early 1980s recession(s). How downbeat are consumers? Data indicate that sentiment is 28% below an average reading. Consumer dissatisfaction is...
by Gary Gordon | Feb 8, 2022
The dividend yield for the S&P 500? About 1.3%. That’s about 65 basis points lower than the yield on a 10-year Treasury bond. The dividend yield is also nearing lows not seen since the stock market crash at the turn of the century. Some investors might be...
by Gary Gordon | Jan 31, 2022
According to the data, the S&P 500’s correction in the the first 16 days of the year represented the worst start ever. And the final tally for January does not figure to be much better. Some are even beginning to call the price damage a “stealth...
