Kopin Tan in Barron’s had some fascinating numbers about the flows into passive funds; Over the past two years alone, investors have pulled $574 billion from actively managed U.S. funds and plowed $924 billion into passive vehicles, says Morningstar. Active U.S. managers oversee $9.7 trillion, but that haul hasn’t grown much in four years and is […]

How stocks do in Europe, can have an important impact on stocks in the States. Today we look at the patterns in London and Germany, as recent price action could “spill over” into stocks in the states. FTSE 100 Index below- FTSE 100 hit resistance line (2) of late and it quickly turned south, breaking rising […]

Watch resistance at the 50 day moving average It had been acting as support prior to its break last week, but now the 50 day moving average has firmly converted itself into resistance overhead. Following the break last Tuesday, it has gotten close to pushing back above the 50 day moving average but each time […]

It looks like the market is going to have to wait for a bill to “Repeal and replace” Obamacare. Regardless of what side of the political isle you find yourself on, it’s tough to discount the impact of such an event on stocks in the medical business. This is a varied business, with pockets that […]