The S&P 500’s performance in December 2024 appears poised to end in negative territory, contradicting expectations of a traditional Santa Claus rally. This development prompts a closer examination of ...

Editor’s Note: One thing I’ve learned over the years is that markets often look chaotic until someone figures out the right way to study them. When that happens, structure starts to emerge… Over the ...

Focusing on investor psychology and technical analysis to make better decisions by understanding market patterns and overcoming behavioral biases. Markets may be pricing in a Goldilocks scenario.

Stock traders and investors often look for seasonal, historical stock-market patterns to guide investment decisions. One ...

From Tokyo rice markets to Wall Street trading floors, candlestick patterns have stood the test of time. Now, in the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency trading, where government policies can shift ...

Discover how market anomalies challenge efficient market theory by exhibiting unusual stock patterns. Learn about recurring phenomena and potential impact on investments.

One of the most reliable, recurring market patterns is the concept that sharp impulse moves followed by a quiet period usually lead to another move in the same direction. An impulse move is simply a ...

The recent turbulence in financial markets has sent institutional investors frantically searching for direction. Is the economy entering a “double dip”? Will the Fed embark on a new round of ...