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Posted on: March 8th, 2016

Stock Rally Runs Into Reality and Resistance MoneyBeat by Paul Vigna The entire range from 1994 to 2023 on the S&P 500 is a minefield of resistance points for the bulls, in fact, according to John Kosar at Asbury Research. “This is where the m...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: March 3rd, 2016

Chart Watchers Say Stocks Rally on Borrowed Time MoneyBeat by Ben Eisen and Corrie Driebusch To be sure, technical analysis isn’t a perfect science, and some say it’s gotten harder to trust as U.S. stocks become more susceptible to big swings by m...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: February 24th, 2016

U.S. Stock Rally Stalls at 50-Day Moving Average MoneyBeat by Paul Vigna Since Feb. 11, the market did break through several resistance points rather easily, mainly on the back of 1% gains in four of the past six sessions. It was a good run, but i...

CNBC Market Insider

Posted on: February 9th, 2016

"It's fear. I think one of the overriding factors right now is this fear. You see it in the VIX. You see it in the corporate bond spreads. You see it in asset flows. You see it in money coming out of equities, and in all of the usual spots where y...
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Barron’s

Posted on: January 21st, 2016

Oil and Stocks are Locked Together in Vicious Death Spiral by Chris Dieterich As crude goes, so goes the stock market. The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) is plunging another 2.6% in early trading on Tuesday, following the price of West Texas Intermediate ...

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Posted on: January 19th, 2016

Tuesday's fizzled stock market rally shows why there are still plenty of reasons to tread cautiously. "The market is afraid. Frightened markets don't go up," said John Kosar, chief strategist at Asbury Research.

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Barron’s

Posted on: January 7th, 2016

Bank Stocks Vulnerable as Rate Outlook Heads Lower By Michael Kahn Just two months ago, when investors were still expecting banks’ net interest margins to improve, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking exchange-traded fund jumped to a 52-week high. Th...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: December 13th, 2015

Stocks Finally Noticing the Red Flag in Junk Bonds MoneyBeat by Paul Vigna The junk-bond market has been flashing a warning sign about conditions in the capital markets for some time. The stock market is finally listening, it seems. Now, junk bond...
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CNN Money

Posted on: December 12th, 2015

The Buzz, by Paul Lamonica Dow falls 310 points as oil plunges below $36 a barrel   Investors may be pushing the expected start of the Santa Claus rally earlier and earlier each year. Just like retailers putting out their Christmas merchandis...
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MarketWatch.com

Posted on: December 11th, 2015

This article, published by MarketWatch.com today (Friday, December 11th), includes excerpts from our Wednesday December 9th report entitled Today’s Reversal Warns Of More Near Term Market Weakness.  The S&P 500 has subsequently declined by 39....

CNBC Market Insider

Posted on: November 12th, 2015

Why stocks are ready for a pullback by Patti Domm Stocks have been set up for a near-term pullback that could give a year-end rally fresh legs into the new year, say some technicians. John Kosar, chief strategist at Asbury Research, has been expec...
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Posted on: November 2nd, 2015

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Posted on: October 22nd, 2015

Market Insider with Patti Domm Bears sniffing around stocks on big earnings day A downdraft in stocks just before Wednesday’s close could bring out the bears Thursday morning, when three Dow components and dozens of other companies report ea...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: October 21st, 2015

MoneyBeat: For U.S. Stocks, a Favorable Set-Up for a Tough Challenge By Paul Vigna The market is in a comfortable little space right here, after a rally that took it well and far away from the August lows, but there is a thicket of technical marke...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: October 15th, 2015

Morning MoneyBeat: Wal-Mart’s Dim Outlook Could Have Broader Impact by Kristen Scholer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s historic plunge Wednesday has wider implications for more than its investors. That’s at least according to John Kosar, director of resear...

MarketWatch.com

Posted on: October 14th, 2015

Why Wal-Mart’s record plunge is bad news for the broader market The shares of the largest retailer on the planet just tanked and that may be terrible news for stocks overall, according to research firm Asbury Research. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT, -9...

