Retracements
They say they don't ring a bell at the top and that's true in my experience. Only in hindsight is a narrative built to explain price action . . .
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They say they don't ring a bell at the top and that's true in my experience. Only in hindsight is a narrative built to explain price action . . .
'Missing the bottom on the way up won't cost you anything. It's missing the top on the way down that's always expensive.' - Peter Lynch
What is surprising, however, was the aggressive rotation into small caps despite the sell off . . .
When the market has been trading near the top end of its recent range, June expiries have not been kind to the market historically . . .
Friday's last hour surge was fairly dramatic with the S&P futures rallying over one percent in the final hour of cash trading . . .
Low VIX readings generally coincide with a benign environment for equities, but a low VIX reading combined with a decline of this magnitude . . .
A quick investigation to see if extreme lows in the VVIX have any relevance for forward S&P returns . . .
Despite today's large and persistent decline, call buyers outnumbered put buyers two to one . . .