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A scary September…

Posted by Tracy Alloway on Sep 01 11:54. Comment.

Pinch, punch, first of the month, Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit, and all that.

Today is September 1 — and September is the cruelest month — for stocks anyway.

The below from Barclays Capital:

That’s most equity markets moving down, More…

Volume alert

Posted by Izabella Kaminska on Aug 12 13:43. Comment.

Market angst regarding a potential September turnaround appears increasingly to be penetrating the investor psyche — that’s despite recent proclamations by even long-time bears like Krugman and Soros that the current rally could indeed be the genuine article. More…

Mirror, mirror on the wall… where’s the market come this fall?

Posted by Izabella Kaminska on Aug 11 16:25. Comment.

As Bloomberg noted on Monday, a significant number of options and futures traders are betting on some semblance of market disruption come September.

Among the tell-tale signs, the news agency noted VIX futures were above the level of the underlying index — suggesting investors expect fluctuations to widen and stocks to retreat. More…