The bears are not retreating…

This morning from Bloomberg… The bears are not retreating. $SPX pic.twitter.com/iRz80jopO9 — Ayesha Tariq, CFA (@AyeshaTariq) August 15, 2022 Strong rally not yet deterring hedge funds as they continue to increase short positions in S&P 500 futures … positioning is …

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Bears Gain Control As Market Fails Resistance

by Lance Roberts With yesterday’s rout, the “bears” gained control of the narrative as the market failed at resistance. In this past weekend’s newsletter, we discussed the market reclaiming the 100-dma on Friday. To wit: “It is worth noting there are two primary support …

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Too Many Bears Looking For A Correction?

By Lance Roberts  Are there too many “bears” looking for a correction? When it comes to financial markets, there is one truism as noted in Bob Farrell’s famous investment rules: “When all experts agree, something else tends to happen.” Such makes perfect …

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More Evidence that the Bears Have it Dead Right

by David Haggith In my last article, “The Bears Have it Right: Economy went Polar Opposite of Bullish Predictions,” I laid out my first prediction for 2019 — a recession by summer. I don’t want the following revelations and facts that …

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Bears are right. About what? Well, everything.

by northmantrader After 8 weeks of non stop rallying the bear mocking is back which is ironic. Why? Well, because bears are right. About what? Well, everything. Yes stock markets have been screaming higher in recent weeks on hopium and central …

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Bulls need all this to go right. Bears need just one not to.

1) China US get trade deal Mar 1 2) Brexit approved this week 3) Gov reopens 4) Strong bank earnings 5) Oil stays above $50 to keep pressure off credit 6) Asian economic data improves https://twitter.com/hks55/status/1084903962946473984 https://twitter.com/EvelynSprague/status/1084853456605712384 WATCH | Sir …

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The AAPL Of Bears’ Eyes?

by Dana Lyons Bruised Apple stock still has several key potential support layers just below. Among the factors bears are pointing to in arguing for a more serious downturn in the stock market is the (potential) loss in leadership among the …

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A warning to Tesla bulls and bears

From Dr. Richard Smith, Founder, TradeStops: For all investors involved with Tesla (TSLA), we have a simple message: Proceed with extreme caution. Tesla bulls should consider stepping aside until the market provides an all-clear. And Tesla bears should limit their exposure …

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Are the gold bears getting tired?

From Kitco: According to some analysts, there is further evidence that gold’s selling momentum is running out of steam as the latest trade data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed little change in bearish gold sentiment. The CFTC’s disaggregated Commitments of Traders …

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Goldilocks And The Liquidity Bears

by jessefelder While most investors and pundits are currently focused on optimistic analyst earnings estimates for the coming year there’s another far more important phenomenon underway that deserves more attention. Three years ago Stan Druckenmiller gave a very important speech to …

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Stock and Awe, Bears in Bondage

by David Haggith The Trump Rally pushed ahead relentlessly through a summer full of high omens and great disasters, all which it swatted off like flies. Even so, all was not perfect in the market as nerves began to jitter midsummer beneath the …

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“It Is A Bad Sign For The Market When All The Bears Give Up. If No-One Is Left To Be Converted, It Usually Means No-one Is Left To Buy.” – Pater Tenebrarum

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The market is downright bullish. There is little reason to argue the point given the bullish trends of markets globally which are strongly trending, positively correlated, and simultaneously breaking out to all-time highs. Of course, such …

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