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Wall Street margin debt surges to record high Wall Street’s S&P 500 index reached a new record high on Thursday on the back of the decision by the Fed the previous day that its continuous boosting of financial markets, through the injection of more than $1.4 trillion a year in asset purchases, would continue for a “long time.” Trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange [Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew] The commitment came despite indications of increased US economic growth and risin...

Expect a Market Correction, Sam Stovall Warns A bunch of indicators like high sector P/Es and king-sized margin debt suggest one is on the way, stock savant says. Are we overdue for a market correction? Sam Stovall thinks so. After the past few days’ slide (the S&P 500 did blip up Tuesday by 0.13%), CFRA Research’s chief investment strategist sees several signs that a 10% or so downdraft could be coming in the near future. These indications, ranging from fundamental measures such as high ma...

In last week’s Reducing Risk post we discussed why we reduced risk in anticipation of a pullback in the markets. However, there are some warning signs which beg the question “is a larger correction coming?" Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. A Tough Start What started out as a promising January, didn’t end up that way as markets dipped into the red for the year. More importantly, February tends to be a weak month which suggests ...

Macro Tides Monthly Report 03 January 2021 Economists are forecasting a strong rebound in 2021 especially in the second half of the year. By the end of 2021 economists expect S&P 500 earnings to climb to $170.00 from $140.00 in 2020 and $161.00 in 2019. Much of this forecast is dependent on the speed of vaccinations and how quickly the American consumer can return to their ‘normal’ spending habits. With the S&P 500 trading above 3700, it is sporting a forward P/E of 22.00 which is the secon...

The class dynamic of the massive Wall Street speculation As 2020 draws to a close, the essential class dynamic and objective logic of the global capitalist system have never been more starkly revealed. Billions of people around the world confront the escalating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the destruction of millions of jobs, impoverishment, including in some cases the threat of starvation, and the destruction of a viable future for a whole generation of youth. Yet the ruling financial oli...