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Stocks are still holding up near their highs, although red flags are emerging. Here’s my case for and against a continuation of the bull market.

What does volume mean in stocks, you ask? Trading volume reflects the overall activity of the market, and an important signal of sentiment.

It was hardly smooth sailing for traders last week, as the indexes got hit hard on Wednesday and Thursday, and then roared back to life on Friday.

It was hardly smooth sailing for traders last week, as the indexes got hit hard on Wednesday and Thursday, and then roared back to life on Friday.

Investors have started to see a cloud or two in an otherwise sunny stock market sky. We don’t focus much on short-term market moves, but we have noticed that the weather is shifting, at least slightly.

What a difference a week can make. Just one week ago, the market was reeling. The S&P 500 concluded the third straight month of declines after falling into correction territory a few days earlier. But then stocks turned around and had the best week of the year with the S&P 500 rallying nearly 6% for the week.

This has been a very positive month so far in the market. Will the rally continue?

After three straight down months for the S&P 500 where the index dipped into correction territory (down 10% from the high), the index has turned around and is up over 5% so far in November. The catalyst is the perception that interest rates have peaked.

That wasn’t a good start to September. The holiday-shortened week was the worst week for the market in two years as recession fears reemerged. Here are the results from last week.

It has been a great market for most of the last two years. But the bull market chops will be severely tested over the next couple of weeks.

The S&P 500 is within a whisker of the all-time high after rallying 22% YTD and over 60% in the past two years. The recent investor perception is that the Fed has begun a rate-cutting cycle that will last for two years, and the economy is still solid. That view will be put to the test this week.

We have one portfolio change today: we’re finally putting Costco (COST) back on Buy, after the stock broke out of its trading range to the upside last week. Elsewhere, I encourage you to do a little buying if you’re underinvested, taking advantage of pullbacks to start new positions in stocks that are acting well.

For a bear market to turn itself around, a vast majority of investors must get discouraged and sell out.

Cabot ETF expert Robin Carpenter explains his interest in market analysis and shares his thoughts on the current stock market.

To garner big returns you don’t have to take undue risk. Instead, you need to focus on what are called the liquid leaders.

I wrote to you a few months ago about our venture into video. Today, I’m presenting you with Cabot’s very first weekly stock market review with Michael Cintolo.

Readers in recent weeks have mentioned the challenge of competing against giant institutions when investing.

A letter from the desk of President & Publisher Ed Coburn covering the current economic data and what it means for investors.

The reality today is that you are being forced to take more and more responsibility for your own investing and retirement planning.