The market may be getting too comfortable heading into a historically scary month

  • 📰 CNBC
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 5 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 72%

Investment Strategy News

Stock Markets,S&P 500 Index,Business News

Investors are resting in their laurels after the latest run to record highs.

Wolfe Research pointed out that the five-day moving average on S & P 500 put-to-call ratio — which looks at the number of put options bought relative to call options — fell to just above 0.6, flashing a sell signal. "It is simply buying intense fear and selling extreme complacency and bullishness. The last 4 signals were quite timely in calling for a short-term peak, with drawdowns of 9%, 10%, 13% and 21% soon to follow," the firm wrote.

The Cboe Volatilty Index spiked north of 23 earlier this month, as worries over the U.S. economy weighed on sentiment. Janney Montgomery Scott technical strategist Dan Wantrobski also pointed out that stocks are overbought short term. "The correction we had been looking for earlier in September experienced cycle inversion on 9/11, and since then, we have effectively experienced a 'crash upward' in risk assets," Wantrobski wrote.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 12. in UK

United Kingdom United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

AI giant Nvidia delivers strong earnings but fails to satisfy growth-hungry investorsInvestors had lofty expectations from the chipmaker, following a more than seven-fold surge in Nvidia’s shares over the last two years.
Source: nypost - 🏆 91. / 67 Read more »