Jason Goepfert

The “Dumb Money Confidence” index rose to its third-highest reading in 25 years on Friday, just as the VIX volatility index, also known as Wall Street’s “fear gauge” traded at its lowest levels since 2019. Coincidence or correlation? It’s a well-known maxim of...

The S&P 500 has experienced 110 reversals in the previous 135 sessions, representing 1% shifts from high or low to close. Recent sessions have seen an extraordinary increase in the volume of buyers who are eager to acquire visibility. “The bear market is over,” Sundial Capital...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) are the two highest-profile examples of stocks adopted by retail traders that have soared in 2021 — even while the underlying companies were on the brink of financial disaster. GameStop and AMC have both taken...

Between January 4 and February 11, the S&P 500 lost 10.31 percent. However, since February 12, the index recuperated 12 percent, closing around $204.79 on Thursday. Jason Goepfert pointed out on his Twitter account that this will be the sixth time in 50 years that the S&P 500 has...

There are many different ways to approach investing in the financial markets, and many investors employ a combination of different strategies. Three broad investing strategies -- fundamental analysis, technical analysis and investor sentiment -- are discussed below. Fundamental Analysis...