By Eric Houssels. Driving about my locality the other day, I overheard the old cliché “once bitten, twice shy” used by a radioman in some or another context. It dawned on me that these four …

Will Investors Flock to Equities In 2011?istockAnalyst.com (press release)With most markets up more than 60% off of their bear market lows, and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) posting double-digit returns in both 2009 ( up …

We Could be in Great Depression II – But We’re Not!The Market OracleBoth repeals were allowed just before the severe 2007-2009 bear market began. Congress and the regulators acknowledged the connection, but in spite of …

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Bullish sentiment declined 3.5 percentage points to 52.3% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Despite the dip, optimism that stock prices will rise stayed above its historical average of 39% for the 19th consecutive week, …