Cristofer Sheridan's Blog

Stocks ended Friday on a very positive note with not only the Dow crossing back above 18,000 but with the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 both reaching new record highs. In case you didn’t see Wednesday’s piece, I gave three...

The big news over the past few days has been the spike in oil. This is the most constructive price-action we’ve seen in terms of a bottom so far, which will now be the big question going forward. Whether the dramatic fall in oil since last June is a net-positive or a net-negative...

In the past I have argued that signs of an impending bear market were not present based on leading economic data, lack of financial stress, and corporate profit levels. Recently, however, one of these measures has begun to move in a troubling direction...

The dollar continues to climb higher as capital floods to the U.S. This means lower commodity prices and lower inflation. Marc Chandler, well known foreign exchange analyst and frequent guest to the show, explained to us in 2014 why this may be a long-term trend...

The persistent decline in the price of oil and commodities from mid-year until now has caught investors by surprise. Many market observers thought there was a $100 floor under Brent crude based on technical and fundamental supply-demand factors. Once that price level was broken...

How strong is the negative correlation between gold and the dollar? What should we expect gold to do should the dollar rise further? How do the two trade during times of panic?

The long awaited 10% correction that everyone was looking for finally took place. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all hit record highs on September 19th before steadily falling to their most recent lows on Wednesday, October 15th...

Well, that was quick. One day stocks are seeing their best day all year only to get completely wiped out the next. Say hello to stock market volatility, which has clearly picked up from its lows reached this summer.

Bad news was good news on Wednesday as minutes from last month’s Fed meeting gave traders reason to expect a slower liftoff on rate hikes in light of global growth concerns and a strengthening dollar.

Corporate profit data was released today for the second quarter, showing a broad-based rebound from the weather-induced weakness seen at the beginning of the year. Here's a look at the trend from 2009 in addition to prior market peaks.