12 Mar 2020

With Stocks Amidst New Round Of Selling Pressure, FOMC Meeting Next Week Could Decide If This Stops, Pauses Or Continues

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Bears are making a killing.  Stocks have come under renewed selling pressure.  The S&P 500 is very close to losing 20 percent on a closing basis.  Amidst this, fresh from a 50-basis-point emergency cut of last week, the FOMC meets … Continued

24 Apr 2019

Margin Debt Diverges With Stocks, VIX Maintains At Higher Plateau

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The S&P 500 is within striking distance of a new high, even as margin debt is substantially below last May’s record high.  Concurrently, unlike in the past, VIX refuses to sustainably drop to high single digits/low double digits. Margin debt … Continued