Inside The Stock Market ...trends, cross-currents, and outlook
Short Interest...Record High Shorts, But Both Ratios Decline With Market Volume Jump
In July, average daily volume surged significantly enough to decrease the short interest ratio, despite record levels of short selling.
June Mutual Fund Flows
Estimate outflow of $20 billion in June, largest redemption month since Sept 01…..Not yet panic mode as this only represents 0.7% of total U.S. equity fund assets.
Royal Blue…..Annual Reconstruction
Eleven new components, six of which are first time qualifiers.
Do Small Caps Lead When The Dollar Is Falling?
Performance results make a case that a declining dollar may be more favorable to large caps than small caps.
View From The North Country
Corporate Crime Wave—Not a new era, but exaggerated by length of recent bull market….Why and how some real reform must become reality. Also, why the Federal Deficit is likely to exceed $200 billion.
Volatility Update…..Seems To Be On The Rise Of Late
Volatility is still running at a pace significantly less than in 2000 and 2001, but the recent acceleration is troubling.
No Capitulation Yet
The stock market's decline has been relentless and now even Small Caps have joined the retreat. But, while mutual fund investors have been skittish, they have not panicked up to now. Also, is this a Secular Bear Market?
Insider Block Measures....Another Sell Signal Registered In Late June
This is the second sell signal registered in the last six weeks.
Dealing With The Earnings Quagmire
A review of how companies can manipulate their earnings.
NASDAQ & NYSE Short Interest
NASDAQ record high short selling. NYSE moving to new highs.
Volatility Update…..May Was A Wild Month
Instances of High Volatility in May were unusually high for the S&P 500.
Stock Market Plays On The Falling Dollar...Some Surprises And Some Caveats
Study shows market performance not too bad over six periods when dollar is declining…..Which groups also perform in such an environment?
View From The North Country
In today’s environment, portfolio managers are forced to sell best stocks, as style police enforce tighter restrictions. Also, why a Fed Funds rate below 3% is bad for the economy.
NASDAQ & NYSE Short Interest
NASDAQ ratio was flat for May while the NYSE's showed a very strong positive.
Is This A Bear Market?
Is this a bear market? It certainly is a bear market in integrity! Steve presents the case for both Bears and Bulls.
Insider Block Measures....Brief Sell Signal Registered In Late May
The latest 10-week reading has moved back into the upper end of normal range, after registering a sell signal in previous week.
May Mutual Fund Flows
The billion dollar question at this point is: Can Main Street investors keep the faith?
Speculative Groups
Security Companies and Gold presented this month as investors continue to worry about future.
The Billion Share Club
In 1990, only two companies with more than a billion shares outstanding, guess how many now?
View From The North Country
With only a slight hesitation, consumer spending continued to increase month after month during the 2001 recession, ignoring the layoffs and the slide in the consumer confidence measures.
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