I see the day traders on social media are spreading the hashtag #stockmarketcrash. They evidently think that this is the end of the world. Maybe from their perspective, it is. But, all I see on Wall Street is a traffic jam of conflicting signals. Let’s

This week was a great litmus test for determining what kind of investor you really are. Was it just a speed bump or did it feel like the wheels were coming off Wall Street? There’s no wrong answer. Depending on where you are in the

Three weeks into February, many investors are still wincing at the wild market conditions that erupted last month when Robinhood account holders — high on stimulus checks — declared war on the hedge fund establishment. Trading conditions occasionally got a little wild, triggering flashbacks to

If you blinked, you missed it. Corporate profits have nudged back above the level we saw a year ago. The growth trend is back, alive and well. That’s a real achievement. Through all the shocks we’ve absorbed in the past 12 months, companies on the

The aftershocks from the recent day trader rampage are receding now, but the CBOE Volatility Index or “VIX” remains a little elevated from what I consider comfortable levels. In fact, the VIX hasn’t traded in normal statistical territory since Feb. 24, 2020, when COVID-19 cases

Remember earnings? As the shocks of 2020 slide into the past, Wall Street has spent the last few weeks figuring out how to get back on the old quarterly rhythm that dominates normal market life. Earnings dropped into the background for many investors over the