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Stocks Mixed, Bonds Hit as Fed Fears Fester

Investors would do well to prepare for higher volatility later this week and into October as the market digests the coming change of Fed policy.

Why Today’s Price Action Is So Important

A down day that breaks critical inflection points could result in an intermediate downturn.

The REAL Market Fun Starts Friday

Stocks slip Thursday ahead of a slew of economic data releases, and the fun will continue next Wednesday when the Fed makes its all-important statement.

Industrials’ Failure Close to Being Confirmed by Sell Signal

The Dow Theory non-confirmation must be resolved for the overall market to move higher.

Dow Transports: A Tale of Two Economies

If the Dow Transports really does represent the "real" economy, the U.S. is in fine shape while the rest of the world is floundering.

Don’t Sweat That Shaky Jobs Report

The headline jobs report disappointment clouded over some important silver linings; besides, investors got past it by day's end anyway.

A Rejiggered GE Is a Global Growth Story

General Electric's shift away from financial services and toward heavy industry puts it in a prime position to take advantage of a global economic recovery.

Buy the Dips in This Resilient Market

Stocks have held up in the face of bad news and still do not look overbought.

Watch Out, Stocks! The Bears Are Coming!

Signs in daily trading patterns, as well as shakiness in the junk bond market, portend a possible aggressive move from the bears.

Don’t Get Too Comfortable; Market May Be In For a Jolt

There are signs some volatility is about to hit a market filled with overly calm and complacent investors.

Get a Jump-Start on Your Portfolio Cleaning

Beat institutional investors to the punch and rid your portfolio of laggards now.

Trade of the Day: S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX)

Going into September, you can cue the dirge music, because it has the worst reputation among all months. Here's how you can take advantage by trading volatility options.

3 Rules for Trading This Bull Market

When technicals take over -- like they have in this bull market -- traders who stick to discipline and these simple rules will come out ahead.

Stay on the Sidelines Until Market’s Conundrum is Resolved

The Dow is struggling with a narrow range, and the trend could go either way.

U.S. Stock Market in a Critical Position

Despite bearish overtones, the Dow and Nasdaq held at important technical levels.

If You’re a Bull, Root for a High-Volume Selloff

One more big loser of a day might be what the S&P 500 needs to spark the panic necessary to finally reach a technical bottom.

Here Comes That Correction! – Linkfest (Aug 7)

Guess what? The market is finally in correction mode! Drown your sorrows with a secret hamburger. All that and more in today's Linkfest.

A Market Bottom? Not Quite!

The major indices are oversold and a near-term bounce is likely, but a true market bottom has not yet been firmly established.

All Eyes on the Dow After Tuesday’s Selloff

Keep an eye on the Dow Jones Industrial Average -- the senior index is in a narrow band between important support and big overhead resistance.