Scott Martindale


Sector Detector: Stocks Grind Into Neutral, Hoping to Find a New Catalyst in Earnings Season

In the ongoing bad-news-is-good-news saga, last week’s surprisingly weak jobs report led to speculation that the Fed would delay hiking interest rates, which …

Sector Detector: Defensive Sectors Lead Hesitant Market, But Traders Honor Long-Standing Bullish Support

Last week, the major indexes fell back below round-number thresholds that had taken a lot of effort to eclipse. There has been an …

Sector Detector: Bulls Retake the Wheel, With a Little Help From Their Friends at the Fed

Well, it didn’t take long for the bulls to jump on their buying opportunity, with a little help from the bulls’ friend in …

Investors Find A Reason To Sell, Teeing Up A New Buying Opportunity

When I’m in my sales role, I view every prospective client as falling into one of two broad baskets: those looking for a …

Sector Detector: Stocks break out again but may be running on fumes

Despite low trading volume, a strong dollar, mixed economic and earnings reports, paralyzing weather conditions throughout much of the U.S.

Volatility Continues As Earnings Reports Create Excitement And Despair

Volatility reigned in January on elevated volume as stock investors shifted their focus from global events to U.S.

With The Fed Fading Into The Shadows, Investors Look Overseas For New Catalysts

Last week, the S&P 500 put an end to its streak of weekly losses, despite giving back some gains on Friday. Thursday provided …

New Year Kicks Off With New Fears To Keep Investors On Edge

As widely expected, the new year has begun with a lot of volatility on high trading volume, as investors fear more than just …

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