CNBC.com

Posted on: October 8th, 2015

Gold on the move, but long-term doubts remain by Giovanny Moreano Gold is up around 4 percent in six trading days, drawing some short-term traders into the metal. The long-term outlook however, remains very uncertain. “Although gold prices h...

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Posted on: September 22nd, 2015

At least one observer ascribed Friday’s selloff in U.S. equities to less complex market psychology: Asbury Research strategist John Kosar noted throughout the week that unusual flows into the S&P 500 ETF SPY had made the market top-heavy in the ne...

CNBC Market Insider

Posted on: September 9th, 2015

Another death cross forms, and it’s a doozy by Evelyn Cheng Don’t get too excited about the recent recovery in stocks. The formation of so-called death crosses in major indices suggests the trend is still lower. The Shanghai Composite,...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: September 2nd, 2015

Morning MoneyBeat: Are Stocks Getting Close to a Bottom? by Kristen Scholer Few expect the wave of selling and volatility that has overtaken the markets to retreat in the days or even weeks ahead. But those who look at market technicals to divine ...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: September 1st, 2015

MoneyBeat: Stock Markets Rocked by Weak China Data — Live Analysis  Before U.S. markets opened Monday, John Kosar, director of research at Asbury Research, said “more near term weakness” is expected for U.S. stocks. But that they appear to be with...

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Posted on: August 24th, 2015

Black Monday No Surprise, Say Analysts by Andrew Barber “This is a very overdue corrective decline that was simply triggered by China,” says John Kosar, director of research at Schaumburg, Illinois–headquartered Asbury Research. “The music really ...

CNBC Market Insider

Posted on: August 22nd, 2015

"Based on what I'm seeing, I see no reason to get in front of this," said John Kosar, chief strategist at Asbury Research. "I think at some point, within the next month or so, there will be a really good opportunity to buy, but it's not time, it's...

CNBC.com Market Insider

Posted on: August 4th, 2015

Wall Street finds new sources of angst by Patti Domm “There’s no correlation between crude oil and the S&P 500 right now, although there has been at times in the past,” said John Kosar, chief strategist at Asbury Research. &#...

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Posted on: July 24th, 2015

excerpt from Investing: Overbought: 7 stocks ready to drop by Giovanny Moreano The S&P index ran into resistance Monday, trading 2 points from its record high, before pulling back by midweek. In the near term, the S&P index hovers around a...

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Posted on: July 14th, 2015

 Market Insider with Patti Domm Banks, retail sales, Iran may steal the thunder from Greece from the article: The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker XLF) has had the biggest inflow of assets among nine industry SPDR ETFs in the past week, mo...

CNBC.com

Posted on: June 30th, 2015

After severe losses, stocks at make-or-break point John Kosar, chief strategist at Asbury Research, said he’s watching the trading around the 200-day moving averages. “If it gets close to it, that brings out people that missed the last...

CNBC.com

Posted on: June 21st, 2015

Market Insider: Nasdaq recovers tech-bubble high by Patti Domm The Nasdaq regained its tech-bubble high Thursday on the wings of a Fed-induced rally, but the market is likely to remain volatile even if other indexes also reach new heights. “...
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The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: June 16th, 2015

Morning MoneyBeat: Seasonals Hint Stocks Could Wobble This Week By Kristen Scholer If history is any indicator, this week could be a down one. The third week of June is, on average, the weakest of the second quarter, and it has a track record of e...
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Posted on: May 14th, 2015

Daily Agenda: Bond Markets Reflect Concern Over U.S. Economy   Portfolio Perspective: Technical Factors Suggest A Long Overdue Correction for U.S. Equities — John Kosar, Asbury Research Despite unmet upside targets 3 percent to 7 percent abov...

The Wall Street Journal

Posted on: May 13th, 2015

Stock Market Cool To Bond Market’s Heat By Paul Vigna The Federal Reserve is going to start raising interest rates. If not in June, then probably in September. If not in September…you get the point. No matter the exact timing, rates are goin...

Institutional Investor

Posted on: April 8th, 2015

Portfolio Perspective: Bullish Signals for the Dollar John Kosar, Asbury Research Near-term metrics remain positive for the U.S. dollar. There is a positive one-month rate of change in the U.S. dollar index and a bullish chart pattern in dollar ve...