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Biotech Stock Segment Going Bananas In February 2020

Article By: Taki Tsaklanos

Sunday, February 9, 2020 2:37 PM EST

One sector that is going crazy is the biotech stock sector. One thing we do know about markets that go bananas: if it’s unclear what their intention is you better stay at the sidelines.

In this article: IBB

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The Market’s Phantasmic Irrationality

Article By: Michele Schneider

Sunday, February 2, 2020 10:26 AM EST

In market terms, one could argue that the last four years, except for the brief trip to stark reality at the end of 2018, have been a thing of beauty and a total artifice.

In this article: IBB, QQQ, IWM, IYT, KRE, SMH, SPY, VXX, XRT

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Does The Russell 2000 Have Good Bones?

Article By: Michele Schneider

Sunday, January 26, 2020 11:26 AM EST

After headline after headline on the expanding impact that the coronavirus is having throughout the world, that impact extended to the global markets but there were signs of stress in the market already happening.

In this article: IBB, QQQ, IWM, IYT, JNK, KRE, SMH, SPY, XRT

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Short-Term Downtrend Begins

Article By: Douglas Gammons

Saturday, January 25, 2020 6:38 PM EST

A short-term downtrend started on Jan. 23. This short-term downtrend has been confirmed by an increase in the NYSE new 52-week lows, a dip in the NYSE bullish percents and a decline in the NYSE cumulative net advance/decline line.

In this article: IBB, TLT, SPX

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