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The stock market is sending so many mixed signals, it’s easy to be confused

A breakout for the S&P 500 from its trading range can't be fully trusted.

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Why market timers are concerned about the gap between the Dow transports and the Dow industrials

Dow Theory keys off the divergences between these two stock market averages.

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Short sellers are more bearish than they’ve been in a long time

A monthly review of recent Wall Street research

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These 5 stocks stand out in a banking sector filled with great bargains

Elon Musk has it all wrong – here’s why the bank sector won’t blow up.

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Car makers aren’t the only stocks to benefit from EV demand. Here are 3 long-term picks that play on the materials side.

The rapid increase in demand for EVs can make materials suppliers much more profitable.

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Here’s how to play oil-industry stocks for long-term growth of 20% or more

Oil producers continue to underinvest in supply, and daily usage levels are expected to hold up for many years, even with the transition to electric vehicles.

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‘The Fed is way late and they’ve already screwed it up.’ This stock strategist is banking on gold, silver and Treasurys to weather a recession.

Hedgeye's Keith McCullough says the market is in denial: 'Investors just want their bubble back.'

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Stocks are stuck in a trading range, but watch the VIX for signs of a breakout

VIX and volatility are the market's most bullish indicators now, writes Lawrence McMillan.

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Banning short selling of regional bank stocks won’t solve their problems

Restricting bets against the troubled banking sector would be ineffective and costly.

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Car makers aren’t the only stocks to benefit from EV demand. Here are 3 long-term picks that play on the materials side.

The rapid increase in demand for EVs can make materials suppliers much more profitable.

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These banks are even better investments than they were before the crisis

Well-run banks remain good long-term bets.

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Stocks are trying to break out of a trading range but resistance is too strong

Earnings had boosted the S&P 500, but the focus now is on interest rates and inflation and that's bearish.

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Retail sector insiders are betting on no recession: 4 undervalued stocks they like now

The consumer engine driving the U.S. economy should keep humming.

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Owning individual stocks is your best bet now, with the market stuck in ‘purgatory’

The S&P 500 is above its low of last October, but below its high at the beginning of 2022.

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Stock investors are right to be cautious now, and being bearish is even smarter

Valuations are high and economic turmoil and losses are in the U.S. market's future, writes Cody Willard.

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Fed ‘accident’ could slice 20% off the S&P 500, stock market strategist David Rosenberg warns. Here are 3 ways to protect your money now.

Treasurys, cash and gold are your best bets when recession hits and squeezes credit, threatens jobs, and takes down bond yields and stocks.

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Insider selling could be signaling recession and a stock market selloff

5 signs that stocks and the U.S. economy face a rough summer.

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‘Sell’ signals are flashing across the stock market now. But bulls still have one chance.

The VIX and its tradeable products are positive, but all bets are off if the S&P 500 closes below 3950, writes Lawrence McMillan.

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Rate cuts aren’t necessarily bullish. But this Fed move really can trigger a stock market rally.

The last hike in a cycle, not the first cut, is when to become positive about stocks.

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The best stock-timing system of the 1980s and 1990s is still beating the market

'Seasonality Timing System' consults the calendar to determine when to be in and out of stocks.