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The zombie-rally continues as a steady hail of negative news bullets regarding the spreading COVID-19 (formerly known as coronavirus) fails to deter its march to new highs. The NASDAQ Composite Index posted another record close on Friday as volume receded. Nobody seemed all that interested in clearing out of the market ahead of the long three-day weekend.   ... Read More

As the market keeps extending its rally, I remain wary of a meaningful pullback, but so far, the market has continued to zombie-walk its way to new highs. The trend is persistent enough to also bring up the possibility of a parabolic sort of resolution, that is a blow-off move higher. I characterize the current rally as a zombie-walk because of the uneven action on the way. High-volume stalling... Read More

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The big picture is a market rotating away from small-cap/mid-cap/growth and into large-cap/S&P 500/blue-chip stocks. The clearest signs of this divergence can be found in charts of the cumulative NYSE advance-decline line and the % of NYSE stocks above their 50- and 200-day moving averages. This rotation into lower-risk names is classic late-cycle behavior. It has been discussed numerous... Read More

Stocks remain in good shape, bolstered by strong earnings growth and still-low interest rates. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 are just days off their all-time highs, while the advance’s breadth is solid. Leadership in the growth sector has been notable, with a few liquid glamours leading the way along with numerous more-speculative issues, including Tilray (TLRY), Bandwidth... Read More

Stock averages continue to hold their own as proceedings move through a normally slower season of vacations. While volume left a little something to be desired on the S&P 500’s latest move to a new high, turnover on the Nasdaq made up for that. ... Read More

The averages make progress as they put their brief June swoon behind them. Volume remains less than desired, especially at the level of the averages. For example, activity has actually diminished on all four S&P rallies since the Apr. 2 low. ... Read More