Crude, Historic Signals, and Losing the Bullish Case

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Why the Bullish Case Is Losing Strength Despite tariff and interest rate uncertainty, before last Friday there was never a major threat of bears seizing control since the late November S&P 500 Index (SPX) advance above the site of its breakdown level. Bulls can rest assured that at some point shorts will cover, which will eventually establish a floor. But for now, the pressure to cover is not what it was in past few months, which means the bull case isn't as strong, absent an immediate recovery in the broader market. Key SPX Levels to Watch This Week Market Madness: Which Stock Wins the Big Dance? March Madness is here, and it turns out there are quite a few similarities between filling out a bracket and picking your stocks. So, we decided to combine the two! We ranked the top 64 optionable stocks and faced them off in a bracket to assess their short-term technical strength. Which stocks are ready to make a deep run? Are there any upsets lurking? Play the interactive bracket below! Click Here to Subscribe Bullish Returns for QQQ as ETF Nears Key Trendline Historically, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) has pulled back to the 200-day moving average 10 times (including last week's signal) in the past decade. Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White has pulled data showing the ETF's performance, historically in this time frame, including stock, call, and put return on a weekly and monthly basis. Take a look to find out where you should expect the QQQ to move in the coming weeks and months! QQQ Historic Report How Stocks Tend to Behave After Large Weekly Oil Gains Following a major surge in crude prices, Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky Whtie is looking at historical data to see how oil and stocks have behaved after large weekly oil gains. He also looks at what option buyers were doing in regards to a popular oil exchange-traded fund (ETF) as prices surged. Don't miss out on this free report! Oil Prices and Markets Schaeffer's Investment Research 5151 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, OH45242 Unsubscribe